Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during kharifof 2002 to 2003 at 2% slope in red soils at Datia, Madhya Pradesh to evolve a suitable tillage and surface mulching practice for higher rainwater conservation for aug- menting the crop growth and yield of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech.] under rainfed conditions. Nine treatment combinations [T,, zero tillage (no crop); T,, T, + sorghum; T,, T , in situ surface mulching; T,, traditional + tillage (no crop); T,, T , sorghum; T,, T , in situ surface mulching; T,, improved tillage (no crop); T,, T , sor- + + + ghum and T,, T , in situ surface mulching] were evaluated under randomized block design with 3 replications. + Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,). Bulk den- sity was maximum (1.54 Mg/m3) under zero tillage (T,). Owing to higher rainwater conservation (78.9% mean of 2 years) growth, yield attributes and yield of sorghum increased significantly under increasing tillage depths and in situ surface mulching. Thus highest grain (3.31 tlha) and stover (9.98 tlha) yield and moisture use efficiency (7.84 kglha-mm) were recorded under T,. The results indicated that improved tillage coupled with in situ surface mulch- ing of sunnhemp was helpful for higher rain water conservation and increasing the yield of sorghum under rainfed conditions in red soils under semi - arid conditions of Madhya Pradesh.
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Claim · model-written summary
Improved tillage with sorghum and in situ mulch yielded maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr).
- Treatment
- improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- infiltration ratee0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 5.6 cmlhre0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tillage with sorghum and in situ mulch yielded maximum pore space (47.9%).
- Treatment
- improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- pore spacee0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 47.9%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tillage with sorghum and in situ mulch yielded maximum water holding capacity (37.1 cm).
- Treatment
- improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- water holding capacitye0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 37.1 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tillage with sorghum and in situ mulch yielded maximum water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92).
- Treatment
- improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- water stable aggregatese0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Value
- 48.1 1 and 49.92e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Improved tillage with sorghum and in situ mulch yielded lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3).
- Treatment
- improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- bulk densitye0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 1.38 Mg/m3e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum infiltration rate (5.6 cmlhr), pore space (47.9%), water holding capacity (37.1 cm of 0-30 cm soil layer) and water stable aggregates (48.1 1 and 49.92 of 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil layer, respectively) and lowest bulk density (1.38 Mg/m3) were recorded under improved tillage + sorghum + in situ surface mulching (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Bulk density was maximal under zero tillage.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Bulk den- sity was maximum (1.54 Mg/m3) under zero tillage (T,).”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing tillage depth and in situ mulch raised rainwater conservation.
- Treatment
- increasing tillage depths and in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- rainwater conservatione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 78.9%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Owing to higher rainwater conservation (78.9% mean of 2 years) growth, yield attributes and yield of sorghum increased significantly under increasing tillage depths and in situ surface mulching.”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing tillage depth and in situ mulch significantly increased sorghum growth, yield attributes and yield.
- Treatment
- increasing tillage depths and in situ surface mulchinge0
- Outcome
- growth, yield attributes and yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Owing to higher rainwater conservation (78.9% mean of 2 years) growth, yield attributes and yield of sorghum increased significantly under increasing tillage depths and in situ surface mulching.”
Claim · model-written summary
The mulch and tillage treatment gave the highest grain (3.31 tlha).
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thus highest grain (3.31 tlha) and stover (9.98 tlha) yield and moisture use efficiency (7.84 kglha-mm) were recorded under T,.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
The mulch and tillage treatment gave the highest stover (9.98 tlha).
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thus highest grain (3.31 tlha) and stover (9.98 tlha) yield and moisture use efficiency (7.84 kglha-mm) were recorded under T,.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
Claim · model-written summary
The mulch and tillage treatment gave the highest moisture use efficiency (7.84 kglha-mm).
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thus highest grain (3.31 tlha) and stover (9.98 tlha) yield and moisture use efficiency (7.84 kglha-mm) were recorded under T,.”
t0“sorghum (Sorghum biclor)”
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