Abstract
A Field experiment was conducted during 2005-06 and 2006-07 at Dryland Research Sub Station, Dhiansar to study the influence of tillage and mulching practices on crop productivity, economics and soil properties of maize -wheat system under rainfed situation.Four different tillage methods, viz conventional, minimum, no tillage and raised bed were used in the main plots and four different mulch materials, viz straw, polyethylene, soil mulch including no mulch were used in the sub-plots. Tillage practices significantly influenced the yield of maize and wheat. Grain yield of maize and wheat was statistically at par in conventional and minimum tillage system and significantly higher than no tillage system in both the years. Mulching also resulted in increased in yield. Significantly higher mean grain yield of maize (1.91tonnes/ha) and wheat (0.63 tonnes/ha) was recorded from polyethylene mulch, followed by straw mulch (1.77 tonnes/ha, 0.61tonnes/ha) respectively. Minimum tillage and polyethylene mulch or straw mulch conserve more moisture and infiltration rate than other tillage methods and mulch application. The highest mean net returns (Rs 10 078) and benefit:cost ratio (1.28) was obtained with minimum tillage and lowest with conventional tillage (Rs 8 631 0.90). Minimum tillage in conjunction with polyethylene mulch or straw mulch was economically profitable and improve, the crop production and soil quality for maize-wheat sequence in rainfed condition.
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Claim · model-written summary
Conventional and minimum tillage gave statistically similar grain yield in both crops.
- Taxon
- maize and wheat
Triticum aestivum
Zea mayse0 - Outcome
- Grain yield of maize and wheate0
- Direction
- statistically at pare0
- Comparator
- conventional and minimum tillage systeme0
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Verbatim
e0“Grain yield of maize and wheat was statistically at par in conventional and minimum tillage system”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional and minimum tillage yielded more grain than no tillage.
- Taxon
- maize and wheatTriticum aestivumZea mayse0
- Treatment
- conventional and minimum tillage systeme0
- Outcome
- Grain yield of maize and wheate0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- no tillage systeme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grain yield of maize and wheat was statistically at par in conventional and minimum tillage system and significantly higher than no tillage system in both the years.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching increased yield.
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“Mulching also resulted in increased in yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene mulch gave maize grain yield of 1.91 tonnes per hectare.
- Treatment
- polyethylene mulche0
- Outcome
- grain yield of maizee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.91tonnes/hae0
- Qualifier
- 1.77 tonnes/hae0
- Comparator
- straw mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Significantly higher mean grain yield of maize (1.91tonnes/ha) and wheat (0.63 tonnes/ha) was recorded from polyethylene mulch, followed by straw mulch (1.77 tonnes/ha, 0.61tonnes/ha) respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene mulch gave wheat grain yield of 0.63 tonnes per hectare.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- polyethylene mulche0
- Outcome
- wheate0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.63 tonnes/hae0
- Qualifier
- 0.61tonnes/hae0
- Comparator
- straw mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Significantly higher mean grain yield of maize (1.91tonnes/ha) and wheat (0.63 tonnes/ha) was recorded from polyethylene mulch, followed by straw mulch (1.77 tonnes/ha, 0.61tonnes/ha) respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Minimum tillage with polyethylene or straw mulch conserved more moisture and infiltration than alternatives.
- Treatment
- Minimum tillage and polyethylene mulch or straw mulche0
- Outcome
- moisture and infiltration ratee0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- other tillage methods and mulch applicatione0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Minimum tillage and polyethylene mulch or straw mulch conserve more moisture and infiltration rate than other tillage methods and mulch application.”
Claim · model-written summary
Minimum tillage had highest mean net returns of Rs 10 078.
- Treatment
- minimum tillagee0
- Outcome
- mean net returnse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- Rs 10 078e0
- Qualifier
- Rs 8 631e0
- Comparator
- conventional tillagee0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The highest mean net returns (Rs 10 078) and benefit:cost ratio (1.28) was obtained with minimum tillage and lowest with conventional tillage (Rs 8 631 0.90).”
Claim · model-written summary
Minimum tillage had highest benefit:cost ratio of 1.28.
- Treatment
- minimum tillagee0
- Outcome
- benefit:cost ratioe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.28e0
- Qualifier
- 0.90e0
- Comparator
- conventional tillagee0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The highest mean net returns (Rs 10 078) and benefit:cost ratio (1.28) was obtained with minimum tillage and lowest with conventional tillage (Rs 8 631 0.90).”
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