Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of mulching and tillage practices on yield & yield attributs of sorghum at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Andhra Pradesh during 2020-21 & 2021-22 Kharif seasons. Mulching, Tillage practices and their interaction showed no significant influence on growth parameters viz., plant height and dry matter production at harvest, days to 50 % population. Whereas, panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch. The interaction between tillage and mulch practices was non significant. Maximum gross and net returns were observed with zero tillage with residue mulch practice in grain sorghum. The economic evaluation of mulching and tillage practices in sorghum crop revealed that maximum gross returns (Rs 1,18,659), net returns (Rs 78,579) and B:C ratio (2.96) were obtained with zero tillage practice with mulching practice. The study indicated that tillage and mulching had significant effect on soil fertility and grain yield of sorghum crop.
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Claim · model-written summary
Mulching and tillage did not significantly influence plant height and dry matter production at harvest.
- Treatment
- Mulching, Tillage practicese0
- Outcome
- plant height and dry matter production at harveste0
- Direction
- no significant influencee0
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Mulching, Tillage practices and their interaction showed no significant influence on growth parameters viz., plant height and dry matter production at harvest, days to 50 % population.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching and tillage did not significantly influence days to 50% population.
- Treatment
- Mulching, Tillage practicese0
- Outcome
- days to 50 % populatione0
- Direction
- no significant influencee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Mulching, Tillage practices and their interaction showed no significant influence on growth parameters viz., plant height and dry matter production at harvest, days to 50 % population.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage significantly increased panicle weight, panicle length and grain yield.
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Verbatim
e0“panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Residue mulch significantly increased panicle weight, panicle length and grain yield.
Not reportedComparator
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e0“panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage significantly increased straw yield and harvest index.
Not reportedComparator
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e0“panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Residue mulch significantly increased straw yield and harvest index.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“panicle weight, panicle length, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index were significantly higher with zero tillage and with residue mulch.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage and mulch interaction was not significant.
Not reportedComparator
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e0“The interaction between tillage and mulch practices was non significant.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage with mulching yielded maximum gross returns of Rs 1,18,659.
- Treatment
- zero tillage practice with mulching practicee0
- Outcome
- gross returnse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- Rs 1,18,659e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum gross returns (Rs 1,18,659), net returns (Rs 78,579) and B:C ratio (2.96) were obtained with zero tillage practice with mulching practice.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage with mulching yielded net returns of Rs 78,579.
- Treatment
- zero tillage practice with mulching practicee0
- Outcome
- net returnse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- Rs 78,579e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum gross returns (Rs 1,18,659), net returns (Rs 78,579) and B:C ratio (2.96) were obtained with zero tillage practice with mulching practice.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage with mulching yielded a B:C ratio of 2.96.
- Treatment
- zero tillage practice with mulching practicee0
- Outcome
- B:C ratioe0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 2.96e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum gross returns (Rs 1,18,659), net returns (Rs 78,579) and B:C ratio (2.96) were obtained with zero tillage practice with mulching practice.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
Tillage and mulching significantly affected soil fertility and sorghum grain yield.
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tillage and mulching had significant effect on soil fertility and grain yield of sorghum crop.”
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