Sustainable Production of Soybean (Glycine max L.) Crop Through Chemical Fertilizers and Organic Manures Along with the Improvement in Soil Health

A field experiment was carried out on the black cotton soil in the years 2018 and 2019 in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra, India to evaluate the sustainable agricultural practices for improving the growth and yield of the soybean (Glycine max L.) variety JS-335 along with the soil improvement. T...

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Published in:Nature environment and pollution technology 2022-12, Vol.21 (4), p.1721-1728
Main Authors: Lohar, R. R., Hase, C. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agricultural management
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Agrochemicals
Composting
Cotton
Crop production
Crop yield
Design
Efficiency
Fertilizers
Glycine max
glycine max, chemical fertilizers, organic manures, growth attributes, yield attributes, soil health
Manures
Organic fertilizers
Organic wastes
Parameters
Phosphorus
Physiological effects
Physiology
Potassium
Productivity
Seeds
Soil improvement
Soils
Soybeans
Statistical analysis
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable practices
Sustainable production
Sustainable yield
Variance analysis
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Summary:A field experiment was carried out on the black cotton soil in the years 2018 and 2019 in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra, India to evaluate the sustainable agricultural practices for improving the growth and yield of the soybean (Glycine max L.) variety JS-335 along with the soil improvement. Twelve treatments were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications. The results revealed that combined applications of chemical fertilizer (RDF-30:80:20:40) and organic manures (FYM and VCM) improved the growth attributes and seed yield as compared to control and other treatments along with a significant improvement in the soil health parameters. This agricultural practice emerged as a promising method for sustainable cultivation of soybean (C.V. JS-335) which improved the economic yield (kg.ha-1), agronomic efficiency (kg.ha-1), physiological efficiency (kg.ha-1), partial factor productivity (kg.ha-1), apparent recovery efficiency (kg.ha-1) and sustainable yield index (0.80) with maximum return having cost: benefit ratio (1:3.8). The results found statistically significant and correlated having a positive relationship between yield and sustainability parameters.
ISSN:2395-3454
0972-6268
2395-3454
DOI:10.46488/NEPT.2022.v21i04.026