Effect of Organic Manure on Soil Physicochemical Properties under Fruit Based Agroforestry System
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2017/v143i1/113509Keywords:
Agroforestry, Organic Manures, Vermicompost, Macronutrient, Design.Abstract
An experiment was conducted under peach based agroforestry system for two consecutive years during 2010 and 2011 in experimental farm of Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and comprised of 10 treatments, which included three different doses of Vermicompost (2t/ha, 4t/ha, 6t/ha) and three different doses of FYM (15t/ha, 20t/ha, 25t/ha) in combinationwith andwithout Peach. The results reveled that soil pHwas the highest (7.41) under peach where, FYM @ 25t/ha was applied as compared to other doses of organic manures. Soil electrical conductivity was recorded maximum (0.28 dSm-1) under 6t/ha vermicompost, while soil bulk density was the minimum (1.02 Mg m-3 ) under 25t/ha FYM. Soilorganic carboncontent at 0-15cmand15-30cmsoildepthwas recordedhigher 2.16%and1.75%respectively, under higher dose of FYM (25t/ha) as compared to other doses of organic manures. Available macronutrients were significantly affected by the intercropping of medicinal herbs and the application of organic manures under peach based agroforestry system. Soil nitrogen, phosphorous, sulphur and magnesium were found maximum under peach where, 6t/ha vermicompostwere applied as organicmanure,while soil potassiumwere recorded higherwhere, 25t/ha FYMwere applied. The physicochemical properties and nutrient status of soil were comparatively better unde rpeach than in the control.References
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