Enhancing water use efficiency and crop yield through effective nutrient management and mulching practices


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Authors

  • YOGESH KUMAR
  • MUNISH KUMAR
  • SARVESH KUMAR
  • KAUSHAL KUMAR
  • SANJIV KUMAR
  • BIMLESH KUMAR PRAJAPATI
  • SANJAY YADAV

Keywords:

Integrated nutrient management, Mulch, RDF, Vermicompost, Water use

Abstract

The present investigation was performed with twenty-one treatment combinations in split-plot design during the summer seasons of 2022 and 2023 at the Soil Conservation and Water Management Farm, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur. Three Mulching practices M1- No mulch and M2- Dust mulch, M3- Rice straw mulch allotted in main plot along with seven different integrated nutrient management practices: N1- 50% RDF+25% N vermicompost/ ha, N2- 75% RDF+25% N vermicompost/ha, N3- 100% RDF+25%N vermicompost/ha, N4- 50% RDF+25% N FYM /ha, N5-75% RDF+25% N FYM/ha, N6-100% RDF+25% N FYM/ha, and N7 - 100% RDF in sub-plot. The results indicate that the combination of rice straw mulch with 100% RDF along with 25% vermicompost significantly achieved the highest growth parameters, including water use, water use efficiency, grain yield, stover yield, biological yield, and harvest index. 

Submitted

2025-05-24

Published

2025-05-24

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Articles

License

On publication in JSWC, the copyrights on the full contents of the paper will be of Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi.

How to Cite

KUMAR, Y., KUMAR, M., KUMAR, S., KUMAR, K., KUMAR, S., PRAJAPATI, B. K., & YADAV, S. (2025). Enhancing water use efficiency and crop yield through effective nutrient management and mulching practices. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 24(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSWC/article/view/167121