An assessment of soil fertility status of the rainfed region of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53550/Keywords:
Available nutrient, Micronutrients, Plant, RainfedAbstract
awareness about soil health is leading to indiscriminate or imbalanced use of chemical fertilizers exposing farm based livelihoods to soil health related risks. Soil fertility assessment of crop fields showed Madhya Pradesh soils relatively poor in terms of soil organic C and available P. All fields in both the states were sufficient in K and majority of the fields in Madhya Pradesh had adequate N and P. Results showed scope to cut use and cost of current N, P and K fertilizers. However, widespread deficiencies were recorded for S (52 to 90% fields), B (67 to 100% fields) and Zn (20 to 52% fields) in the selected sites for the study. Results showed that the deficiencies of S, B and Zn are apparently the stumbling block for realizing higher yields, and declining response to N, P and K fertilizers.
References
Amarasinghe, U.A., Shah,T., Turral, H. And Anand, B.K. 2007. India's water future to 2025-2050: business-as-usual scenario and deviations. Colombo (Sri Lanka): International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI Research Report 123, 41p.
Chander, G., Wani, S.P., Sahrawat, K.L. and Jangawad, L.S. 2012. Balanced plant nutrition enhances rainfed crop yields and water productivity in Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh states in India. J. Trop. Agric.,50(1-2): 24-29.
Chander, G., Wani, S.P., Sahrawat, K.L., Kamdi, P.J., Pal, C.K., Pal, D.K. and Mathur, T.P. 2013. Balanced and integrated nutrient management for enhanced and economic food production: Case study from rainfed semi-arid tropics in India. Arch. Acker. Pfl. Boden. DOI:10.1080/03650340.2012.761336.
DoA, GoI (Department of Agriculture, Government of India). 2012. Agricultural statistics at a glance. New Delhi: Department of Agriculture, Government of India. Http://india.gov.in/outerwin.php? Id=http://agricoop.nic.in/Agristatistics.htm.
El-Swaify, S.A., Pathak, P., Rego, T.J. and Singh, S. 1985. Soil management for optimized productivity under rainfed conditions in the semi-arid tropics. Adv. Soil Sci., 1: 1-64.
Helmke, P.A. and Sparks, D.L. 1996. Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium. In: Sparks DL editors. Methods of soil analysis, Part 3: Chemical methods (Soil Science Society of America Book series No. 5). Madison, Wisc.: SSSAand ASA, pp. 551-574.
Keren, R. 1996. Boron. In: Sparks DL editors. Methods of soil analysis, Part 3: Chemical methods (Soil Science Society of America Book series No. 5). Madison, Wisc.: SSSAand ASA, pp. 603-626.
Lindsay, W.L. and Norvell, W.A. 1978. Development of a DTPA test for zinc, iron, manganese and copper. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 42: 421-428.
Manna, M.C., Sahu, A. and Rao, S. 2012. Impact of long-term fertilizers and manure application on C- sequestration efficiency under different cropping systems. Ind. J. Soil Cons., 40 (1): 70-77.
Nelson, D.W. and Sommers, L.E. 1996. Total carbon, organic carbon and organic matter. In: Sparks DL editors. Methods of soil analysis, Part 3: Chemical methods (Soil Science Society of America Book series No. 5). Madison, Wisc.: SSSAand ASA, pp. 961-1010.
Olsen, S.R. and Sommers, L.E. 1982. Phosphorus. In: Page AL editors. Methods of soil analysis, part 2, 2nd ed. (Agronomy Monograph 9). Madison, Wisc.: ASAand SSSA, pp. 403-430.
Prabhavathi, M., Patil, S.L. and Raizada, A. 2013. Assessment of soil fertility status for sustainable crop production in a watershed of Semi AridTropics in Southern India. Ind. J. Soil Cons., 41(2): 151- 157.
Rego, T.J., Rao, V.N., Seeling, B., Pardhasaradhi, G. and Kumar Rao, J.V.D.K. 2003. Nutrient balances - a guide to improving sorghum and groundnut-based dryland cropping systems in semi-arid tropical India. Field Crop Res., 81: 53-68.
Rego, T.J., Wani, S.P., Sahrawat, K.L. And Pardhasaradhi, G. 2005. Macro benefits from boron, zinc and sulfur application in Indian SAT: Astep for Grey to Green Revolution in agriculture. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 16. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
Rockstrom, J. and Falkenmark, M. 2000. Semiarid crop production from a hydrological perspective: gap between potential and actual yields. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci., 19(4): 319-346.
Sahrawat, K.L., Wani, S.P., Rego, T.J., Pardhasaradhi, G. and Murthy, K.V.S. 2007. Widespread deficiencies of sulphur, boron and zinc in dryland soils of the Indian semi-arid tropics. Curr. Sci., 93:1428- 1432.
Sahrawat, K.L., Wani, S.P., Parthasaradhi, G. and Murthy, K.V.S. 2010. Diagnosis of secondary and micronutrient deficiencies and their management in rainfed agro-ecosystems: Case study from Indian Semi-arid Tropics. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 41: 346-360.
Sahrawat, K.L., Wani, S.P., Subba Rao, A. And Pardhasaradhi, G. 2011. Management of emerging multinutrient deficiencies: A prerequisite for sustainable enhancement of rainfed agricultural productivity. In: Wani, S.P., Rockstromk, J. and Sahrawat, K.L. Editors. Integrated Watershed Management. The Netherlands: CRC Press. pp. 281-314.
Selvaraju, R., Gommes, R. and Bernardi, M. 2011. Climate science in support of sustainable agriculture and food security. Climate Res., 47(1/2): 95-110.
Sharma, K.L., Grace, J.K. and Srinivas, K. 2009. Influence of tillage and nutrient sources on yield sustainability and soil quality under sorghum-mung bean system in rainfed semi-arid tropics. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 40: 2579-2602.
Tabatabai, M.A. 1996. Sulphur. In: Sparks DL editors. Methods of soil analysis, Part 3: Chemical methods (Soil Science Society of America Book series No. 5). Madison, Wisc.: SSSAand ASA, pp. 921-960.
Wani, S.P., Pathak, P., Jangawad, L.S., Eswaran, H. and Singh, P. 2003. Improved management of Vertisols in the semi-arid tropics for increased productivity and soil carbon sequestration. Soil Use Manage., 19: 217-222.
Wani, S.P., Sreedevi, T.K., Sahrawat, K.L. and Ramakrishna, Y.S. 2008. Integrated watershed management- a food security approach for SAT rainfed areas. J. Agrometeorol., 10(1): 18-30.
Wani, S.P., Rockstrom, J., Venkateswarlu, B. and Singh, A.K. 2011. New Paradigm to Unlock the Potential of Rainfed Agriculture in the Semiarid Tropics. In: Lal, R. and Steward, B.A. editors. World Soil Resources and Food Security. Boca Raton, Fl, USA: CRC Press. pp. 419-470.
Wani, S.P., Dixin, Y., Li, Z., Dar, W.D. and Chander, G. 2012. Enhancing agricultural productivity and rural incomes through sustainable use of natural resources in the Semi-Arid Tropics. J. Sci. Food Agr., 92(5): 1054-1063.
