Influence of perennial fodder tree species on chemical properties of soil under fodder trees-based agroforestry system
Chemical properties of soil under fodder trees-based agroforestry
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https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v11i01.14772Keywords:
Chemical properties, Fodder trees, Inorganic fertilizers, Nitrogen fixation, soil organic matterAbstract
The present field investigation was conducted in Northern Transitional zone of Dharwad region at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad campus, Karnataka during the period 2018-19 and 2019-20. Seven fodder tree species were planted at a spacing of 5 × 3m, viz., Calliandra calothyrsus, Albizia lebbeck, Leucaena leucocephala, Sesbania grandiflora, Gliricidia sepium, Moringa oleifera and Bauhinia purpurea during 2014. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The main objective was to study the influence of fodder tree based agroforestry system on soil chemical properties. A significant soil improvement was observed through enhancement of soil organic matter, available soil nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium and biological activity after two years of investigation (2018 and 2019). Soil organic carbon was in the order of T3-Leucaena leucocephala + FC (0.776 %) > T5-Gliricidia sepium + FC (0.774 %) > T4-Sesbania grandiflora + FC (0.672 %) > T7 - Bauhinia purpurea + FC (0.665 %) > T2-Albizia lebbeck + FC (0.660 %) > T6-Moringa oleifera + FC (0.634 %) > T1- Calliandra calothyrsus + FC (0.614 %). The highest available nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potassium were found to have maximum in soybean as a sole crop (T8 - Control), whereas, among agroforestry systems, Albizia lebbeck + Soybean showed highest value of soil macro nutrients before sowing and after harvesting field crops during study periods. The study showed maximum available sulphur after harvesting soybean in T6 - Moringa oleifera + Soybean and T4 - Sesbania grandiflora + Soybean. Whereas, after harvesting safflower, it was highest in T5 - Gliricidia sepium + Safflower and T6 - Moringa oleifera + Safflower. Available copper (ppm) in soil after harvesting soybean was highest in T7 - Bauhinia purpurea + Soybean and it was maximum in T6 - Moringa oleifera + Safflower after harvesting safflower during the study periods. Available iron after harvesting soybean was highest in Bauhinia purpurea + Soybean (T7) agroforestry system and it was found highest after harvesting safflower in T6 - Moringa oleifera + Safflower and T4 - Sesbania grandiflora + Safflower. The highest available manganese in soil was recorded in T7 - Bauhinia purpurea + Soybean and T3 - Leucaena leucocephala + Soybean after harvesting soybean. After harvesting safflower, it was maximum in T6 - Moringa oleifera + Safflower andT7 - Bauhinia purpurea + Safflower. Available zinc (ppm) in soil after harvesting soybean attained highest in T7 - Bauhinia purpurea + Soybean and T6 - Moringa oleifera + Soybean. After harvesting of safflower, it was highest in T7 - Bauhinia purpurea + Safflower. Available boron (ppm) in soil after harvesting of soybean was highest in T3 - Leucaena leucocephala + Soybean. But after harvesting of safflower, it was maximum in T3 - Leucaena leucocephala + Safflower and T4 - Sesbania grandiflora + Safflower agroforestry systems.
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