Vol. 8, Special Issue 2, Part A (2024)

Effect of Salvinia molesta on soil fertility and yield of soybean in acid alfisol soil

Author(s):

Bhupendra Kumar, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, BK Agarwal, Asha Kumari Sinha and DK Shahi

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted in the research field of the department of Soil Science, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, during 2019 with the aim of solving the pressure on fertilizer and global environmental issues. There were nine treatments during the Rabi season as T1: RDF, T2¬: 50%RDF, T3: Salvinia@1t/ha, T4: Salvinia@2t/ha, T5: Salvinia@4t/ha, T6: Salvinia@1t/ha + 50% RDF, T7: Salvinia@2t/ha + 50% RDF, T8: Salvinia@4t/ha + 50% RDF, T9: Absolute control. Whereas, during Kharif season, Salvilnia was not incorporated in soybean crop and only fertilizer treatments were applied. As per the observation of the data it was observed that, the treatment T1: RDF yielded maximum grain but remained at par to the treatments T7 and T8. Thus it has been proved that T7 and T8 were equally beneficial to the RDF in producing higher grain in acid Alfisol soil. Available N, P2O5 and K2O were found significantly higher in the treatment where Salvinia@4t/ha + 50% RDF was applied (T8) and the values were 235.72 kg/ha, 39.75 kg/ha and 253.12 kg/ha respectively. Soil organic carbon content was also found maximum under the treatment T8: Salvinia@4t/ha + 50% RDF compared to the other treatments and was significant over other treatments (T1 & T2).

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How to cite this article:
Bhupendra Kumar, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, BK Agarwal, Asha Kumari Sinha and DK Shahi. Effect of Salvinia molesta on soil fertility and yield of soybean in acid alfisol soil. Int. J. Adv. Biochem. Res. 2024;8(2S):47-50. DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i2Sa.524