Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Soil Properties and Productivity of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) In Light Textured Soil

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted on wheat during Rabi .season of 2010-.11 in sandy loam soil at Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, (Uttar Pradesh),.The experiment was aimed to evalute the effect of tillage practices on soil properties and productivity of wheat in light textured soil. The experiment comprising nine treatments was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. The tillage practices treatments were consisted of zero till planted wheat (with 80 %N as basal ),(T,); zero till planted wheat (3 splits of N),(T2);zero till planted wheat :Paired row 15:25 em (80 %N as basai),(T3);zero till planted wheat:Paired row 15:25 em (3 splits of N),(T4);zero till planted wheat: Controlled traffic (80%N as basai)',(T5);zero till planted wheat: Controlled traffic (3 splits of N),(Ts);zero till planted wheat :Paired row with controlled traffic (80%N as basai),(T7);zero till planted wheat: Paired row with controlled traffic (3 splits of N),(T8) and conventional practices (T g),respectively. In different tillage practices with nitrogen application, zero till planted wheat: Paired row with controlled traffic (80 % N as basal) application was efficient than recommended practice of planting with split N application and other tillage practices with N application in terms of growth parameters, yield attributes, nutrient uptake, productivity of wheat crop and soil properties. Zero till planted wheat with controlled traffic (80 % N as basal) application was also found superior than other treatments and increased these parameters, but it was inferior to the zero till planted wheat: Paired row with controlled traffic (80% N as basal) application treatment. 80% N as basal application scheduling practice also reduces the over or split application of nitrogen which can be susceptible to different losses including leaching, am~ization and runoff.