Effect of Short-Term Zero Tillage and Legume Intercrops on Soil Quality, Agronomic and Physiological Aspects of Cotton under Arid Climate

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020289" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020289</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11020289" target="_blank" >10.3390/land11020289</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Effect of Short-Term Zero Tillage and Legume Intercrops on Soil Quality, Agronomic and Physiological Aspects of Cotton under Arid Climate

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

A detailed field experiment was carried out to study the effect of conventional and zero tillage and legume intercrops on soil health indicators and cotton productivity and also yield components of leguminous crops at the Research Farm, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan. The field experiment was comprised of four legume intercrops (no intercrops (sole cotton), mung bean, mash bean, and soybean) and two tillage systems (three years zero tillage (ZT) and long-term conventional tillage (CT)). The CT showed the highest plant height (121 cm), total bolls per plant (22.9 bolls), boll weight (2.74 g) and seed yield (2031 kg haMINUS SIGN 1) of the cotton crop, as compared to ZT. The highest leaf transpiration rate (9.28 mmol H2 O mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), net leaf photosynthetic rate (27.17 µmol mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), stomatal conductance (0.493 mmol mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), chlorophyll content (62.3 SPAD value), plant height (123 cm), total bolls per plant (24.4), boll weight (2.83 g), and seed yield (2090 kg haMINUS SIGN 1) of cotton crop were recorded when it was grown as a sole crop, as compared to legume intercrops. However, soil organic matter (0.77%), phosphorus (8.08 mg kgMINUS SIGN 1), potassium (253 mg kgMINUS SIGN 1), and microbial population (7.26 x 106 Cfu) were higher in ZT than in CT. Mung bean showed a maximum number of pods (32), seed yield (173 kg haMINUS SIGN 1), biomass (950 kg haMINUS SIGN 1), and harvest index (19.0%), when intercropped with cotton. The highest land equivalent ratio and area time equivalent ratio were recorded in mung bean and cotton intercropping, grown under a CT system. Furthermore, the maximum benefit-cost ratio was recorded in mung bean and cotton intercropping, over sole cotton cropping under CT (1.75) and ZT (1.67) systems. The ZT and intercropping of leguminous crops with cotton might be a promising option for increasing the seed cotton yield, seed yield of leguminous crops, system profitability, and sustainability of soil health.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Effect of Short-Term Zero Tillage and Legume Intercrops on Soil Quality, Agronomic and Physiological Aspects of Cotton under Arid Climate

Popis výsledku anglicky

A detailed field experiment was carried out to study the effect of conventional and zero tillage and legume intercrops on soil health indicators and cotton productivity and also yield components of leguminous crops at the Research Farm, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan. The field experiment was comprised of four legume intercrops (no intercrops (sole cotton), mung bean, mash bean, and soybean) and two tillage systems (three years zero tillage (ZT) and long-term conventional tillage (CT)). The CT showed the highest plant height (121 cm), total bolls per plant (22.9 bolls), boll weight (2.74 g) and seed yield (2031 kg haMINUS SIGN 1) of the cotton crop, as compared to ZT. The highest leaf transpiration rate (9.28 mmol H2 O mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), net leaf photosynthetic rate (27.17 µmol mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), stomatal conductance (0.493 mmol mMINUS SIGN 2 sMINUS SIGN 1), chlorophyll content (62.3 SPAD value), plant height (123 cm), total bolls per plant (24.4), boll weight (2.83 g), and seed yield (2090 kg haMINUS SIGN 1) of cotton crop were recorded when it was grown as a sole crop, as compared to legume intercrops. However, soil organic matter (0.77%), phosphorus (8.08 mg kgMINUS SIGN 1), potassium (253 mg kgMINUS SIGN 1), and microbial population (7.26 x 106 Cfu) were higher in ZT than in CT. Mung bean showed a maximum number of pods (32), seed yield (173 kg haMINUS SIGN 1), biomass (950 kg haMINUS SIGN 1), and harvest index (19.0%), when intercropped with cotton. The highest land equivalent ratio and area time equivalent ratio were recorded in mung bean and cotton intercropping, grown under a CT system. Furthermore, the maximum benefit-cost ratio was recorded in mung bean and cotton intercropping, over sole cotton cropping under CT (1.75) and ZT (1.67) systems. The ZT and intercropping of leguminous crops with cotton might be a promising option for increasing the seed cotton yield, seed yield of leguminous crops, system profitability, and sustainability of soil health.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40104 - Soil science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Land

ISSN

2073-445X

e-ISSN

2073-445X

Svazek periodika

11

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

289

Kód UT WoS článku

000764579100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85124910602