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Residue retention and nitrogen management of preceding crops influences the productivity, profitability and environmental footprints of summer mungbean in maize-based cropping systems under conservation agriculture.
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Archives of Agronomy & Soil Science . Sep2023, Vol. 69 Issue 11, p1990-2005. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- A field study was carried out during 7th and 8th cycles in conservation agriculture to assess the influence of cropping system {(maize-mustard (MMu) and maize-wheat (MW)}, residue application {(with residue (WR) and without residue (WoR)} and precision nitrogen management options in preceding crop {recommended dose of N (RDN), 33%, 50% and 70% basal RDN + green seeker (GS) based N application} on succeeding summer mungbean. The WR enhanced 17.5% and 13.6% seed yield with 29.1% and 12.06% higher net returns of mungbean in MMu and MW, respectively. Residue mulching with 50+ GS significantly increased the seed protein content. The MMu with WR and 33+ GS produced higher environmental footprints (532.8 and 479.5 kg CO2-e Mg−1), respectively. Similarly, significantly higher gross energy was produced in WR (44.2 × 103 MJ ha−1) while, WoR produced higher net energy (11.7 × 103 MJ ha−1) under MMu compared to MW (43.1 and 8.31 MJ ha−1), respectively. Thus, growing of mungbean under maize-based cropping systems with residue and 50+ GS guided N fertilization to previous crops (maize-wheat/mustard) improved yield and net returns with lower environmentally footprints and energy consumption in Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) and similar agro-ecologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03650340
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Agronomy & Soil Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163446204
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2022.2130264