EFFECT OF TILLAGE PRACTICES ON YIELD ATTRIBUTES UNDER RICE WHEAT CROPPING SYSTEM IN INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN

R.H. PAIKRA¹*, A.K. GHOSH², P.R. MIRJHA³, P.M. KURREY^4
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, Delhi, India
⁴Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : ramhari.bhu@gmail.com

Received : 02-12-2019     Accepted : 13-12-2019     Published : 15-12-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 23       Pages : 9277 - 9279
Int J Agr Sci 11.23 (2019):9277-9279

Keywords : Tillage practices, Soil properties, Cropping system, Zero tillage, Conventional tillage
Academic Editor : Dr Al-kazafy Hassan Sabry, Virendra Kumar Painkra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A study was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on production of rice wheat cropping system in Indo-Gangetic plain land. The tillage systems evaluated were Zero, conventional and direct seeding by zero tillage. The results showed that there is a significant difference in yields among the tillage systems.

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