MANAGEMENT OF WATERLOGGED SOIL WITH CROPPING SYSTEMS OF WATER CHESTNUT AND RABI & SUMMER CROPS (SRA MODEL-3)

I.P. SINGH¹, R.A. SINGH²*, N. LARI³, D. YADAV⁴, S.K. SINGH^5
1ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Parwaha, Dibiyapur, Auraiya, 206 244, Uttar Pradesh, India
²C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
³C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁵ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Parwaha, Dibiyapur, Auraiya, 206 244, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : rasinghcsau@gmail.com

Received : 18-03-2020     Accepted : 13-07-2020     Published : 15-07-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 13       Pages : 10038 - 10039
Int J Agr Sci 12.13 (2020):10038-10039

Keywords : Farm house hold, Green biomass, Mono cropping, Water chestnut, Water logged area
Academic Editor : Dr Latifah Omar, Kumar Amarendra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was under taken in waterlogged affected area from 2009-10 to 2014-15 at adjoining villages Gulkhara (Jivsiyani), Sahar, Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. The main objective was to increase the farm family’s income more than two-fold. The secondary objective was to raise the wheat and onion crops under integrated nutrient management with conjunction of organic matter supplied by water chestnut green biomass. Before the initiation of study, the farmers of this locality were depending upon income. The possible crop of water chestnut was included before the harvesting of wheat or onion during rainy season for increasing he farmers income by 2 or >2 fold. The cropping systems i.e., water chestnut-wheat K-7903, water chestnut-wheat K 9423, water chestnut-wheat PBW- 373 and water chestnut-onion cv. Kalyanpur Red Round were tested. The Kanpuri cultivar of water chestnut was used in the study. The average nut yield of water chestnut was recorded 90.00 q/ha, while average wheat yield noted by 30.00 q/ha and onion by 215.00 q/ha after nuts plucking of water chestnut. The system productivity from water chestnut-wheat and water chestnut-onion was computed by 111.81 q/ha and 382.70 q/ha, respectively. The net return and BCR were obtained from water chestnut-wheat by Rs. 70000/ha and 1:1.61, respectively. Similarly, water chestnut-onion cropping system gave net return and BCR by Rs. 148575.00/ha and 1:1.93, respectively. Water chestnut inclusion in water chestnut-late sown wheat and water chestnut-onion cropping systems increased the farm family’s income about 3-fold.

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