Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system
The significance of integrating agricultural by-products such as paddy husk ash (PHA) and potato peels with organic fertilizers lies in enhancing soil fertility, increasing crop yields, and reducing reliance on traditional organic fertilizers like farmyard manure (FYM) or compost alone. Grounded in...
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| author | Garg, Kamal Dhar, Shiva Kumar, Sanjeev Azman, Elisa Azura Sharma, V.K. Meena, Rajendra Prasad Hashim, Mohammad Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar Kumar, Sourabh Onte, Santosh Kumar, Dileep Giri, Balendu Shekher Rajawat, Mahendra Vikram Singh |
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| description | The significance of integrating agricultural by-products such as paddy husk ash (PHA) and potato peels with organic fertilizers lies in enhancing soil fertility, increasing crop yields, and reducing reliance on traditional organic fertilizers like farmyard manure (FYM) or compost alone. Grounded in sustainable agriculture and nutrient management frameworks, this study examines the impact of diverse formulations derived from agricultural waste on productivity, nutrient efficiency, and profitability in a pigeon pea–vegetable mustard–okra cropping system. A two-year field experiment (2020–2022) at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi tested seven nutrient sources viz., (T1) control, (T2) 100% RDN through FYM, (T3) 100% RDN through improved RRC, (T4) 100% RDN through PHA based formulation, (T5) 75% RDN through PHA based formulation, (T6) 100% RDN through PPC based formulation and (T7) 75% RDN through PPC based formulation that were tested in RBD and replicated thrice. Treatment T4 had significant effect on seed yield of pigeon pea (1.89 ± 0.09 and 1.97 ± 0.12 t ha−1), leaf yield of vegetable mustard (81.57 ± 4.59 and 82.97 ± 4.17 t ha−1), and fruit yield of okra (13.54 ± 0.82 and 13.78 ± 0.81 t ha−1) grown in rotation, followed by treatment T6 and T2 during both the years respectively over control. Enhanced system uptake of N, P and K along with system gross and net returns in T4, showed increases of 78.9%, 83.8%, 72.4%, 54.4% and 56.8% in the first year and 77.5%, 80.8%, 77.7%, 54.8% and 57.4% in the second year, respectively, over control. Treatment T4 significantly improved apparent recovery by 66.3% and 69.2% in pigeon pea, 64.7% and 47.9% in vegetable mustard, and 72.7% and 79.4% in okra over T3, averaged across two years. Based on the above findings, (T4) 100% RDN through PHA-based formulation, and (T6) 100% RDN through PPC-based formulation can be recommended for areas with a shortage of FYM but availability of rice husk ash/potato peels for sustainable agricultural wastes and improved sustainability. |
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| spelling | upm-1193232025-09-11T08:58:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119323/ Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system Garg, Kamal Dhar, Shiva Kumar, Sanjeev Azman, Elisa Azura Sharma, V.K. Meena, Rajendra Prasad Hashim, Mohammad Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar Kumar, Sourabh Onte, Santosh Kumar, Dileep Giri, Balendu Shekher Rajawat, Mahendra Vikram Singh The significance of integrating agricultural by-products such as paddy husk ash (PHA) and potato peels with organic fertilizers lies in enhancing soil fertility, increasing crop yields, and reducing reliance on traditional organic fertilizers like farmyard manure (FYM) or compost alone. Grounded in sustainable agriculture and nutrient management frameworks, this study examines the impact of diverse formulations derived from agricultural waste on productivity, nutrient efficiency, and profitability in a pigeon pea–vegetable mustard–okra cropping system. A two-year field experiment (2020–2022) at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi tested seven nutrient sources viz., (T1) control, (T2) 100% RDN through FYM, (T3) 100% RDN through improved RRC, (T4) 100% RDN through PHA based formulation, (T5) 75% RDN through PHA based formulation, (T6) 100% RDN through PPC based formulation and (T7) 75% RDN through PPC based formulation that were tested in RBD and replicated thrice. Treatment T4 had significant effect on seed yield of pigeon pea (1.89 ± 0.09 and 1.97 ± 0.12 t ha−1), leaf yield of vegetable mustard (81.57 ± 4.59 and 82.97 ± 4.17 t ha−1), and fruit yield of okra (13.54 ± 0.82 and 13.78 ± 0.81 t ha−1) grown in rotation, followed by treatment T6 and T2 during both the years respectively over control. Enhanced system uptake of N, P and K along with system gross and net returns in T4, showed increases of 78.9%, 83.8%, 72.4%, 54.4% and 56.8% in the first year and 77.5%, 80.8%, 77.7%, 54.8% and 57.4% in the second year, respectively, over control. Treatment T4 significantly improved apparent recovery by 66.3% and 69.2% in pigeon pea, 64.7% and 47.9% in vegetable mustard, and 72.7% and 79.4% in okra over T3, averaged across two years. Based on the above findings, (T4) 100% RDN through PHA-based formulation, and (T6) 100% RDN through PPC-based formulation can be recommended for areas with a shortage of FYM but availability of rice husk ash/potato peels for sustainable agricultural wastes and improved sustainability. Academic Press 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119323/1/119323.pdf Garg, Kamal and Dhar, Shiva and Kumar, Sanjeev and Azman, Elisa Azura and Sharma, V.K. and Meena, Rajendra Prasad and Hashim, Mohammad and Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar and Kumar, Sourabh and Onte, Santosh and Kumar, Dileep and Giri, Balendu Shekher and Rajawat, Mahendra Vikram Singh (2024) Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system. Journal of Environmental Management, 366. art. no. 121759. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0301-4797; eISSN: 1095-8630 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0301479724017456 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121759 |
| spellingShingle | Garg, Kamal Dhar, Shiva Kumar, Sanjeev Azman, Elisa Azura Sharma, V.K. Meena, Rajendra Prasad Hashim, Mohammad Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar Kumar, Sourabh Onte, Santosh Kumar, Dileep Giri, Balendu Shekher Rajawat, Mahendra Vikram Singh Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title | Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title_full | Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title_short | Enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
| title_sort | enhancing agricultural output: investigating the impact of advanced organic formulations on crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, and profitability in a multi-crop system |
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