Soil physical, physico-chemical properties and nutrient availability at harvest of soybean kharif soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merill] as influenced by weed management treatments and bio-fertilizers

Abstract

The experiment was conducted under field conditions at Agricultural College farm, Rajendranagar. Hyderabad, Telangana State during 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, to assess the effect of Bio-fertilizers and Integrated Weed Management (IWM) Practices on soil physical, physico-chemical properties and nutrient availability at harvest of soybean. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with three replications. The main treatments were Five Integrated Weed Management (IWM) practices and the sub plot treatments were four Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) practices. The weed management treatments and bio-fertilizers had no significant influence on soil physico-chemical properties and nutrient availability in either of the two years. The interactions were also not significant.