Effect of tillage and intercropping on yield and soil health under rainfed condition

Abstract

A field study was conducted at Agronomy farm, Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (Maharashtra) during kharif season. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replication and ten treatments consisting two tillage practices conventional tillage (CT) and minimum tillage (MT). The higher yield was recorded in pigeonpea + sunhemp (GM) MT. Organic carbon, SMBC,DHA, available NPK were found improve after harvesting of crops. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium addition through biomass available for in-situ recycling and moisture content was found greater in minimum tillage as compared to conventional tillage.