Effect of organics and inorganics on physico-chemical properties of soil in a vertisol

Abstract

A field experiment was undertaken during kharif 2016 in order to study the “Effect of different organics and inorganics on physico- chemical properties of soil in a Vertisol”. Application of poultry manure accounted for lowest BD (1.03 Mg m-3) highest MWHC (65.81 %), aggregate stability (85.38 %), porosity (50.40 %) and soil organic carbon (9.7 g kg-1) followed by other organic manures in both surface and subsurface soil. Application of organic manures either alone or in combination with RDF alone did not influence soil porosity, soil pH and EC.