Effect of integrated nutrient management on available macronutrient status in rapeseed (Brassica campestris L.) var. M-27 cultivated soils of Utlou, Manipur

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study “the Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on available macronutrient status in Rapeseed (Brassica campestris L.) Var. M-27 cultivated soils of Utlou, Manipur” during rabi season of 2018- 2019 at the experimental field of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bishnupur, Utlou, Manipur. Results revealed that integrated nutrient management markedly improved the available macronutrients in soil and highest availability was observed in T5 treated with 75% RDN using Chemical fertilizer (urea) + 25% RDN using Vermicompost + Azotobacter which is at par with T6, T7, T9 and T11. This might be due to release of nutrients from organic sources thereby improved physical and biological properties of soil.