Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.30,July Suppl Issue, 2024

Page Number: S312-S320

EFFECT OF ORGANIC NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND INTERCROPPING OF MAIZE ON THE SOIL HEALTH OF ACIDIC SOILS OF MIZORAM

Judy K. Lalrinsangi and Shikha Singh

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted during the kharif seasons of 2020 and 2021 at the certified organic farm of Mr. Lalnuntluanga farm situated at Melriat village, Aizawl, Mizoram. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with ten treatments replicated thrice. These treatments were randomly arranged in each replication, divided into thirty plots. The treatments comprised of intercropping and organic nutrient management of maize on soil chemical and microbial properties. Soil pH, EC, OC, available N,P,K at pre experiment and post-harvest are analyzed. Standard methods of observation, analysis of soil and plant samples, and appropriate statistical methods for the analysis of data were used. Soil pH, EC values were significant at T10 at pre-experiment and recorded maximum at treatment T10, and organic carbon at T6 treatment. Soil available N, P, Kare recorded maximum at treatment T10 in pre experiment and post-harvest.