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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &<br />

Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad<br />

to CA, but higher labile and less labile C was observed in CA compared to CT. Significantly<br />

higher MBC (104 and 91 µg g -1 <strong>of</strong> soil after harvest <strong>of</strong> maize and horsegram respectively),<br />

urease (100 µg NH4 g -1 hr -1 after harvest <strong>of</strong> horsegram), aryl sulfatase, alkaline phosphatase<br />

activity was observed in CA compared to CT. Water soluble K was higher in CA (6.2 mg/kg)<br />

compared to CT in 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil depth. Higher Fe (16.9 mg/kg) and Cu (1.08<br />

mg/kg) was observed in CA compared to CT but Mn content was at par. Significantly higher<br />

CO 2 emission (kg ha -1 ) was observed in CA (5069) as compared to CT (4060) during maize<br />

growing season. Among nutrient management, higher CO 2 emission (kg ha -1 ) was observed<br />

in NPKSZnB (7510) followed by N omission (3258) and control (2927). Significantly higher<br />

N 2O omission (g ha -1 ) was observed in CT (243.7) compared to CA (188.9). CA increased<br />

CO2 emission by 24.8%, but decreased N2O emission by 29% compared to CT which<br />

ultimately resulted lower global warming potential (GWP).<br />

Total system yield (Mg/ha)<br />

12.0<br />

10.0<br />

8.0<br />

6.0<br />

4.0<br />

2.0<br />

0.0<br />

Conclusion<br />

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020<br />

System productivity (Mg ha -1 ) as inflenced by CA.<br />

CA<br />

CT<br />

System productivity increased through CA in maize-horsegram sequence. Effect <strong>of</strong> CA is<br />

more pronounced in sequence crop (horsegram) grown in rabi season. In less rainfall year, it<br />

can minimize the effect <strong>of</strong> moisture stress <strong>of</strong> hosegram and sustain the crop for several more<br />

weeks. CA improved the SOC and available nutrient status, particularly K in the soil. Thus,<br />

CA with improved nutrient management can improve soil health, nutrient use efficiency and<br />

increase net primary productivity and pr<strong>of</strong>itability in rainfed region.<br />

References<br />

Aulakh, M. S., Manchanda, J. S., Garg, A. K., Kumar, S., Dercon, G., Nguyen, M. L., 2012. Crop<br />

production and nutrient use efficiency <strong>of</strong> conservation agriculture for soybean–wheat rotation<br />

in the Indo-Gangetic Plains <strong>of</strong> Northwestern India. Soil Tillage Res. 120: 50–60.<br />

Kundu, S., Srinivasarao, Ch., Mallick, R. B., Satyanarayana, T., Prakash Naik, R., Johnston, A. and<br />

Venkateswarlu, B. 2013. Conservation agriculture in maize (Zea mays L.)-horsegram<br />

(Macrotyloma uniflorum L.) system in rainfed Alfisols for carbon sequestration and climate<br />

change mitigation. J. Agric. Meteorol. 15:144-149.<br />

579 | Page Resource conservation and rainfed agriculture

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