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

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

T4a-32P-1314<br />

Impact <strong>of</strong> Application <strong>of</strong> Organics, Bi<strong>of</strong>ertilizers on Soil Nutrient status and<br />

Quality parameter <strong>of</strong> Rabi Sorghum<br />

Kuruva Mounika 1* , A. Lalitha Kumari 2 , Ch. Sujani Rao 2 , M. Luther 2 , Sumanta Kundu 1<br />

and K. Sammi Reddy 1<br />

1 ICAR- Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad-500059.<br />

2 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University, Andhra Pradesh<br />

*kuruvamounika1998@gmail.com<br />

In India, the area under the sorghum crop is 5.62 m ha, production is 4.57 m t, and productivity is<br />

812 kg ha -1 . The imbalanced fertilizer use, and low organic carbon are attributed to the causes <strong>of</strong><br />

low system productivity and poor soil health. Integrated and balanced use <strong>of</strong> nutrients through<br />

chemical and organic sources and bi<strong>of</strong>ertilizers is a prerequisite to sustaining soil health and<br />

producing maximum yield. Objectives <strong>of</strong> investigation to study the effect <strong>of</strong> organic manures<br />

and bi<strong>of</strong>ertilizers on soil nutrient status and protein content <strong>of</strong> rabi sorghum.<br />

Methodology<br />

A field experiment entitled was conducted at Agricultural College Farm, Bapatla in the rabi<br />

season <strong>of</strong> 2020-21. Eight treatments in combinations consisting <strong>of</strong> three levels <strong>of</strong> fertilizers with<br />

FYM, vermicompost, neem cake along with bi<strong>of</strong>ertilizers were tried in randomized block design.<br />

Available nitrogen content in the soil was determined by the alkaline potassium permanganate<br />

method. Available phosphorus in the soil samples was determined by Olsens method. Available<br />

potassium in the soil was extracted using neutral normal ammonium acetate method. The total<br />

nitrogen in grains was estimated by micro Kjeldahl method.<br />

Results<br />

The available nitrogen was significantly higher in the treatment T4 (100% RDF + Neem cake @<br />

500 kg ha -1 + Azospirillum @ 5 kg ha -1 + PSB @ 5 kg ha -1 ) at blooming (390 kg ha -1 ), harvest<br />

stage (372 kg ha -1 ) and it was on par with T2 (100% RDF + FYM @ 10 t ha -1 + Azospirillum @ 5<br />

kg ha -1 + PSB @ 5 kg ha -1 (381 and 368 kg ha -1 ) respectively depicted in the table. The high<br />

available nitrogen status at both stages in treatments integrated with other components might be<br />

ascribed to the fixation <strong>of</strong> nitrogen by Azospirillum and an additional supply <strong>of</strong> nitrogen through<br />

FYM compared to sole inorganic treatments. Significantly higher soil available phosphorus<br />

(68.68 and 66.33 kg ha -1 ) and available potassium (434 and 415 kg ha -1 ) were observed in the<br />

634 | Page Resource conservation and rainfed agriculture

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