Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities
during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Conclusion
Effect of organic manures and biofertilizers on protein content (%) of sorghum grain
Integrated use of inorganics and organics (FYM) along with biofertilizers not only increased
yield but also improved soil health by increasing organic carbon, available nutrient contents and
soil biological activity.
Reference
Roy MD, Sarkar GK, Das I, Karmakar R and Saha, T. 2017. Integrated use of inorganic,
biological, and organic manures on rice productivity, nitrogen uptake, and soil health in
Gangetic alluvial soils of West Bengal. J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 65 (1): 72-79.
T4a-33P -1276
Impact of Zinc and Iron-Enriched Organic Manures on Rabi Grain Sorghum
T. Bhagavatha Priya, Sk. Sameera, S. Isha Parveen and S. Balaji Nayak
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is India's second most important millet crop after pearl
millet both in terms of area and production. On account of severe grain mold menace in rainy i.e.
Kharif season (Das et al., 2020), sorghum cultivation has shifted to Rabi season rainfed crop
(also as an irrigated crop to some extent in rice fallows or after other arable Kharif legume crops)
and has 64.36% share in 4.77 m t of total production during 2019-20 (DES, 2021). An estimated
48 and 12% of Indian soils are reported to be deficient in Zn and Fe i.e. a DTPA extractable Zn
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