Browsing by Author "Ramawatar Meena"

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Characterization of Soil Profile under Different Orchard Management Systems of Tadepalligudem Block of West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh
(Indian journals, 2024) Kalisetti Sowmya Sree; Ramawatar Meena
[No abstract available]
Characterization of Soils of Narasinghpur Block in Cuttack District of Odisha
(Indian journals, 2023) Lilan Kumar Behera; Ramawatar Meena; Pragnya Paramita Patel; S.K. Verma
This experiment was carried out to characterize the soils of the study area through the profile study in Cuttack district of Odisha state. In this experiment 15 villages were selected for the profile study. Four samples were collected from each profile from four depths (0-15, 15-30, 30-60 and 60-90 cm). Depth-wise soil samples were processed and analysed for soil texture, bulk density, particle density, porosity, soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), organic carbon (OC), available nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulphur (S), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn). Results of soil analysis revealed that soil texture of the studied area was sandy loam and sandy clay loam. Bulk density increased with the increasing depth of the profile and found in the range between 1.23 to 1.45 Mg m-3. The pH values of the soils of the studied area were neutral to slightly alkaline and EC was <1 dS m-1. The average OC of the surface soil was slightly medium, which reduced with the increasing depth of the profile. Nitrogen content of the studied area was in the medium range and decreased in the soil profile up to 90 cm depth. Phosphorus content was in the medium range and K content was in high range and both decreased in the soil profile with the increasing depth. Soils of the study area were deficient in S content. Micronutrients (Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn) were slightly higher than the critical limits and reduced gradually along with the depth of soil profile. © 2023, Indian journals. All rights reserved.
Effect of mulching and organic sources on growth parameters and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) crop under rainfed area of Vindhyan region, India
(Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2015) S.K. Maurya; Ramawatar Meena; R.K. Meena; Balu Ram; M.K. Verma; Avinash Rai
Mulching is one of the important agronomic practices in conserving the soil moisture and modifying the soil physical environment. A field experiment was conducted under rainfed conditions at Agronomy farm of Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Brakachha (BHU) Mirzapur which is situated in Vindhyan region of district Mirzapur (25º10’ latitude, 82º37’ longitude and altitude of 427 meters above mean sea level) to find out the effect of organic manure and mulching on growth and yield of pearl millet crop. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with 10 different treatments. Though all the mulch treatments improved plant height, no. of tillers plant-1 and dry matter accumulation, yield attributes viz; ear length, ear diameter and test weight, grain yield, straw yield and harvest index at different stages (20,40,60 DAS and at harvest) of pearl millet. However, treatment Legume straw mulching + FYM + Vermicompost was found to be superior in all growth parameter and yield of pear millet followed by treatment Water hyacinth mulch + FYM +Vermicompost. © 2015, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Effect of nitrogen and poultry manure on yield and nutrients uptake by maize (Zea mays)
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2019) Sunita Yadav; Ramawatar Meena; Seema; Sandeep Kumar; D.K. Sharma
From this study we can conclude that significantly increase the yield of maize due to integrated nitrogen management could be further attributed to increased growth and vigour of plant as evident from increased growth attributes. So, the treatment combinations (T10) of 125 kg/ ha Nitrogen through inorganics plus 10 t/ha poultry manure through organics were having significant difference as compared to all other. This might be due to ready supply of nutrients through inorganic in the initial stages of crop growth and slow release of nitrogen and steady supply of other nutrients over an extended period of crop growth by organics. Organics have a priming effect on the release of nitrogen from inorganic fertilizer. Moreover, thoroughly decomposed organics were used in these treatments which might have mobilized native nutrients from soils. Poultry manure showed higher yield and yield attributing characters due to faster mineralization of nitrogen with its narrow C:N ratio (15:1-20:1) as evident by its chemical composition. The proper dose of poultry manure can be used as a source of organic manure for sustainable maize production. © 2019 Indian Council of Agricultural Research. All rights reserved.
Effect of tillage and organic mulches on yield attributes and economics of mustard crop under rainfed condition of Mirzapur district (U.P.)
(Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2015) M.K. Singh; Ramawatar Meena; Balu Ram; R.K. Meena; M.K. Verma; Avinash Rai
The present study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation tillage under “Effect of tillage and organic mulches on yield attributes and economics of mustard crop in rainfed condition of mirzapur district (U.P.)” during the period from November 2012 to April 2013at the Agronomy farm of Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barakachha (BHU), Mirzapur which is situated in Vindhyan region of district Mirzapur.. The study included conventional tillage and reduced tillage conditions and three indigenous mulches viz. water hyacinth, paddy straw, and legume straw. The experiment was conducted in split plot design viz. tillage practices (conventional tillage and reduce tillage) in main plots and mulching practices under sub plot (no mulch, water hyacinth mulch, paddy straw mulch and legume straw mulch).Mulching practices also enhanced the number of siliqua plant-1, siliqua length, number of seed siliqua-1 and 1000-grains weight, grain yield and higher harvest index (HI). The grain yield of mulched plants notably water hyacinth was (1419.23 kg ha-1) than unmulched plants (1154.06 kg ha-1) under reduce tillage condition. © 2015, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Productivity and nutrient content of greengram (Vigna radiata) as influenced by rock phosphate enriched compost
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2017) Ramawatar Meena; Raj Kumar Meena; R.N. Meena; Rajesh Kumar Singh; Balu Ram; L.K. Jat
[No abstract available]
Response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to INM on growth, yield, content and soil fertility status after harvest the crop
(Enviro Media, 2014) Ramawatar Meena; P.P. Singh; R.K. Dadhich; A.K. Verma; D.K. Tiwari
A pot culture study was conducted to study the response of wheat to poultry manure and nitrogen levels at Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Agra. Nitrogen-poultry manure interaction has been studied in pot experiments on soil low in fertility with wheat (triticum aestivum L.). The treatments were taken in factorial combination of four levels of N (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1) and three levels of poultry manures (0,10 and 20 tones ha-1) applied through urea (NH2-CO-NH2) and poultry manure, respectively. The grain and straw yield increased with the application of N and Poultry manure individually, yield increased when N and Poultry manure were applied in different combinations. The contents of N, P and K were also improved by the crop. Available N, P & K status in soil after harvest of the crop increased with nitrogen and poultry manure application. © EM International.
The Indian Himalayan ecosystem as source for survival
(Springer Singapore, 2016) Indu Bhushan; Ashok Kumar; Jai Singh Patel; R.P. Yadav; Sher Singh; Ramawatar Meena; Sunita Kumari Meena; Vijay Singh Meena
The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) covers 95 districts of the Indian union, which starts from the foothills in the south (Siwalik); the region extends to the Tibetan Plateau in the north (trans-Himalaya). The IHR occupies the strategic position of the entire northern boundary (northwest to northeast) of the country and touches almost all the international borders of seven countries with India. The contribution of India is ~16% of total geographical area, out of which ~17% area is under permanent snow cover and ~35% is under seasonal snow cover. The IHR is responsible for providing water to a large part of the Indian subcontinent and contains varied flora and fauna; it was estimated that ~40 million of the population reside in this region. The Indian Himalayan rivers run off ~1,600,000 million m3 of water annually for drinking, irrigation, hydropower, etc. The IHR has been a potential source of important medicinal herbs and shrubs. This region is extremely rich in plant life and abounds in genetic diversity of all types of fauna and flora. The medicinal virtues of the northwest (NW) Himalayan plants are well known from the early times of the great epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata and are mentioned in the oldest Hindu scriptures, viz., Rigveda, which is said to be the source of the Ayurvedic medicine system. These high hills are the storehouse of numerous herbs and shrubs, which are exploited not only for the pharmaceutical industries worldwide. In fact, a large percentage of crude drugs in the Indian market come from this Himalayan region. Besides this, the Himalayan regions remain as a source of many cereal crops, pulses, vegetables, fruits, and animal husbandry. The climate change impact is at a global level, and this Himalayan region is no exception. Due to the climatic changes, a lot of disturbances happening like flooding, drought, wildfire, and other global changes derive from pollutions and overexploitation of resources. These changes drastically degrade our natural resources, and nowadays it challenges a need to adopt a comprehensive master plan for conservation of these resources for the survival in the future. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016.