Abstract:
The present investigation was conducted to study “Effect of soybean [
Glycine max (L.) Merrill] based cropping systems on biomass production in
Vertisols of Madhya Pradesh” during
kharif, rabi and
zaid seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17. The soil of the experimental field was clay loam in texture, neutral in reaction (pH 7.60) with normal EC (0.58 dS/m) and medium organic carbon contents (0.59%) and analysing low in available N (218 kg/ha), medium in available P (11.60 kg/ha) and high in available K (350 kg/ha) contents. In present study, Soybean was sequenced with feasible
rabi viz. Wheat (
Triticum aestivum &
Triticum durum L.), Chick pea (
Cicer arietinum L.), Garlic (
Allium sativum L.),
Onion (
Allium cepa L.), Potato (
Solanum tuberosum L.) and garden pea (
Pisum sativum L.) with inclusion of Garlic (
Allium sativum L.
), Onion (
Allium cepa L.) in
zaid consisted 16 cropping sequences and tested in randomized block design with four replications. Inclusion of Garlic (
Allium sativum L.
) and
Onion (
Allium cepa L.) during
zaid significantly increased the soybean-equivalent yield. Soybean (JS 93-05) - wheat (HI-8663) durum cropping sequence recorded the highest total biomass production (48.87 q/ha) followed by soybean (JS 93-05)-garden pea (Arkel)-garlic (G-282) during
kharif season and treatment soybean (JS 93-05) - Potato (Kufri jyoti) - Onion (AFLR) recorded highest biomass production (298.50 q/ha) whereas biomass production was found maximum (209.42 q/ha) under treatment soybean (JS 93-05) - Potato (Kufri jyoti) - Onion (AFLR) during
zaid. The maximum seed soybean equivalent yield (177.31 q/ha) was significantly recorded under soybean (JS 93-05) - Potato (Kufri jyoti) - Onion (AFLR) as compared to existing cropping system (soybean-chickpea and soybean-wheat).