ISSN:
1573-5036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary A pot experiment to evaluate the effect of growing berseem on the growth of maize on soil artificially compacted to different soil bulk densities was conducted during 1964–65 and 1965–66 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. The results obtained from the experiment showed that yield of berseem fodder was almost identical in pots with 1.5 and 1.6 g/cm3 soil bulk densities, but decreased abruptly as the bulk densities increased from 1.6 to 1.8 g/cm3. Increase in bulk density of soil from 1.6 to 1.8 g/cm3 adversely affected the growth of maize plants but growing of berseem mitigated the ill-effects of soil compaction. Maize crop grown in pots where berseem was grown, exhibited better growth of roots and shoots and thus produced more dry matter per plant than where no berseem was grown.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01373022
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