Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Effect of fly ash and bagasse ash on biological properties of soil, nutrient uptake and economics of wheat in an Inceptisol
Author(s): SA Durgude, AL Pharande and AB Patil
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during the year 2016-17 at the Post Graduate Institute Research Farm, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, to study the “Effect of fly ash and bagasse ash on soil properties, yield and quality of wheat in an Inceptisolâ€. The experimental soil belongs to Masala series of Inceptisol order (Vertic Haplustept), the soil was moderately alkaline with medium status of organic carbon and high in calcium carbonate content. Low in available N, medium in available P, very high in available K and deficient in Zn and Fe. Application of various levels of fly ash and bagasse ash significantly increased the pH and EC of soil at crown root initiation stage and at harvest stage. The higher DHA and bacterial population was observed in both the treatments of application of 125% K2O through bagasse ash at crown root initiation and harvest stage. The highest N, P, K uptake in wheat crop was also observed to be highest in treatment of application of 50 kg ha-1 K2O through bagasse ash along with recommended dose of N and P2O5 through chemical fertilizer + 10 t ha-1 FYM (T7). The higher net monetary returns (Rs. 41406/- and Rs. 39028/-) were recorded in treatments of application of bagasse ash @ 13.02 and 10.41 q ha-1, respectively in soil for the supplementation of K2O @ 50 and 40 kg ha-1, respectively. The same trend was also observed in benefit: cost ratio which was found higher in treatments of T7 (1.86) followed by T8 (1.81).
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SA Durgude, AL Pharande, AB Patil. Effect of fly ash and bagasse ash on biological properties of soil, nutrient uptake and economics of wheat in an Inceptisol. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):1939-1942.
