Abstract
Experiments were conducted during Sharif I99S under rainfed condition to study influence ef soil crusting on make crop stand, grain yield and t» find out the appropriate method for management of soil crust. The soil series selected were: Guliana, Khaur, Missa, Pir Sabak, Balkassar and Khair. The treatments were: fertilizer, no hoeingfarm yard manure, no hoeing ; fertilizer, mulching, no hoeing; and fertilizer, hoeing. The nutrient content were kept the same in all treatments. The results revealed that soil crust intensity decreased from Khaur, Guliana, Mtssa, Pirsabak, Balkassar to Khair. The plant population was negatively correlated with soil crust intensity. The soil crusting increased with increase in clay and silt content and decrease in organic matter. The influence of parent materials on soil crust intensity was differential. The grain yield with selected treatments was different within a soil series. The economic analysis showed that hoeing is the best treatment for managing soil crust in Khaur, Gulaina and Misssa soil series; mulching and hoeing are equally good for pirsabak soil series and mulching is best for Balkassar and Khair soil seri
M.M.I. Nizamt , M. Salim. (1997) STUDIES ON CROP STAND AND GRAIN YIELD OF MAIZE AS INFLUENCED BY SOIL CRUSTING IN DIFFERENT SOIL SERIES, The Journal Soil & Environment , Volume 13, Issue (1-4).
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