Author(s):

CK Bhadre, WN Narkhede and DN Gokhale

Abstract: A field experiment was carried out during 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Department of Agronomy, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, to study the performance of soybean-safflower cropping sequence under different land configuration and nutrient management. Treatment consists of eighteen treatment combinations comprising three land configuration (L₁- flat beds, L₂- ridges and furrow and L₃- Broad bed furrow) and three superabsorbent levels (S₁- 0 Kg ha^-1, S₂- 2.5 Kg ha^-1 and S₃- 5.0 Kg ha^-1) in main plot, two nutrient levels i.e., N₁ - 30:60:30 NPK kg ha^-1 + 5 t FYM ha^-1 and N₂ - 30:60:30:30 NPKS kg ha^-1 + 20 kg Zn SO₄ + 5 t FYM ha^-1 to soybean and N₁ - 40:20:0 NPK kg ha^-1 and N₂ - 30:15:0 NPK kg ha^-1 to safflower during kharif and rabi seasons respectively as sub plot treatments were assigned in a split plot design with three replication. Broad bed furrows planting method with the application of 30:60:30:30 NPKS kg ha^-1 + 20 kg Zn SO₄ + 5 t FYM ha^-1 to soybean and 40:20:0 NPK kg ha^-1 to safflower during kharif and rabi seasons respectively, recorded significantly higher growth, yield and yield attributes as well as net monetary returns during both the year of study.

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