City Waste Compost and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Cropping System

Authors

  • KB Karki Soil Science Division, Khumaltar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/narj.v7i0.1868

Keywords:

Organic manure, plant nutrients, sustainability

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on Rhodic Ustochrept soil in Central Hill of Nepal growing
wheat-mungbean-rice in rotation. Grain yields as affected by 28 t ha-1 a of town compost were
compared with the same amount of farmyard manure and N:P:K (120:60:40). NPK produced
significantly higher wheat grain (3897 t ha-1). Other yield results were at par with one another.
NPK produced lowest mungbean yield. After growing second crop fertility seems to be
exhausted thus rice yield indicated no notable residual fertilising effect. FYM and town compost
left noteworthy amounts of P, Ca, Mg and K even after rice harvest.

Key words: Organic manure; plant nutrients; sustainability

DOI: 10.3126/narj.v7i0.1868

Nepal Agriculture Research Journal Vol.7 2006 pp.49-53

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Published

2009-05-22

How to Cite

Karki, K. (2009). City Waste Compost and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Cropping System. Nepal Agriculture Research Journal, 7, 49–53. https://doi.org/10.3126/narj.v7i0.1868

Issue

Vol. 7 (2006)

Section

Agronomy and Soil Science

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