EFFECT OF BULKY AND CONCENTRATED ORGANIC AND BIO-MULCHES ON  PHYSICO CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL IN BABY CORN FIELD

S.MULLAIMARAN; K.HARIPRIY; T.R.BARATHKUMAR

doi:10.62649/

Authors

S.MULLAIMARAN Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamilnadu. Author
K.HARIPRIY Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamilnadu. Author
T.R.BARATHKUMAR Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamilnadu. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62649/

Keywords:

Baby Corn, Organic and Bio- Mulches, Water Holding Capacity, Ph and Organic Carbon.

Abstract

The experiment was conducted to Influence of organic and bio-mulches on physico chemical properties of soil in baby corn cultivation field at Annamalai Nagar. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with eight treatments in three replications. According to the treatment schedule, mulching was practiced after 15 days of crop germination. The mulch materials used were sugarcane trash at 10 cm thickness (12 t ha-1), coir pith at 2 cm thickness (10 t ha-1). Sawdust 2 cm thickness (10 t ha'1) and crop residues at 10 cm thickness (10 t ha-1). For the bio-mulches, seeds of fenugreek and coriander were sown and cuttings of mint were planted 20 DAS of main crop. Among the organic and bio mulches were identified. The mulch materials used was sugarcane trash at 10 cm thickness (12 t ha-1) which recorded the maximum level of water holding capacity of soil, ph and organic carbon of baby corn field.