Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
PV Shingrup, AN Paslawar, BV Saoji, VM Bhale, DV Mali and YV Ingle

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Centre for Organic Agriculture Research and Training field, Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The results after experiment indicated that, various cropping systems and additions of nutrients through organic nutrient sources with alone and in combination were significantly influenced population of earthworms. Among, various cropping systems mean earthworm population per plot and per hectare was significantly highest in blackgram – chickpea followed by cotton + pigeonpea (3:1) but found at par with blackgram – rabi sorghum rotated with cotton + sunhemp (GM) and pigeonpea + soybean (1:4) rotated with cotton + blackgram (2:1). While in nutrient management combination of 75% organic integrated nutrients through FYM and vermicompost (top dressing) + 25% through neem cake recorded significantly highest mean earthworm population over other OINM.