The experiment was laid out in factorial completely randomized design with twenty four treatment combinations and three replications, involving two soils, three different levels (0.5 cm, 1.0 cm and 2.5 cm) of post biomethanated spentwash and four different levels (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0) of leaching with water at the rate of pore volume of soil.The application of post biomethanated spentwash 2.5 cm and leaching with water at the rate 2.0 pore volume of soil increased the soil fertility level of sodic soil by decreasing SAR and ESP values, however in leachate water more amount of cations and...

The experiment was laid out in Randomized block design with nine treatments and three replications. The higher dose of PBSW (500 m3 ha-1) seems to be superior on sodic soil in improving soil physical, chemical properties, increasing yield and uptake of N, P and K by wheat crop in sodic soil. The treatment FYM + 100 % GR + RDF was equally superior to the treatment PBSW @ 500 m3 ha-1 indicating that the dose of PBSW @ 500 m3 ha-1 was equivalent to FYM + 100 % GR + RDF in improving soil physico-chemical properties and yield of wheat in sodic soil. There was improvement in physical and chemical...

Ultra Sil is the biologically activated potentialised herbal extract based on sanjeevan system of medicine. It contains Adhatoda vasaka (0.01%), Cardiospermum helicacabum (0.01%), Embelia ribes (0.01%), aqua solvent (99.97%). It activates the extraction of silica by controlling the opening of stomata so the roots are stimulated to absorb silica from soil. The field experiment was conducted at Post Graduate Institute, Research Farm, during rabi season, 2011-12 with view to study the response of foliar application of Ultra Sil (herbal extract) on nutrient uptake and yield of maize. The foliar...

The field experiment on sunflower was carried out at research farm of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri during rabi 2008-09 with the aim to study the effect of different levels of post biomethanated spentwash on soil biological properties and yield of sunflower on sodic soil. The experimental soil was sodic calcareous having Sawargaon series of isohyperthermic family of Vertichaplustepts. The field experiment was laid out in randomized block design with nine treatments and three replications. Biological properties were studied at four growth stages i.e. one month after the application...

Potassium, an essential plant nutrient, has major role in crop production. The field investigation entitled, "Response of potassium on yield and quality of soybean in Inceptisol" wasconductedat Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri during kharif, 2012. Soybean responded to potassium application @ 40 kg K2O ha-1 along with RD (50:75:00 N:P2O5:K2O kg ha-1) in Inceptisol resulting in increased yield attributing characters and yield upto 31.62 kg ha-1. Application of potassic fertilizers not only increased nutrient uptake of major nutrients but also protein, oil content and protein...