BSS, Rajshahi :
Liming and organic fertilization has been found effective towards boosting cropping yield through protecting soil health in the high Barind area.
Organic matter creates a positive soil environment from which plants can uptake nutrients from applied chemical fertilizers. It increases uptake of applied chemical fertilizers by the plants which contributes to increasing crop productivity through reducing toxic flow of active chemical fertilizers to the environment.
These were ascertained in 10 experimental plots of wheat, lentil, potato and chickpea at six separate locations in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts recently.
The cash crops were cultivated in two separate demonstration plots, one experiment and other farmers’ practice, to evaluate the effects of liming and organic matter on soil properties, soil health and growth traits.
The field level experiments conducted by Rajshahi regional office of Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) showed better yields than that of the conventional plots.
Dr Nurul Islam, Senior Scientific Officer of SRDI, said each of the ten farmers were given all sorts of impute supports including fertilizer, labour, water for irrigation and technical knowhow for farming crops on one bigha of experimental plot.
Taimur Ali, a farmer of Parbatipur area under Gomostapur Upazila, had cultivated wheat on two bigha of lands and harvested 18 mounds of yield from the one-bigha experiment plot while 12 mound from the conventional one.
“I have harvested nine mounds of lentil from the experiment plot while six mounds from his own conventional system,” said Shariful Alam, another farmer of Patari villag under Shapaher Upazila, adding that the liming and organic matter system is cost-effective.
Potato yield was 115 mounds per bigha in experimental plot against 90 mound of farmers practice while the yield of chickpea was 13 mounds of experimental plot against six mounds of conventional system, said farmer Saiful Islam of Badhair village under Tanore Upazila.
Dr Nurul Islam said soil organic matter is a key factor in maintaining long-term soil fertility since it is the reservoir of metabolic energy, which drives soil biological processes involved in nutrient availability.
The farmers applied half-rated chemical fertilizer along with optimum organic fertilizer and bio-pesticide in their fields in order to make them financially benefited side by side with protecting the soil health.
Liming and organic fertilization has been found effective towards boosting cropping yield through protecting soil health in the high Barind area.
Organic matter creates a positive soil environment from which plants can uptake nutrients from applied chemical fertilizers. It increases uptake of applied chemical fertilizers by the plants which contributes to increasing crop productivity through reducing toxic flow of active chemical fertilizers to the environment.
These were ascertained in 10 experimental plots of wheat, lentil, potato and chickpea at six separate locations in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts recently.
The cash crops were cultivated in two separate demonstration plots, one experiment and other farmers’ practice, to evaluate the effects of liming and organic matter on soil properties, soil health and growth traits.
The field level experiments conducted by Rajshahi regional office of Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) showed better yields than that of the conventional plots.
Dr Nurul Islam, Senior Scientific Officer of SRDI, said each of the ten farmers were given all sorts of impute supports including fertilizer, labour, water for irrigation and technical knowhow for farming crops on one bigha of experimental plot.
Taimur Ali, a farmer of Parbatipur area under Gomostapur Upazila, had cultivated wheat on two bigha of lands and harvested 18 mounds of yield from the one-bigha experiment plot while 12 mound from the conventional one.
“I have harvested nine mounds of lentil from the experiment plot while six mounds from his own conventional system,” said Shariful Alam, another farmer of Patari villag under Shapaher Upazila, adding that the liming and organic matter system is cost-effective.
Potato yield was 115 mounds per bigha in experimental plot against 90 mound of farmers practice while the yield of chickpea was 13 mounds of experimental plot against six mounds of conventional system, said farmer Saiful Islam of Badhair village under Tanore Upazila.
Dr Nurul Islam said soil organic matter is a key factor in maintaining long-term soil fertility since it is the reservoir of metabolic energy, which drives soil biological processes involved in nutrient availability.
The farmers applied half-rated chemical fertilizer along with optimum organic fertilizer and bio-pesticide in their fields in order to make them financially benefited side by side with protecting the soil health.
