Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Comparative study on soil quality and nutrient availability of apple orchards under organic and conventional nutrient management systems
Author(s): Azra Amin, Shoukat Ara, FA Lone, Tahir Ali, SA Mir, ZA Baba and Shahnaz Mufti
Abstract: The investigation was conducted in 2018 at Urr Charsoo village located in pulwama district of Kashmir valley to study impact of nutrient management systems on soil.16 apple orchards with uniform topography were selected from 4 locations for sampling and 192 soil samples were collected from organically and conventionally managed apple orchards. Samples were analyzed for physico-chemical properties and nutrient characteristics. The results revealed highest values of physico-chemical characteristics (Electrical conductivity and Bulk density), nutrients viz. Available Nitrogen, Available Phosphorus, Available Potassium, Available Calcium and heavy metals (Cadmium and Lead) were found in soil samples collected from conventionally managed orchards. However, maximum values of various physico-chemical characteristics (pH, Organic Carbon) and micro-nutrients (Copper, Iron) were recorded in organically managed orchards. The present study indicated that, the physico-chemical characteristics of soil were improved under organic nutrient management system. Besides organic nutrient sources reduced the heavy metal pollution which may be used in minimizing the pollution load in soil.
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Azra Amin, Shoukat Ara, FA Lone, Tahir Ali, SA Mir, ZA Baba, Shahnaz Mufti. Comparative study on soil quality and nutrient availability of apple orchards under organic and conventional nutrient management systems. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):2864-2867.
