Nutrient Uptake and Post-Harvest Soil Nutrient Status of Extra Long StapleCottonas Influenced by Establishment Methods, Intercropping and Nutrient Management

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at Eastern Block Farm, Department of Agronomy, TNAU, Coimbatore, during the summer of 2019 with the objective of finding outthe nutrient uptakeandthe postharvest soil nutrient statusof Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton under methods of crop establishment, intercropping and nutrient management. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisted,viz.T1: Transplanting + Green gram + 75% RDF, T2 : Transplanting + Black gram + 75% RDF, T3 : Transplanting + Onion + 75% RDF, T4 : Transplanting + Green gram + 100% RDF, T5 : Transplanting + Intercrop with Black gram + 100% RDF, T6 : Transplanting + Onion + 100% RDF, T7 : Transplanting + Green gram + 125% RDF, T8 : Transplanting + Black gram + 125% RDF, T9 : Transplanting + Onion + 125% RDF, T10 : Transplanting + 100% RDF, T11 : Direct seeding + Recommended package of practices. Nutrient uptake was higher in transplanted cotton intercropped with black gram followed by thegreen gram with the application of 125% RDF followed by 100% RDF which was significantly influenced by crop establishment techniques, intercropping and different doses of fertilizer level.Available soil nutrients were higher in direct-seeded cotton compared to transplanted cotton