Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity in Wheat-Mungbean-Rice Cropping System under Subtropical Climatic Conditions
Table 6
Effect of tillage practice on the yield of mungbean.
Treatment
Grain yield (kg ha−1) 2009
Biomass yield (t ha−1) 2009
Grain yield (kg ha−1) 2010
Biomass yield (t ha−1) 2010
Grain yield (kg ha−1) 2011
Biomass yield (t ha−1) 2011
Grain yield (kg ha−1) 2012
Biomass yield (t ha−1) 2012
ZT
632
6.26
644c
6.39b
780
7.26
812
7.56
MT
784
7.12
841b
6.83b
785
7.28
792
7.60
CT
837
7.82
1000a
7.68a
800
7.62
800
7.87
DT
882
8.15
1100a
8.29a
820
8.00
820
8.10
SE (±)
12.56
0.14
10.11
0.12
12.11
0.13
11.57
0.13
Figures in a column having common letter(s) do not differ significantly at 5% level of DMRT. ZT: zero tillage, MT: minimum tillage, CT: conventional tillage, and DT: deep tillage.