Effect of Tillage Practices on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity in Wheat-Mungbean-Rice Cropping System under Subtropical Climatic Conditions

Table 7

The yield of T. aman as influenced by different tillage practices.

Treatment	Grain yield (t ha^−1)				Straw yield (t ha^−1)
	2009	2010	2011	2012	2009	2010	2011	2012
ZT	2.87^c	3.64^b	4.18	4.49	3.07^b	3.75	3.95	4.54
MT	3.77^b	3.84^ab	4.24	4.30	4.13^a	3.96	3.96	4.32
CT	4.40^a	4.29^ab	4.29	4.37	4.68^a	4.39	4.40	4.40
DT	4.56^a	4.63^a	4.43	4.51	4.84^a	4.69	4.60	4.60
SE (±)	0.13	0.28	0.17	0.12	0.27	0.31	0.52	0.11

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.