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Effect of Tillage and Organic Amendments on the Physical Propertis of Soil and Yield of Bajra

Volume : 62
Issue: Mar-mar
Pages: 106 - 109
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Abstract


A study on the effect of tillage and organic amendments on the structural properties of soil and yield of bajra (HB3)was conducted in red sandy loam soil.The tillage treatments consisted of ploughing up to 10,20,30 and 45 cm depths.the amendments included in the experiment were maize straw.rice husk.farm yard manure.tank silt.gypsum.neem cake and polystyrane.An improvement in capilary porosity,hydraulic conductivity.structural coefficient and stability index was observed in the post harvest soil samples when compared to pre-sowing samples.Deep tillage to 20 and 45 cm.

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106 - 109
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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