Figure 8

Average effect of rice and wheat treatments on soil quality index and the individual contribution of each of the key indicators. PTRW0-puddled transplanted rice with no wheat straw, PTRW25-puddled transplanted rice with 25% anchored wheat straw retained, GM-Green manure, CTWR0-conventional tillage wheat with rice straw removed, ZTWR0-zero tillage wheat with rice straw removed, ZTWR100-ZTW with 100% rice straw retained as surface mulch. (Acronyms: Po- Organic phosphorus, Pi- inorganic phosphorus).