Table 2 Impact of pulses and organic amendments on soil constituents (mass–volume relationship).

0–20 cm

M–W

38.2 ± 0.45^c#

34.7 ± 0.12^c

44.4 ± 0.12^b

13.9 ± 0.10^b

M–W–Mb

39.6 ± 0.22^b

37.4 ± 0.05^ab

47.1 ± 0.16^a

15.2 ± 0.44^b

M–W–M–C

40.4 ± 0.16^b

36.3 ± 0.48^b

44.5 ± 0.47^b

14.5 ± 0.31^b

P–W

42.0 ± 0.15^a

38.2 ± 0.17^a

46.4 ± 0.25^a

17.3 ± 0.28^a

Nutrient management

CT

37.8 ± 0.02^c

33.3 ± 0.02^c

42.5 ± 0.13^c

12.3 ± 0.30^c

RDF

39.8 ± 0.27^b

37.1 ± 0.05^b

46.3 ± 0.34^b

15.0 ± 0.20^b

INM

42.6 ± 0.16^a

39.6 ± 0.13^a

48.0 ± 0.37^a

18.3 ± 0.41^a

Interaction

*

*

*

NS

20–40 cm

Cropping system

M–W

38.9 ± 0.39^b

39.6 ± 0.06^c

54.0 ± 0.02^b

16.9 ± 0.36^a

M–W–Mb

40.0 ± 0.22^ab

40.0 ± 0.13^c

52.8 ± 0.02^c

18.0 ± 0.21^a

M–W–M–C

41.1 ± 0.18^a

41.4 ± 0.22^b

54.0 ± 0.07^b

16.8 ± 0.11^a

P–W

41.3 ± 0.24^a

42.2 ± 0.11^a

56.0 ± 0.31^a

17.9 ± 0.13^a

Nutrient management

CT

38.6 ± 0.15^c

39.3 ± 0.39^b

53.3 ± 0.51^b

16.5 ± 0.44^a

RDF

40.1 ± 0.12^b

40.3 ± 0.09^b

53.5 ± 0.10^b

17.4 ± 0.23^a

INM

42.4 ± 0.22^a

42.8 ± 0.25^a

55.8 ± 0.18^a

18.1 ± 0.33^a

Interaction

*

*

*

*