Table 4 Long-term impact of mode, level of FYM, and fertilizer N application on available nutrients (NPS: kg ha−1) at different growth stages of wheat.
Treatment | Season/level of input | Available N (kg ha−1) | Available P (kg ha−1) | Available S (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | ||
Mode of FYM application | Rabi | 228.2 | 245.8 | 249.8 | 230.8 | 227.3 | 65.7 | 57.5 | 72.8 | 69.7 | 67.1 | 58.0 | 54.1 | 72.5 | 65.0 | 61.4 |
Kharif | 229.8 | 241.0 | 244.0 | 229.7 | 225.6 | 67.9 | 50.5 | 70.1 | 67.0 | 65.6 | 50.5 | 48.8 | 68.2 | 61.6 | 50.3 | |
Rabi and Kharif: both seasons | 240.9 | 262.8 | 268.4 | 243.6 | 240.3 | 89.7 | 68.8 | 99.4 | 95.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 | 64.9 | 92.7 | 81.8 | 76.0 | |
CD (p = 0.05) | 7.8 | 11.3 | NS | NS | 11.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | |
Level of FYM (t ha−1) | FYM0 | 177.9 | 193.9 | 183.2 | 171.9 | 167.4 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 32.1 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 24.2 | 31.6 | 30.4 | 28.5 |
FYM5 | 243.9 | 258.7 | 268.3 | 247.8 | 244.1 | 77.0 | 63.0 | 83.1 | 79.1 | 77.6 | 62.5 | 58.6 | 79.8 | 70.4 | 65.2 | |
FYM10 | 251.3 | 269.4 | 278.4 | 256.0 | 252.7 | 92.3 | 69.6 | 98.5 | 95.4 | 93.6 | 69.6 | 64.9 | 94.0 | 81.7 | 72.8 | |
FYM15 | 258.7 | 277.4 | 286.4 | 263.2 | 260.1 | 101.9 | 78.0 | 109.3 | 104.7 | 102.9 | 79.6 | 76.0 | 105.8 | 95.4 | 83.8 | |
CD (p = 0.05) | 9.0 | 13.0 | 28.5 | 25.5 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | |
Level of fertilizer N (kg ha−1) | N0 | 222.8 | 238.7 | 241.9 | 222.9 | 218.8 | 71.7 | 56.3 | 77.5 | 74.0 | 71.8 | 57.4 | 53.6 | 74.6 | 66.3 | 60.0 |
N120 | 243.1 | 261.1 | 266.2 | 246.5 | 243.3 | 77.1 | 61.6 | 84.0 | 80.6 | 77.8 | 62.1 | 58.2 | 81.0 | 72.7 | 65.2 | |
CD (p = 0.05) | 6.9 | 5.9 | 19.6 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
