Govind*, D.P., Patel, V.M. Prajapati, M.B. Tandel, Subhaprada Behera and Virag Chaudhari
Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396450, Gujarat
Received-05.05.2023, Revised-14.05.2023, Accepted-26.05.2023
Abstract: Since the last century, unwise utilization of soil resource has caused dramatic reduction in soil organic carbon pool, a foundation of soil life. Considering this fact, the present research experiment was carried out to assess the role of teak based agroforestry systems in improving the soil organic carbon status of soil and its influence on soil fertility. The results revealed that alkalinity and salinity of soil were significantly decreased under teak based agroforestry systems as compared to nearby agricultural land. Moreover, soil organic carbon (SOC) was increased by 59.61 per cent in soil of teak based agroforestry over the agricultural soil. Like SOC, the availability of primary nutrients (N, P2O5 and K2O) and DTPA-extractable Fe and Zn were also significantly improved in soil of teak based agroforestry systems grown under South Gujarat agroclimatic condition.
Keywords: Soil organic carbon, Agroforestry system, Available primary nutrients, DTPA- extractable Fe, Zinc
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