Table 6 Effect of rice residue management and wheat crop establishment methods on actinomycetes count of wheat under rice–wheat cropping system (2018–2019 and 2019–20).
S. N | Treatment | Actinomycetes count (105Â cfu/g soil) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 DAS | At harvest | ||||
2018–2019 | 2019–2020 | 2018–2019 | 2019–2020 | ||
T1 | CTW drill sown after full residue burning | 49.5 ± 1.36e | 51.8 ± 1.44d | 32.8 ± 1.42d | 34.3 ± 0.88c |
T2 | CTW drill sown after removal of residues (without burning) | 49.7 ± 3.73f | 46.8 ± 1.44e | 33.8 ± 2.04cd | 36.7 ± 1.45c |
T3 | ZTW with anchored stubbles | 57.8 ± 2.90b | 58.0 ± 3.64b | 39.8 ± 1.41b | 45.9 ± 1.53b |
T4 | ZTW after anchored stubbles partial burning | 56.1 ± 2.18e | 55.4 ± 1.44bc | 38.2 ± 1.16cd | 44.4 ± 1.15b |
T5 | ZTW after full residue burning | 55.2 ± 1.76f | 51.0 ± 1.44d | 34.0 ± 1.11cd | 43.5 ± 2.89b |
T6 | ZTW with Happy seeder in full residue load | 67.6 ± 1.75a | 63.8 ± 2.33a | 47.4 ± 1.68a | 52.0 ± 1.73a |
T7 | ZTW with Happy seeder after using chopper & spreader (full residue load) | 68.9 ± 0.88a | 64.1 ± 2.34a | 48.3 ± 2.27a | 52.9 ± 1.74a |
T8 | CTW broadcast sown with rotavator after using chopper & spreader (full residue load) | 53.3 ± 1.76c | 53.9 ± 2.61cd | 34.5 ± 1.02cd | 43.0 ± 1.15b |
T9 | CTW drill sown after using chopper, spreader & rotavator (full residue load) | 52.7 ± 1.45cd | 57.1 ± 2.80bc | 32.8 ± 2.16d | 42.4 ± 1.15b |
T10 | CTW with spatial drill after using chopper & spreader (full residue load) | 52.5 ± 2.99d | 56.0 ± 2.67bc | 33.0 ± 2.31d | 42.2 ± 1.15b |
