Lime and Gypsum to Mitigate Soil Problems in Rice Cultivation
in The Bahour Commune of Union Territory of Puducherry
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Author:S. Previna and A. Baska
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:99, Issue:jan-mar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100014
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted in farmer’s holding located in Kanniakoil village of The
Bahour Commune, during the samba season (2007 -2008) with paddy variety Improved White
Ponni as test crop. The grain yield of paddy was found to be the highest in the plots which
received lime @ 2 t ha -1 with leaching and the next best was gypsum @ 2 t ha -1 with leaching.
The per cent yield increases due to the imposed treatment were found to be 52.72 in lime
applied plots with leaching, 33.59 in gypsum applied plots with leaching, 22.42 in lime applied
plots, 15.70, 14.61 and 6.69 respectively in the plots which received FYM, gypsum with leaching
and compost. As regards the different soil properties, the imposed treatments did not
modify any of the parameters studied. Though the available nutrient status was significantly
influenced by the different treatments, there were only marginal differences between the
different ameliorants.
Key words : Gypsum, lime, rice.