| dc.description.abstract | A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of liming in Himalayan piedmont
soil on nutrient dynamics under different levels of lime in mungbean field
followed by T. Aman cultivation, during the period of December 2010 to october
2011. Five levels of lime were applied, viz, T;: control, T,: 1.0, T3: 1.5, T4: 2.0,
Ts: 2.5, t lime ha’. The pH of soils after liming were increased steadily with the
increased rate of liming. The different treatments were showed differently where
more plant nutrients became available by increasing the concentration of K, Ca,
Mg, N, P, S, B, Cu and Mn and slight decreased in the concentration of OM,Fe
and Zn that make the soil environment favorable for plant growth. The changes
of soil properties like pH, OM and some plant nutrients availability were
significantly increased due to application of lime resulted in increased summer
mungbean yield. The number of pods plant’, number of seeds pod”, 1000 seeds
weight and grain yield were significantly affected by liming . The treatment T
(1.5 t lime ha") produced mugbean grain yield of 1.6 t ha’' respectively which
was significantly greater than those found in T;, T>, T, and T; treatments. Thus,
the application of 1.5 t lime ha’' is recommended for the cultivation of summer
mungbean and the desired soil pH (>6.5 but < 7.0), which increased availability
of nutrients in the study area. The study revealed that liming increases soil pH as
well as changes other chemical properties of soil, which is beneficial to sustain
high yield and may be an important soil management tool for mungbean
cultivation in acid piedmont soil in the North Weast Bangladesh where soil
acidity is the common. | en_US |
