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Agricultural Land Management of Eroded Soil to Restore Productivity, Organic Matter (OM) Stock and Physical Properties

Agricultural Land Management of Eroded Soil to Restore Productivity, Organic Matter (OM) Stock and Physical Properties

Wiqar Ahmad1*, Farmanullah Khan2, Muhammad Sharif2 and Muhammad Jamal Khan2

1Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus Mardan, Pakistan; 2The University of Agriculture, Main Campus Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.


*Correspondence | Wiqar Ahmad, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus Mardan, Pakistan; Email: wiqar280@yahoo.co.uk 

Figure 1:

Rainfall data for 2006, 2007 and 2008 at the study site.

Figure 2:

Correlation between 1000 grain weight and grain yield of the wheat and lentil crops.

Figure 3:

Correction between surface soil properties on wheat and lentil grain yield. Economic analysis revealed 16 and 14% higher net economic return.

Figure 4:

Correlation between soil OM and bulk density and soil bulk density and available water both in the sureace (0-20 cm) and sub-surface (20-40 cm) soil.

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

March

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Vol.40, Iss. 1, Pages 01-262

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