Summary
Abstract Suitable land configuration and nutrient approach are essential for sustaining crop production under semi-arid Inceptisols of India. The study aimed to assess the effect of land configuration (raised bed [RB] and flat bed [FB]) and nutrient approach, viz., organic (Organic), inorganic (soil test crop response [STCR]), and integrated nutrient management (STCR-Integrated plant nutrient supply [IPNS]) along with farm yard manure (FYM) and control (CK) on soil’s physicochemical and biological properties after two consecutive cycles of cotton-wheat. Results showed that land configuration did not impact the pH, organic carbon, and its stock at 0–15 and 15–30 cm soil. However, bulk density was reduced (2.03%) and microbial biomass carbon increased (5.12%) significantly under RB at 0–15 c
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