To study the development of hard pan with use of zero till ferti seed drill in deep loamy soil in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh

The present study explored the development of hard with use of zero till ferti seed dirll in deep loamy soil in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. Selection of the farmers for the experiment conducted for hard pan of soil was done from the group of farmers considered for impact study as the initial information was available during survey for impact analysis, the sowing date was planned as 15th November each year i.e. Rabi 2017, 2018 with zero till sowing in the plot and conventional tillage on other part of the plot for continuously two years with recommended dose of fertilizer as per soil testing in ZT and CT plots. Paddy crop with variety NDR-359 field in both ZT and CT was cultivated. Hard pan prediction model was developed which referred to predict the occurrence of hard pan in due course of time. Since the area under study does not come across with heavy machinery having more than 10 tons weight, the occurrence of hard pan comes at later stage in due course of time. However, precautions should be taken to avoid using heavy machines and also a planned movement of traction vehicle is suggested.