Evaluation of a New Organic Farming Technology towards Crop Sustainability and Soil Quality Development

Organic agriculture has been identified as the only option for restoring soil dynamics, soil-plant interactions, environmental resistance and lowering pest interference, which are utmost necessary for regaining crop sustainability. However, lack of scientific guidelines and comprehensive organic package of practice (POP) has rendered the objective unachievable. The present study was initiated at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (India) from 2012 to evaluate the potential of Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology, an organic POP, towards increasing crop productivity and soil quality under paddy cultivation. Productivity of paddy (Gobindobhog and Swarna Sub-1) under IRF POP was found to be 17.19 per cent and 5.22 per cent higher than that obtained under conventional POP. Organic plant management under IRF aimed at activation of plant physiology, was found to have a positive impact towards agronomic development and yield performance as compared to conventional POP. Assessment of soil quality parameters indicated increasing trend of soil quality for plots receiving compost.