Impact of tillage and weed control methods on soil and crop productivity in pea-tomato system in mid hills of North Western Himalayas

Field experiment was conducted to study the effect of tillage and weed control methods on erosional losses such as soil loss, runoff loss and nutrient loss and yield of and nutrient uptake by pea (Pisum sativum) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) during the years 1996–99. The conventional tillage (C) + straw mulch (SM) and weeding (MW) treatment (C + SM + MW) produced highest yields of green pea and tomato crop. The conservation tillage (CT) was found most effective in reducing the soil loss from 2.08 to 0.35 t ha⁻¹ in pea and from 10.5 to 0.72 t ha⁻¹ in tomato crop under pea-tomato based cropping system.