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Kushal) using earthworms (<jats:italic>Eisenia foetida<\/jats:italic>) in reducing the inputs of chemical fertilizers and improving soil health in menthol mint-based cropping systems. Results of the first trial conducted on menthol mint (sole crop) in the fields of 45 farmers clearly indicated that 75% of the chemical fertilizer inputs can be reduced by supplementing the fields with 5tha<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>of menthol mint VC leading to higher levels of profits to the farmers by significantly improving herb and oil yield (6.7 and 8.4%, respectively) compared to the full recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (NPK 75:60:60kgha<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>). The second trial was conducted in the fields of six farmers adopting a menthol mint cropping system (mint\u2013rice\u2013wheat\u2013mint) where significantly higher yields were recorded in plots supplemented with 5tha<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>of menthol mint VC+25% of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizers; an increase of 5.6\u20137.2% in mint oil and 6.6% in wheat yield over the plots receiving the full recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (NPK 75:60:60kgha<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>). However, in the case of rice, the highest grain yield was observed within plots receiving the full recommended dose of chemical fertilizers. Data obtained on soil properties clearly showed that apart from enhancing the yields of crops, the integration of VC with chemical fertilizers considerably improved the soil fertility\/sustainability status in terms of organic carbon, available N, P and K.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1742170512000099","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,4,4]],"date-time":"2012-04-04T16:05:57Z","timestamp":1333555557000},"page":"212-219","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Contribution and assessment of recycled menthol mint vermicompost on productivity and soil quality in mint and mint\u2013rice\u2013wheat rotation: A case study"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Alok","family":"Kalra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Saket","family":"Shukla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Rakshapal","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Rajesh Kumar","family":"Verma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mahesh","family":"Chandra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Saudan","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Virendra Kumar Singh","family":"Tomar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Alok","family":"Krishna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Zaim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Govind","family":"Ram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Sukhmal","family":"Chand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Dharani Dhar","family":"Patra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,4,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref22","first-page":"71","article-title":"Mentha distillation waste \u2013 a potential source of sustaining soil fertility and productivity in Mentha\u2013mustard cropping systems","volume":"46","author":"Chand","year":"2001","journal-title":"Fertilizers News"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2136\/sssaj1985.03615995004900010029x"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0960-8524(02)00017-2"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1081\/CSS-200062434"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref13","first-page":"475","volume-title":"Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3, Chemical Methods","author":"Thomas","year":"1996"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref10","first-page":"259","article-title":"A rapid procedure for estimation of available nitrogen in soils","volume":"25","author":"Subbiah","year":"1956","journal-title":"Current Science"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref3","first-page":"347","volume-title":"New Trends in Biotechnology","author":"Senapathi","year":"1993"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"419","DOI":"10.1016\/S0031-4056(23)03661-2","article-title":"Potential of Perionyx excavates for utilization of organic waste","volume":"23","author":"Kale","year":"1982","journal-title":"Pedobiologia"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0167-8809(00)00151-1"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref27","first-page":"249","article-title":"Growth and yield performances of some upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars as influenced by varied rates of NPK(15:15:15) fertilizers on an ultisol","volume":"7","author":"Ndaeyo","year":"2008","journal-title":"Journal of Tropical Agriculture, Food, Environment and Extension"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref23","first-page":"277","article-title":"Influence of integrated nutrient management on soil fertility and productivity in mustard as residual crop after mint","volume":"50","author":"Chand","year":"2002","journal-title":"Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1010394221729"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref8","first-page":"229","volume-title":"The Essential Oils","volume":"1","author":"Langenau","year":"1948"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref19","first-page":"83","volume-title":"Biogas Slurry Utilization","author":"Madan","year":"1993"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref9","first-page":"153","volume-title":"Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3, Chemical Methods","author":"Nelson","year":"1996"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00374-010-0443-2"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref16","first-page":"65","volume-title":"Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3, Chemical Methods","author":"Wright","year":"1996"},{"key":"S1742170512000099_ref24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1081\/CSS-120027647"},{"volume-title":"Agricultural Experimentation. 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