An experiment was conducted at Morena during 1993-94 and 1994-95 to study t
he effect of organic and inorganic sources of plant nutrients on productivi
ty, nutrient uptake and economics of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]-musta
rd [Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson] cropping sequence. Significantly
higher seed yield of soybean was recorded with N-40 (1/2 B + 1/2 T) P80K20
(20 kg N applied as basal and rest 20 kg N top dressed at 30 DAS), whereas
in mustard the yield was highest when N-40 (1/2 + 1/2) P80K20 (20 kg N supp
lied through FYM and remaining 20 kg N through urea) was applied in soybean
. The maximum mean total land productivity and net return were obtained fro
m N-40 (1/2 + 1/2) P80K20. The uptake of NPK was maximum when soybean was f
ertilized with N-40 (1/2 + 1/2) P80K20, whereas in mustard maximum uptake o
f NPK was recorded with N-40 (1/2 + 1/2) P80K20, was given to soybean crop
in kharif.