A field experiment was conducted during rainy ( kharif) and winter ( rabi) seasons of 1998-99 and 1999-2000 at Dryland Research Substation, Rakh Dhiansar, Bari-Brahmana, Jammu and Kashmir, India, to evaluate the residual effect of integrated nutrient management in maize ( Zea mays cv. GS 2) on succeeding Gobhi sarson ( Brassica napus [ B. campestris var. sarson] cv. GSL 2) and chickpea ( Cicer arietinum cv. PBG 1). Application of recommended dose of NPK (60:40:20 kg/ha)+20 kg ZnSO 4/ha during kharif significantly increased the grain yield of maize as well as the succeeding crops of Gobhi sarson and chickpea. Application of farmyard manure (FYM) significantly increased the available N, P and K status of the soil after maize harvest. Available P status of the soil after the harvest of Gobhi sarson and chickpea also increased significantly due to the residual effect of FYM and fertility levels.
