Joshi, O.P.Varghese, P.T.Nelliat, E.V.Hameed Khan, H.2014-09-022014-09-021986-06Intern. J. Trop. Agrl., Vol. IV No. 2 , pp-108-115(June 1986)http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5252The effects of long term manurial-cum-cultural practices, imposed since 1919 and modified in 1972, on physical and water retention properties of a red sandy loam soil planted to coconut, were studied. The treatments like forking basins after inorganic fertilization, no tillage and no manuring, and tillage with organic and inorganic fertilization, showed an improvement in water holding capacity, bulk density, estimated porosity and available water capacity over the treatment of tillage alone when tested for their cumulation effect during 1982. More or less a similar trend was observed for water retained at various tensions. However, the treatments like forking basins after inorganic fertilization, no tillage and no manuring and tillage with organic and inorganic fertilization had an edge over other treatments. The data revealed that minimum disturbance of soil by way of forking after inorganic fertilization helped in maintaining better physical environment in basins of coconut palms over other treatments.enArticle