Properties	Value (mean ± S.D.)	Method Used
Sand (%)	83.05±0.77	20 Hydrometer method
Silt (%)	10.45±0.76
Clay (%)	6.49±0.50
Textural class	Loamy Sand	21 USDA triangular method
-3 Bulk density (Mg m )	1.54±0.1	22 Undisturbed core sampler method
-1 Infiltration rate (cm hr )	0.40±0.08	23 Double ring infiltrometer method
pH (1:2 soil: water)	8.5±0.16	23 Method No. 21 (b), USDA Hand Book No. 60
-1 Electrical conductivity (EC) (dSm )	0.22±0.06	24 Conductivity bridge method
Organic carbon (OC) (%)	0.11±0.02	25 Walkley and Black’s rapid titration method
-1 Available P (kg ha )	18.68±5	26 0.5 M NaHCO3-extractable
-1 Available N (kg ha )	120.4±9.5	27 Alkaline permanganate method
-1 Available K (kg ha )	254.6±13	26 Flame photometric method

Table 1: Initial soil properties of surface layer (0-15 cm)

Sl.No.	Abbreviation	Treatments	Tillage	Crop establishment	Water management	Sheep manure	Crop management
Main-plot treatments (Tillage)
1.	DT	Deep Tillage	1passes of disc harrow,1passes of harrow,1passes of rotavator, 1 passes of tiller, 1 pass of planking	Multi crop planter	Based on critical growth stages	Broadcasted -1 @10t ha uniformly	Standard practices followed
2.	ST	Shallow tillage	1passes of harrow, 1passes of rotavator, 1 passes of tiller, 1 pass of planking	Multi crop planter	Based on critical growth stages	Broadcasted -1 @10t ha uniformly	Standard practices followed
3.	MT	Minimum tillage	1 passes of rotavator, 1 pass of planking	Multi crop planter	Based on critical growth stages	Broadcasted -1 @10t ha uniformly	Standard practices followed
Sub-plot treatments ( Integrated Nutrient Management practices, NM)
1.	F0	No fertilizer applied (control)
2.	F1	-1 Recommended dose of fertilizer NK (20 kg N +15 kg K ha )
3.	F2	-1 Recommended dose of fertilizer NPK @ 20:32:15 kg ha (RDF)
4.	F3	-1 RDF + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) @ 2.5 kg ha
5.	F4	-1 -1 RDF + PSB @ 2.5 kg ha + Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) @ 2 kg ha
6.	F5	-1 -1 RDF + PSB @ 2.5 kg ha + AMF @ 4 kg ha

Table 2: Detail of tillage, crop and nutrient management under different treatments of peanut cultivation

Particulars	Units	Energy equivalents (MJ -1 Unit )	References
Input
Human labour	Man-hour	1.96	32 Gathala et al. (2016)
Diesel	Liter	56.31	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Nitrogen (N)	kg ^-1	66.14	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Phosphorus (P₂ O₅ )	kg^-1	12.44	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Potassium (K₂ O)	Kg	11.15	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Herbicides, insecticides and pesticides	Kg	120.00	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Manures	Kg	0.3	33 Mittal et al.(1985)
Irrigation water	ha-cm	143.56	32 Gathala et al.(2016)
Groundnut seed	Kg	25.00	34 Panesar et al.(1994)
Output
Peanut pod yield	Kg	25.00	34 Panesar et al.(1994)
Peanut haulm yield	Kg	18.00	34 Panesar et al.(1994)