ABSTRACT. A field investigation on the integrated effect of vegetative hedgerows and FYM on cotton in relation to nutrient availability and their losses through surface runoff was conducted at Land Resource Management Project Watershed, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. A numerical decrease in bulk density was observed in the combination of 50 per cent recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + contour farming alongwith vegetative hedgerows. However, a numerical increase in hydraulic conductivity was recorded due to this combination. Organic carbon status after harvest of cotton was significant maximum due to combination of 50 per cent recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + Leucaena followed by 50 per cent recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + Vetiver and both these combinations were at par. The respective increases in organic carbon status were 65 and 63 per cent over control. The respective increases in respect of N and K2O status after harvest of cotton were 172 and 29 per cent due to Vetiver and 154 and 23 per cent due to Leucaena combinations respectively over control. However, the P2O5 status was maximum in the combination of 50 per cent recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + Leucaena followed by 50 per cent recommended dose of chemical fertilizer + FYM @ 10 t ha-1 + Vetiver which were 28 and 14 per cent respectively over control.