Crop Residue Management for Soil Health and Sustained Yields
Harish Shenoy*
Dept. of Agronomy, Livestock Research and Information Centre (Amrithmahal), Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Konehalli, Tiptur, Karnataka (572 201), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Crop residue, Mulch, Retention, Soil properties
Abstract
Crop residues are left over of the plant parts in the field after harvest of the crop. Crop residues are natural resources which can be recycled for meeting the nutrient requirement of succeeding crops. Crop residues contain significant quantities of plant nutrients and their judicious application will improve the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Crop residues can be incorporated into soil with suitable machinery and this can improve soil health. Retention on soil surface can conserve as soil moisture, temperature and control weed emergence. Residue decomposition in soil substantially increase the soil organic carbon and other nutrients.
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