Livestock and Soil Health
B. C. Verma*
Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), (ICAR NRRI), Hazaribagh (825 301), Jharkhand, India
M. Kumar
ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, RCM, Darbhanga (846 005), Bihar, India
L. G. Mawlong
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam (793 103), Meghalaya, India
S. Roy
Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), (ICAR NRRI), Hazaribagh (825 301), Jharkhand, India
A. Banarjee
Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), (ICAR NRRI), Hazaribagh (825 301), Jharkhand, India
S. M. Prasad
Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), (ICAR NRRI), Hazaribagh (825 301), Jharkhand, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Soil organic carbon, Organic manure, Soil properties
Abstract
Due to intensification of agriculture, several soil related problems emerges which decline the soil health and quality. It is very crucial to maintain the health of soil; which is one of the most important natural resources. Soil organic matter or soil organic carbon plays an important role in maintaining the soil health. Soil health is governed by different physical, chemical and biological properties, which are interlinked and correlated to each other. Disturbing/ changing one property affects others and leads to change in soil health. Livestock has a very important role in maintaining the soil health as it is very important source of soil organic carbon through its manure, if managed properly.
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