RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION IN WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION
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PC TYAGI
BP JOSHI |
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RESOURCE CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, CROP PRODUCTION, WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION
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WITH THE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH DATA, THE AUTHOR DISCUSS VARIOUS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES, INCLUDING BOTH AGRONOMIC AND MECHANICAL , FOR WESTERN HIMALAYAN REGION WHERE RUNOFF AND SOIL LOSSES ARE HEAVY RESULTING IN IMPOVERISHED LAND AND LOW CROP PRODUCTION. AGRONOMIC MEASURES RECOMMENDED INCLUDE CONTOUR CULTIVATION , CONTOUR STRIP CROPPING, MIXED CROPPING , TILLAGE AND SURFACE MULCHING AND ZERO TILLAGE WITH LIVE MULCH. THE MECHANICAL MEASURES ADOPTED CONSIST OF CONTOUR/ FIELD BUNDING , GRADED BUNDING AND BENCH TERRACING. SUCH MEASURES PROVIDE THE NEEDED BARRIER ACROSS THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF RUNOFF TO INCREASE RAIN WATER INFILTRATION INTO SOIL PROFILE. COMPLEMENTARY TO EACH OTHER , THE MECHANICAL AND AGRONOMIC CONSERVATION PRACTICES REDUCE THE SOIL AND WATER LOSSES AND ALSO IMPROVE THE CROP YIELDS SUBSTANTIALLY. Not Available |
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2020-09-24T11:26:26Z
2020-09-24T11:26:26Z 1994-01-01 |
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Research Paper
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Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/41569 |
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English
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