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Conservation agriculture: a new paradigm for improving input use efficiency and crop productivity

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Title Conservation agriculture: a new paradigm for improving input use efficiency and crop productivity
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Creator B.P. Meena, A.O. Shirale, M.L. Dotaniya, Pramod Jha, A.L. Meena, A.K. Biswas, and A.K. Patra
 
Subject Conservation agriculture • Crop rotations • Crop residues • Carbon sequestration • Nutrient dynamics • Weed management
 
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Conservation agriculture (CA) refers to a set of agricultural practices
encompassing minimum mechanical soil disturbance, diversified crop rotation
and permanent soil cover with crop residues to mitigate soil erosion and improve
soil fertility besides soil functions. The CA aims to conserve, improve and make
more efficient use of resources through CA-based technologies. It has many
tangible and intangible benefits in terms of reduced cost of production, saving of
time, increased yield through timely planting, improved water productivity,
adaptation to climate variability, reduced disease and pest incidence through
stimulation of biological diversity, reduced environmental footprints and ultimately improvements in soil health. However, weeds are a major biotic interference in CA, posing big defy towards its success unless all the principles are
completely followed. Development of post-emergence herbicide and growing
herbicide-tolerant crops and also the retention of crop residues as a mulch help in
managing weed problems and also improve soil moisture retention. Furthermore, this practice of agriculture improves soil organic carbon content which
ultimately leads to an increase in input use efficiency.
 
Date 2020-05-21T09:44:32Z
2020-05-21T09:44:32Z
2016-01-01
 
Type Book chapter
 
Identifier 4
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/36034
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Springer