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Crops Residue Management for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental Health


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1 ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), Regional Centre, New Delhi, India
2 Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai (M.S.), India
3 Department of Agronomy, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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Crop residues burning is an important source of environmental pollution and therefore, a great cause of concerns for the scientists, researchers, policy planners, social activists and the governments. The rising level of crop residue surplus on account of higher crop biomass production, poses a great challenge before us for its effective and efficient management. The suitable strategies needs to be devised for its on-farm utilization, which inter alia includes proper incorporation and decomposition in-situ so as to supply organic matter for improving the soil physico-chemical and biological properties. The increase in soil fertility by organic sources helps in reducing the environmental pollution, caused due to heavy use of chemical fertilizers. The crop residue management not only reduces the environmental hazards caused due to its burning but also saves a huge amount of money sent by the farmers on fertilizers and other chemical amendments. In totality crop residues management ensures the overall benefits for the society at large besides its favourable effects on environmental and agricultural health and food production.
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Authors

Ashok Kumar
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), Regional Centre, New Delhi, India
S. S. Kadam
Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai (M.S.), India
Mohd. Arif
Department of Agronomy, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


Crop residues burning is an important source of environmental pollution and therefore, a great cause of concerns for the scientists, researchers, policy planners, social activists and the governments. The rising level of crop residue surplus on account of higher crop biomass production, poses a great challenge before us for its effective and efficient management. The suitable strategies needs to be devised for its on-farm utilization, which inter alia includes proper incorporation and decomposition in-situ so as to supply organic matter for improving the soil physico-chemical and biological properties. The increase in soil fertility by organic sources helps in reducing the environmental pollution, caused due to heavy use of chemical fertilizers. The crop residue management not only reduces the environmental hazards caused due to its burning but also saves a huge amount of money sent by the farmers on fertilizers and other chemical amendments. In totality crop residues management ensures the overall benefits for the society at large besides its favourable effects on environmental and agricultural health and food production.

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