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CROPPING SYSTEMS AND THEIR SOIL MANAGEMENT
Editor: Dr. Md. Parwaiz Alam, Dr. Navnit Kumar, Dr. Md. Naiyar Ali, Reeta Singh, Ajit Kumar Paswan, Devendra Mandal, Govind Kumar, Dr. D K Sachan, Dr Sushil Kumar Singh, Dr.Mangal Deep Tuti
Edition: 2021
ISBN: 978-81-927825-2-0
Publisher: PPD
Length: 187 pages.
Language Note: ENGLISH
Summary:
Multiple cropping systems using crop rotations or intercropping may improve
nutrient use efficiency. Growing of nitrate catch crops prevents residual N
from being lost. Growing of deep rooting crops following harvest of short
duration and shallow rooting crops like vegetables is another option for N
recycling. Winter wheat with deep rooting nature, high N demand and high N
harvest index could serve this purpose well. Adoption of such cropping
system strategy could substantially reduce leaching loss of N in humid and
sub humid regions. There is a need to develop crop rotations involving
legumes to tap the benefits of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Nitrogen use
efficiency for cereals following legumes is greater than that for cereals
following cereals or fallow. Pulse crops are also popular for their suitability in
different cropping systems, owing to their short–life cycle. Development of
large number of high yielding cultivars of pulse crops with varying maturity
duration and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, have made it possible
to include them in irrigated crop sequence as well. Thus, legume–based
cropping systems can transform the rural livelihoods by overcoming the
production constraints largely experienced over the decades due to
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