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Role of Conservation Agriculture for Sustaining Soil Quality


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1 Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India
2 Department of Environmental Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India
     

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No-tillage is a system based on cultivating the soil without previous plowing. In this way, the crop residues are left on the topsoil, creating a permanent layer which protects against hydric and wind erosion. According to FAO, Conservation agriculture is a concept for resourcesaving agricultural crop production which is based on enhancing natural and biological process above and below the ground.
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Shiv Singh Meena
Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India
Praveen Solanki
Department of Environmental Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar (Uttarakhand), India

Abstract


No-tillage is a system based on cultivating the soil without previous plowing. In this way, the crop residues are left on the topsoil, creating a permanent layer which protects against hydric and wind erosion. According to FAO, Conservation agriculture is a concept for resourcesaving agricultural crop production which is based on enhancing natural and biological process above and below the ground.