Conservation tillage, Practices used in Conservation Tillage

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1. TOPIC : Practices For Tillage Conservation

2. Any tillage or planting system in which at least 30 percent of the soil surface is covered by plant residue after planting , To Reduce water and wind erosion . It optimize conservation of soil and water resources. Conservation Tillage

3. There are are five types : 1) No tillage 2) Mulch tillage 3) Strip or Zonal tillage 4) Ridge till 5) reduced till Types of Conservation Tillage System

4. Planting crops in previously unprepared soil by opening a narrow slot, trench or band Sufficient depth and width to obtain proper seed coverage. Herbicides used for weed management . Effective conservation practice for reducing soil erosion and improving water quality. Minimum tractor power used . No Tillage /Zero Tillage

5. This is done by heavy implements . Sow seed and applied fertilizer at the same time . Zero tillage have increased yields in wet areas. No Tillage /Zero Tillage

6. It is also called stubble mulch forming . Causing least soil disturbance . Leave maximum crop residues on soil surface . A chisel plough used for break hard pan of soil . Mulch Tillage System

7. Protection of soil against raindrop impact Improved infiltration capacity . Mulch stability depends on rate of residue decomposition . Climate and soil properties . Relief and rainfall characteristics . Benefits

8. The seedbed is divided into a seedling zone and a soil management zone . 5-10 cm wide tilled the soil for germination and seedling establishment . The inter row zone left and protected by mulch. Strip tillage achieved by chiseling in row zone. Strip Tillage System

9. One third of the soil surface is tilled at planting with sweeps or row cleaner . Planting of row crops is done on performed cultivated ridges . Weeds are controlled by herbicides . Sometimes ridges goes on to six seasons . Planting is done on ridges . Ridge Till System

10. It is used in dry areas for collects of runoff water . It induce waterlogging in clay soils . Ridges are 20-30 cm wide and 10-20 cm high . It increase the water holding capacity of soil. Fertilizer and organic matter concentrated in ridges. Benefits

11. Any farming practice which involves less cultivation. Minimize soil disturbance . Weeds and grasses are controlled by herbicides . There are three types of reduced tillage : 1) reduced cultivation 2) direct drilling 3) minimum tillage Reduced Tillage

12. It involves grazing of crops stubble and weeds . Followed by one cultivation . Followed by contact herbicides . Reduced Cultivation

13. It involves no cultivation sowing directly into undisturbed soil. Stubbles removed by grazing . Remaining stubbles is burnt after rainy days . Direct Drilling

14. It involves retention of stubbles and weeds controlled by herbicides . It involve one mechanical cultivation . Minimum Tillage