Legume Green Manuring: An Option for Soil Sustainability

Meena, Babu Lal; Fagodiya, Ram Kishor; Prajapat, Kailash; Dotaniya, M. L.; Kaledhonkar, M. J.; Sharma, Pankaj; Meena, Ram Swaroop; Mitran, Tarik; Kumar, Sandeep

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0253-4_12

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“…Legume species such as jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis), black bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), lab-lab bean (Dolichos lablab) and crotalaria-juncea (Crotalaria juncea) are preferred for consortium and green manuring for symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, adding this nutrient to the system (Souza et al, 2018). This practice has made production more sustainable by increasing productivity and reducing environmental impacts (Filipe et al, 2016;Xie et al, 2016;Meena et al, 2018).…”

Section: Agroecological Intensification Of Farming Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable productive intensification for family farming in developing tropical countries

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In the past, agriculture was directed to satisfying human needs. Nowadays, it is directed to meeting the markets, forcing the peasantries to adapt to this condition. As a result, family farmers are multifaceted, incorporating both subsistence and market-oriented production. Traditional farming systems have been challenged since there is a pressure for the intensification of these systems. Then, it is important that scientific research about them goes on to recognize that many family farmers use limited resource bases. However, innovation and intensification are permanent needs of agriculture, although they must be adjusted to different contexts, respecting the cultural legacy of family farmers as a prerequisite for achieving the development. RESUMONo passado, a agricultura era direcionada para satisfazer as necessidades humanas. Hoje em dia, é direcionada para atender os mercados, forçando o campesinato a se adaptar a essa condição. Como resultado, os agricultores familiares se tornaram multifacetados, incorporando tanto a produção de subsistência quanto aquela orientada para o mercado. Os sistemas agrícolas tradicionais foram desafiados, uma vez que existe uma pressão para a intensificação desses sistemas. Então, é importante que a pesquisa científica sobre eles continue para reconhecer que muitos agricultores familiares usam bases de recursos limitadas. Contudo, inovação e intensificação são necessidades permanentes da agricultura, embora elas devam ser ajustadas a diferentes contextos, respeitando o legado cultural dos agricultores familiares como pré-requisito para alcançar o desenvolvimento. Termos para indexação: Sistemas agrícolas; sustentabilidade; agricultor familiar; capitalismo; produção de alimentos.

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Section: Agroecological Intensification Of Farming Systemsmentioning

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Sustainable productive intensification for family farming in developing tropical countries

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“…manures not only supply micronutrients but also influence the transformation of native micronutrients in soil, thereby enhancing their availability to crops (Pal et al, 2008;Meena et al, 2018). The contributions of soil organic matter to available pools of micronutrients are limited and thus, prone to deficiency of one or more micronutrients especially Zn and Fe in salt affected soils (Sharma et al, 2009).…”

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Nutrient Content and Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) as Influenced by Iron and Zinc Enriched FYM in Salt Affected Soils of Gujarat

Malav¹,

Salvi²,

Patel³

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Overuse of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer to enhance agricultural production is threatening the environment (Meena et al, 2018), causes accumulated side effects on human and animal health and increases agricultural production cost (Bahnas and Khater, 2015;Cassou, 2018). This approach has resulted in gradual degradation of soil organic matter because of the breakdown of stable soil aggregates and decomposition of organic matter (OM).…”

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“…Green manuring is an effective and low cost technology which replenishes soil health naturally and also helps in minimizing the cost of chemical fertilizers while safeguarding productivity. Studies across the globe have established the benefits of green manures on soil physicochemical and biological health (Meena et al, 2018;Sah, 2020;Sarkar et al, 2020). The addition of organic amendments into soils, particularly green manure, has potential to control weeds and soil-borne diseases and to disrupt the life cycle of agriculture pest (Kumar et al, 2014;Varma et al, 2017).…”

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Performance Indices of a Combined Tillage Machine for the Incorporation of Leguminous Green Manure at Appropriate Depth

Verma¹,

Khurana²,

Dixit³

2021

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Background: The decomposition rate of biomass depends significantly on soil properties and on the design of the machine used for incorporation. Well-chopped biomass, incorporated in a productive zone with uniform mixing, gives better results instead of placing longer stalks on or near the field surface. Methods: In the field experiments conducted during 2017 and 2018, interaction of soil and biomass, placed at various depths in sandy loam soil, was studied 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 90 days after incorporation (DAI). Further, mechanical incorporation of green manure crop with innovative two-bottom combined tillage machine, namely biomass incorporator, was studied at different levels of soil type, plant height, forward speed and rotor speed.Result: The depth range of 70-140 mm was found most appropriate for incorporation to achieve a higher decomposition rate. Plant stem of 50 days old dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) crop decomposed by 13.0, 31.5, 29.25, 24.25 and 22.05% at depth range 0-70 (D1), 70-140 (D2), 140-210 (D3), 210-280 (D4) and 280-350 (D5) mm, respectively 10 DAI. About 55% of the biomass, incorporated at depth range D2, got decomposed 40 DAI. The average depth of placement of biomass with biomass incorporator ranged between 92 and 131 mm. The soil pulverization index and crop mixing index with the machine varied from 3.58 to 30.65 mm and 93.62 to 98.05%, respectively. The surface profile coefficient with the machine ranged between 24.2 and 50.6 mm. The efficient mixing of the biomass into the soil with thorough coverage of pulverized soil was achieved with rational field undulation.

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Legume Green Manuring: An Option for Soil Sustainability

Cited by 81 publications

References 72 publications

Sustainable productive intensification for family farming in developing tropical countries

Sustainable productive intensification for family farming in developing tropical countries

Nutrient Content and Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) as Influenced by Iron and Zinc Enriched FYM in Salt Affected Soils of Gujarat

Performance Indices of a Combined Tillage Machine for the Incorporation of Leguminous Green Manure at Appropriate Depth

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