Pulses as a Key Component in Conservation Agriculture: Impacts  on Soil Health and Sustainability

Arya A.P; Poornima Yadav P.I; Sheeja K. Raj; Shalini Pillai P.

doi:10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115131

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Pulses as a Key Component in Conservation Agriculture: Impacts on Soil Health and Sustainability

Arya A.P, Poornima Yadav P.I, Sheeja K. Raj, Shalini Pillai P.

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · pp. 159–172 · Published 13 Nov 2024

10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115131

Abstract

Intensive agriculture poses several challenges such as soil degradation, reduced soil organic matter, and increased soil nutrient imbalances including nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, zinc, iron, and manganese deficiencies and nutrient toxicities (Tiwari KN, 2002). It also contributes to degradation of groundwater quality, declining groundwater levels (Humphreys E et al, 2010), and issues like sodicity and salinization (Tiwari VM et al, 2009), resulting in reduced crop productivity. Many of these limitations can be addressed by adopting conservation agriculture, which supports sustainable productivity while safeguarding natural resources (Sharma AR et al, 2012). Pulses are particularly beneficial in conservation agriculture as they align well with its principles: diversified crop rotations, minimum soil disturbance and continuous soil cover. They serve as a resource-conserving technology that mitigates the adverse impacts of modern agricultural practices.

Agriculture soil health pulses agricultural land

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Arya A.P, Poornima Yadav P.I, Sheeja K. Raj, Shalini Pillai P. (2024). Pulses as a Key Component in Conservation Agriculture: Impacts on Soil Health and Sustainability. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science , 159–172. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115131

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Arya A.P — Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India.
Poornima Yadav P.I — Onattukara Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kayamkulam, India.
Sheeja K. Raj — Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India.
Shalini Pillai P. — Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India.

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