water pollution Tag

23 Aug

Posted at 06:02h in Protected farming
Sonalika Sahoo, Mohan Lal Dotania, Ranjan Paul, Akram Ahmed and Arti Kumari 37 views

प्लास्टिकल्चर: पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र में माइक्रो प्लास्टिक का एक स्रोत Plasticulture is the use of plastics in agricultural practices; it includes all kinds of plant or soil coverings ranging from mulch films, row coverings, poly-tunnels to greenhouses, lining of farm ponds and micro-irrigation (drips and sprinklers). Plastic mulch allows farmers to grow cash and grains crops in water scarcity areas. The sheets, usually composed of polyethylene, help conserve water, suppress weeds, boost soil temperature, and effectively increasing crop yields by 20 to 60 percent. Plasticulture helps in reducing use of water (~30-40%), agro-chemicals and fertilizers. It can well be incorporated in the mainframe system within the field of sustainable agriculture practices domestically.Its effective implementation is...

30 Apr

Posted at 06:55h in Soil & Fertilizers
Ram Naresh 3,381 views

नाइट्रोजन उर्वरकों के अधिक उपयोग के कारण भूजल प्रदूषण After independence our nation's primary aim was to achieve self-sufficiency in the food production. To achieve this aim we incorporated the primary means of maximizing the yields of agricultural crops through use of fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals besides improving the inherent quality of the seeds. Though it helped our nation in producing the food for ever-increasing population but the unsustainable path used to maximize the yield caused some grave concerns like that of groundwater pollution. Nearly five decades after the Green Revolution the sustainability of Indian agriculture, and thereby the country's food security, are both facing a serious challenge. Water is vital...