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Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture

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Conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted as a major way forward to make agriculture sustainable by protecting soils from degradation processes. The focus of this chapter is on nutrient management in CA. Special attention is given to crop management and its effect on nutrient management with particular emphasis on the three major principles of CA—tillage, crop rotation, and residue management. Nutrient management has received little attention in CA despite the fact that it has a direct effect not only on crop yield but also on the tolerance of crop plants to pests. Further research on nutrient management could increase the adoption of CA worldwide. In this chapter, nutrient management in CA is discussed and proposed as the fourth principle of CA. Breeding genotypes for better nutrient-use efficiency in CA is also important, as is the control of weeds, insect pests, and diseases. In addition, the appropriate use of fertilizer and nutrients is essential to increase crop productivity and to produce sufficient crop residues in the different climates that CA is practiced.

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Dordas, C. (2015). Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture. In: Farooq, M., Siddique, K. (eds) Conservation Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11620-4_4

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