Soil is cultivated to produce favourable conditions for the establishment of crops. These conditions include favourable soil moisture for germination and early plant development. This is achieved by maximising the amount of water that infiltrates the soil and by...
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Crop management: Factors to consider
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Benefits of a sustainable crop rotation system
Reduce diseases A factor emerging as a major threat to crop yields and thus income in recent years is the increasing incidence of root diseases. The only practical control strategy is a well-planned and managed crop rotation system, which is aimed at eliminating...
Importance of crop rotation and management
From an economical and agronomical viewpoint, it is beneficial to grow most crops in a suitable crop rotation system. It has the advantage of increasing grain yields while reducing weed, insect and disease problems. The major yield-limiting factors that...
Factors to consider
There is not one single best management practice for all crop situations. The traditional planting-fallow-planting system that had been followed for many years had become unprofitable, mainly due to soil water availability restrictions and increased disease occurring...