Mulching and Micronutrient Synergisms for Sustainable Crop Production

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Soil is progressively being recognized as a natural resource which is nonre-newable that should be closely handled to guarantee long-term growth. Population growth is projected to be natural over the next 50 years, with intense competition for water and supplements to meet the increasing demand for food While soil quality is critical for long-term growth, the structure must also conserve property, sustain the climate, and be socio-culturally, economically, and environmentally beneficial. Mulch is said to have come from the German term molsch. This simply translated as “fragile to decay, " and it led to landscapers’ use of paint and leaves as mulch when strewn around the ground Mulching was a popular horticultural practice, and many nitrogen manures were used to grow crops Organic mulches are sometimes used in efforts to increase soil health. Nitrogen fertilization will significantly boost soil productivity and crop yields. On the other side, excessive nitrogen fertilizer usage will jeopardize the efficiency of nitrogen use (NUE) and the climate. Improving NUE in field management was a critical priority for more efficient usage of useful N fertilizers. Organic mulching products are more environmentally friendly and cost less than inorganic mulches. Which change soil content in order to improve NUE and crop yield more effectively. Precision nitrogen fertilizer control on plantations, as well as the cultivation of plants with strong NUE and output, would be quite feasible in the future. Supplement accessibility is improved by mulching with seed accumulation. Suffocating weed development, improving production quality, and harvesting, controlling soil temperature, enable large-scale experiments in micro-bial soils, worms, natural soil matter, and carbon stock, suffocating weed growth, improving output nature, and harvesting.

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Ali, S., Fatima, A., Zahid, A., Shoukat, S., Bisma, Khaliq, R., … Akram, A. (2022). Mulching and Micronutrient Synergisms for Sustainable Crop Production. In Mulching in Agroecosystems: Plants, Soil and Environment (pp. 175–198). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6410-7_12

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