Mulch-till
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In agriculture mulch tillage or mulch-till fall under the umbrella term of conservation tillage in the United States and refer to seeding methods where hundred percent of the soil surface is disturbed by tillage[1] whereby crop residues are mixed with the soil and a certain amount of residues remain on the soil surface. A great variety of implements are used to perform mulch-till.Mulch is material to regulate heat .this is done by covering it with any material like rice straws , leaves or anything else.
[edit] References
- ^ "CTIC". http://ctic.org/media/pdf/TillageDefinitions.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
[edit] Further reading
- Mulch-till – High Intensity Residue and Tillage Management – Irrigated Cropland, USDA – NRCS Conservation Practice Job Sheet ID- 345, JS- 19
- USDA – NRCS Tillage Practice Guide
- USDA – NRCS Residue Management Mulch-till, Alabama Guide Sheet AL 329B
- USDA – NRCS Residue Management Mulch-till, Conservation Practice Job Sheet PA345
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