Author(s): Smita Agrawal, DRK Saikanth, Dr. Aishwarya Mangaraj, Lasyamayee Jena, Anasuya Boruah, Nilabh Talukdar, Raj Bahadur and Saika Ashraf

Abstract: An essential component of sustainable agriculture is the appropriate handling of crop residue. The productivity of the land and the ecosystem may be greatly impacted by how farmers handle the residue. Improved management of crop residues results in higher levels of organic carbon and nitrogen in the soil, changes the pH of the soil by accumulating carbon dioxide and organic acids during their breakdown, helps to manage and reclaim saline and alkaline soil, acts as a reservoir for plant nutrients, increases the porosity of the soil and decreases its bulk density, and supplies energy to microbes for growth and activity. Agricultural productivity may be increased and crops' nutritional requirements can be met through the sustainable and environmentally responsible management of crop residue. Moreover, crop residue on or below the soil surface improves moisture availability and temperature regulation close to the crop's rooting zone, which in turn promotes root and microbial activity as well as nutrient transformation. Enhancing soil health is the outcome of all of these, which contributes to sustained agricultural productivity.

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