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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 3
First page : (76) Last page : (83)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8682

Impacts of Tillage Technologies on Soil, Plant, Environment and Its Management: A Short Communication

Aqarab Husnain Gondal^1*, Hooria Zafar¹, Hamza Yousaf¹, Qammar Farooq¹, Bisma Imran Ch¹, Muhammad Danish Toor², Muhammad Sufhan Tahir¹, Muhammad Amin¹, Maryam Tariq¹, Azra Parveen³, Muhammad Usama¹ and Shahana Saleem¹
1Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
2European University of Lefke, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Environmental Sciences Northern Cyprus TR-10 Mersin Turkey
3Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: aqarabhusnain944@gmail.com
Received: 10.04.2021 | Revised: 17.05.2021 | Accepted: 25.05.2021 

 ABSTRACT

Tillage is the physical manipulation of soil to improve physical soil conditions. In Pakistan, various tillage technologies such as primary and secondary tillage affect plant growth, incorporate organic matter residues into the soil, eradicate weeds, and prepare the bed for seed germination preventing soil erosion and preparing the ground for irrigation. Furthermore, tillage practices change soil water holding capacity, temperature, aeration, and the mixing of crop residues within the soil matrix. Today's real agricultural problems are resource depletion with declining production, decreased human resources, and rising prices and societal shifts due to different anthropogenic activities (tillage). These changes in the physical environment and the food supply of the organisms affect different groups of organisms in different ways. In addition, they are also affecting the environment health. Therefore, its management, including conservation tillage and other includes cover crop, organic residues, and direct sowing of rice seedling is necessary to mitigate the problems. The present review discusses the tillage systems effects on soil, plants, environment and their possible solutions.

Keywords: Tillage systems, Crop production, Resource depletion, Advanced technologies, Management.

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Cite this article: Gondal, A. H., Zafar, H., Yousaf, H., Farooq, Q., Bisma Imran Ch, Toor, M. D., Tahir, M. S., Amin, M., Tariq, M., Parveen, A., Usama, M., & Saleem, S. (2021). Impacts of Tillage Technologies on Soil, Plant, Environment and Its Management: A Short Communication, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(3), 76-83. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8682