Paddy Residue Management: A Need of the Hour | Chapter 08 | New Perspectives in Agriculture and Crop Science Vol. 1
India produces about 500 million tonnes
(Mt) of crop residues annually. Paddy is the major crop of Punjab and Haryana
states of India and is being cultivated in an area of about 300 million ha and
1.35 million ha, respectively. Paddy straw produced is not preferred as animal
feed due to high silica content. Burning of paddy straw in field is a major
challenge in Punjab and Haryana agriculture today as it contributes to reduced
air quality and human respiratory ailments in intensive rice-production areas.
Therefore, evaluation and popularization of technologies at farm level need
concentrated efforts of researchers through farmers’ participatory approach of
technology evaluation and dissemination.
Author(s) Details
Vikas Sheoran
Department
of Horticulture, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Anil
Kumar Malik
Department
of Extension Education, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Sunil
Kumar
Department
of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
Suryapal
Singh
Department
of Seed Science and Technology, CCS HAU, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India.
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