An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices

There is currently a demand to grow more crops in less area as a result of urbanization’s reduction of agricultural land. As a result, soil fertility is gradually declining. To maintain soil fertility, various management methods are used in modern times. The conventional tillage method is a traditio...

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Main Authors: Prodipto Bishnu Angon, Nafisa Anjum, Mst. Masuma Akter, Shreejana KC, Rucksana Parvin Suma, Sadia Jannat
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Advances in Agriculture
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8861216
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author Prodipto Bishnu Angon
Nafisa Anjum
Mst. Masuma Akter
Shreejana KC
Rucksana Parvin Suma
Sadia Jannat
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Nafisa Anjum
Mst. Masuma Akter
Shreejana KC
Rucksana Parvin Suma
Sadia Jannat
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description There is currently a demand to grow more crops in less area as a result of urbanization’s reduction of agricultural land. As a result, soil fertility is gradually declining. To maintain soil fertility, various management methods are used in modern times. The conventional tillage method is a traditional tillage method that damages soil structure, but zero tillage can improve soil quality. By maintaining soil structure with no-tillage, biological processes are frequently improved and microbial biodiversity is increased. This review helps to understand the role of tillage as well as cropping systems in increasing crop production by maintaining soil fertility. For agricultural production and environmental protection to be sustained for future generations, soil quality must be maintained and improved in continuous cropping systems. The nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and microbial community are all impacted by different cropping systems and tillage methods. They also alter soil properties including structure, aeration, and water utilization. The impact of tillage and cropping system practices such as zero and conventional tillage systems, crop rotation, intercropping, cover cropping, cultivator combinations, and prairie strip techniques on soil fertility is carefully summarized in this review. The result highlights that conservational tillage is much better than conventional tillage for soil quality and different aspects of different tillage and their interaction. On the other hand, intercropping, crop rotation, cover cropping, etc., increase the crop yield more than monocropping. Different types of cropping systems are highlighted along with their advantages and disadvantages. Using zero tillage can increase crop production as well as maintain soil fertility which is highlighted in this review. In terms of cropping systems and tillage management, our main goal is to improve crop yield while minimizing harm to the soil’s health.
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spelling doaj-art-ccde26eccd64497a98aa81b47b87e55a2025-08-20T03:04:42ZengWileyAdvances in Agriculture2314-75392023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8861216An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural PracticesProdipto Bishnu Angon0Nafisa Anjum1Mst. Masuma Akter2Shreejana KC3Rucksana Parvin Suma4Sadia Jannat5Faculty of AgricultureFaculty of AgricultureFaculty of AgricultureDepartment of Plant Sciences and Plant PathologyFaculty of AgricultureFaculty of AgricultureThere is currently a demand to grow more crops in less area as a result of urbanization’s reduction of agricultural land. As a result, soil fertility is gradually declining. To maintain soil fertility, various management methods are used in modern times. The conventional tillage method is a traditional tillage method that damages soil structure, but zero tillage can improve soil quality. By maintaining soil structure with no-tillage, biological processes are frequently improved and microbial biodiversity is increased. This review helps to understand the role of tillage as well as cropping systems in increasing crop production by maintaining soil fertility. For agricultural production and environmental protection to be sustained for future generations, soil quality must be maintained and improved in continuous cropping systems. The nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and microbial community are all impacted by different cropping systems and tillage methods. They also alter soil properties including structure, aeration, and water utilization. The impact of tillage and cropping system practices such as zero and conventional tillage systems, crop rotation, intercropping, cover cropping, cultivator combinations, and prairie strip techniques on soil fertility is carefully summarized in this review. The result highlights that conservational tillage is much better than conventional tillage for soil quality and different aspects of different tillage and their interaction. On the other hand, intercropping, crop rotation, cover cropping, etc., increase the crop yield more than monocropping. Different types of cropping systems are highlighted along with their advantages and disadvantages. Using zero tillage can increase crop production as well as maintain soil fertility which is highlighted in this review. In terms of cropping systems and tillage management, our main goal is to improve crop yield while minimizing harm to the soil’s health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8861216
spellingShingle Prodipto Bishnu Angon
Nafisa Anjum
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Sadia Jannat
An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
Advances in Agriculture
title An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
title_full An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
title_fullStr An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
title_full_unstemmed An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
title_short An Overview of the Impact of Tillage and Cropping Systems on Soil Health in Agricultural Practices
title_sort overview of the impact of tillage and cropping systems on soil health in agricultural practices
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8861216
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