Burning crop residue is dangerous

  • The micro-organisms and earthworms present in the soil are destroyed by burning crop residues, due to which there is an adverse effect on the fertility of the field and the physical condition of the land and chemical reactions. The land becomes hard, due to which the water holding capacity of the ground also decreases.

  • Burning of crop residue is fatal, to avoid this, farmers can use the following agricultural machines –

  • Use a straw reaper with a combined harvester, this helps in harvesting as well as collecting straw.

  • Reaper cum binder eliminates the crop residue from the root.

  • Super Seeder and Happy Seeder – After harvesting with this device, if there is moisture, then sowing can also be done.

  • Sowing can be done even at the crop residues stage with zero tillage seed cum fertilizer drill.

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