Mulch-till
Encyclopedia
In agriculture
mulch tillage or mulch-till fall under the umbrella term
of conservation tillage in the United States
and refer to seeding methods where hundred percent of the soil surface is disturbed by tillage
whereby crop residue
s are mixed with the soil and a certain amount of residues remain on the soil surface. A great variety of implements are used to perform mulch
-till.Mulch is material to regulate heat .this is done by covering it with any material like rice straws , leaves or anything else.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
mulch tillage or mulch-till fall under the umbrella term
Umbrella term
An umbrella term is a word that provides a superset or grouping of concepts that all fall under a single common category. Umbrella term is also called a hypernym. For example, cryptology is an umbrella term that encompasses cryptography and cryptanalysis, among other fields...
of conservation tillage in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and refer to seeding methods where hundred percent of the soil surface is disturbed by tillage
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
whereby crop residue
Crop residue
There are two types of agricultural crop residues:Field residues are materials left in an agricultural field or orchard after the crop has been harvested. These residues include stalks and stubble , leaves, and seed pods...
s are mixed with the soil and a certain amount of residues remain on the soil surface. A great variety of implements are used to perform mulch
Mulch
In agriculture and gardening, is a protective cover placed over the soil to retain moisture, reduce erosion, provide nutrients, and suppress weed growth and seed germination. Mulching in gardens and landscaping mimics the leaf cover that is found on forest floors....
-till.Mulch is material to regulate heat .this is done by covering it with any material like rice straws , leaves or anything else.
Further reading
- Mulch-till – High Intensity Residue and Tillage Management – Irrigated Cropland, USDA – NRCS Conservation Practice Job Sheet ID- 345, JS- 19
- USDA – NRCS Tillage Practice Guide
- USDA – NRCS Residue Management Mulch-till, Alabama Guide Sheet AL 329B
- USDA – NRCS Residue Management Mulch-till, Conservation Practice Job Sheet PA345