crop residue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcropandresidue
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crop
noun
uk/krɒp/us/krɑːp/
(the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in ...
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residue
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us/ˈrez.ə.duː/
formal
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such ...
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As shown in table 2, if this additionalcropresiduewere used by the household, it would replace 0.7 tons of carbon.
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The results ofcropresidueand nitrogen application treatments will be presented elsewhere, and therefore are not discussed here.
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The paper describes the background and structure of the project, followed by achievement of formal research incropresiduefeeding methods.
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In addition, thecropresiduemay be used for other purposes.
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These trials indicate that hand weeding, tillage (even with unsophisticated implements) andcropresidue mulches are cost effective in the appropriate setting.
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Mulching with organic material likecropresidue, if available, can be an appropriate alternative for soil conservation.
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In order to calculate the tons of coal that a ton ofcropresiduewould replace, one needs to make two calculations.
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Managingcropresiduewith green manure, urea, and tillage in a rice-wheat rotation.
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Farmers constructed terraces, fertilized, irrigated, intercropped, rotated crops and used weeds andcropresidueto bind the soil.
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Incorporation ofcropresiduealso improved soil fertility status as judged by organic carbon and available phosphorus and potassium contents.
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Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2004 to assess legume seed loss and acquisition, andcropresidueburial.
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Maize plants from the plots were harvested by hand at ground level to deter mine grain (13 + 15% moisture) andcropresidueyields.
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Reduced tillage for efficient management ofcropresidue, irrigation water and fertilizer nitrogen in wheat grown in rotation with rice.
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About 76% of plant parts are left ascropresidueafter harvest.
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Furthermore, ifcropresidueis retained on the soil surface, disease organisms may bridge from oldcropresidueto the new crop.
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They found that variation in organic matter in the 0-15-cm depth was dependent on the amount ofcropresiduereturned to the soil.
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How muchcropresidueis safe to be removed from the field for energy purposes is controversial.
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Most of thecropresidueis used as feed, fuel, or construction material.
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