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COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
Volume 53, Issue 18, Pages 2353-2364Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2022.2071927
Keywords
Sustainability; soil organic carbon; particulate matter; residue generation; global warming; air pollution
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This review paper provides an overview of residue generation, on-site burning of residue, and its detrimental effects on soil properties, environment, and human health. It also discusses the challenges faced by farmers in managing a large quantity of residue and various schemes, policies, and punishments implemented by the government to address the problem of on-site residue burning.
This review paper provides a perspective on residue generation, reasons for on-site burning of residue, its ill effects on soil properties, environment, soil biota, challenges faced by the farmers in managing a huge quantity of residue and various schemes, policies, and punishments undertaken by the government to curb the problem of on-site residue burning. Several studies show that crop residue burning in the field has a negative impact on soil organic carbon, soil fertility, soil microbes, and environment and also hinders the long-term sustainability of crop production. Crop residue is a good source of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur; on burning, these cause the loss of nutrients as CO, CO2, NO, particulate matter, and smoke, which are lost into the atmosphere, thereby creating the problem of air pollution and global warming, which will also pose threat to human health.
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