Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030231699
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

6.2 Integrated Crop Management

The development of agriculture production system has advanced into a variety of socio-economic and socio-ecological conditions especially in the developing countries. The wise use of natural resources is the key for the long term sustainable production levels in different cropping systems (Meerman et al. 2008). In the recent years it has become obvious that the pest management requires selective use of control methods for the sustainable agriculture. In the days to come farming system is shifting towards a blend of traditional and modern insect pest management approaches. Integrated pest management is a part of integrated crop management (ICM) that is not only a form of crop production but a dynamic system that adapts the wise use of latest technologies for agriculture productivity. Integrated crop management is the key in response to farmer’s concern and related economic liabilities (Leake 2000). Integrated crop management is a holistic approach that reflects the prevailing conditions on the farm with a consideration of sound economic and environmental factors for the sustainable agriculture. There are several components that involve in the integrated crop management e.g. site selection, crop rotation, soil management, crop nutrition and the crop protection (Kumar and Shivay 2008).

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