FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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reclamation and subsurface mining
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landscaping and nylon fencing
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selective harvesting and replanting
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contour plowing and windbreaks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contour ploughing is a soil conservation technology that is practiced throughout Grenada to mitigate the negative consequences of natural disasters on soil quality and composition. It is performed by following the natural contours when tilling the soil, planting and cultivating.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soil conservation practices are tools the farmer can use to prevent soil degradation and build organic matter. These practices include: crop rotation, reduced tillage, mulching, cover cropping and cross-slope farming.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contour farming is the practice of tillage, planting, and other farming operations performed on or near the contour of the field slope. This method is most effective on slopes between two (2) and ten (10) percent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Conservation Tillage. Conservation tillage consists of a variety of practices used in agriculture to reduce wind and water erosion. Contour Farming. Strip Cropping. Windbreaks. Crop Rotation. Cover Crops. Buffer Strips. Grassed Waterways. More items •24-Mar-2023