Development of bed-furrow intervention in the rice-wheat cropping system in Punjab, Pakistan
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Date
2015
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Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan
Abstract
The successful implementation of bedfurrow,
a resource conservation intervention (RCI), for
rice-wheat cropping system has become the prime goal
for researchers and cultivators by developing bedseeded
crops in South Asia. The paper reviews the
output, need, methods, merits, demerits and constraints
for adopting bed-furrow RCI in Pakistan. The potential
of this intervention and the issues of adopting
permanent raised beds have also explored in the study.
The application of Bed-furrow is only limited to few
hectares for field demonstrations and research in
Pakistan. The findings of research reveal substantial
enhancement in output and profitability by including
residue straw mulching on bed-furrow. The strategies
that enhance the adoption, merits and output of bedfurrow
for Pakistan in particular are as follows: i)
selection of rice germ-plasm in aerobic circumstances
gives improved output, ii) Provision of accurate and
efficient seed and fertilizer at economical cost by
improving the design etc. of four wheel tractors, iii)
The scope and use of bed-furrow should be further
enhanced by taking onboard all the state holders
including farmers, agronomist, engineers, machine
operators and manufacturers.Data collection and
monitoring should be properly carried out for its
sustainable usage within the region of South Asia and
iv) to enhance the areas of farms where bed-furrow is
suitable for their growing cops, soil and topographic
conditions, thus offers economic profit and
output/productivity.
The participation and consultation of all the
stakeholders including farmers, researchers,
equipment operator is utmost important to manage
hurdles for acquiring potential benefits, productivity
and sustainability of bed-furrow intervention.
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Keywords
Indo-Gangetic Plains, Rice-Wheat Cropping System, Machinery Operators, Productivity, Economic Benefits
Citation
8. Latif, A., Malik, A., Rashid, M., Sultan, T., Ghani, U., & Ali, S. (2015). Development of Bed-Furrow Intervention in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System in Punjab, Pakistan. Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila. 20(3), 106.