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Mulching and Nutrients Use Efficiencies in Plant

Authors : Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor-us-Saba, Amir Aziz, Adeel Ahmad

Published in: Mulching in Agroecosystems

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Rapid urbanization and industrialization have resulted in an increased global temperature over the year. Consequently, the agro-ecological system disturbing worldwide. Therefore, new agricultural practices that are eco-friendly are needed. Mulching could potentially serve the purpose by conserving moisture, reducing weed growth, reducing soil evaporation, improving microbial activities and controlling soil temperature. Additionally, mulches could provide environmental and economical advantages to agriculture and landscape and enhance the nutrient status in soil. This review chapter focuses on multiple significant impacts of mulches on nutrient use efficiencies in the plant. Secondly, discuss problems regarding nutrients use efficiencies and loss of nutrient from soil system and also discussed strategies to improving nutrient use efficiencies. This discussion leads to improve the nutrients use efficiencies in the plant by mulching.

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Title: Mulching and Nutrients Use Efficiencies in Plant
Authors: Mukkram Ali Tahir
Noor-us-Saba
Amir Aziz
Adeel Ahmad
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Mulching in Agroecosystems
Print ISBN: 978-981-19-6409-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-19-6410-7

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6410-7_11

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