About the Book: Crop Residue Management: For Soil Health, Crop Productivity
andEnvironment Quality
The management of croplands has a large impact on the quantity and quality of
food and fiber production and on air and water quality, all of which influence
the quality of our environment. Management of the non-harvested plant tissues,
such as leaves, stems, branches, and roots that constitute the residues from the
production of food and fiber, is one of the farm practices that affects crop
production via nutrient availability and cycling. Management of these residues
also provides opportunities for control of dust in the air and sediments and
nutrients in waters through