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Effective Soil and water conservation under dry land conitions

Contour bunding and contour cultivation for shallow and medium deep soils and graded bunding for deep soils.
Soil and water conservation through deep ploughing once in three year and every year 2 to 3 harrowings, compartment bundings,  ridges and furrows, tied ridges and furrows, dead furrows, U shape micro catchments water harvesting for dry land orchards and staggered CCT are effective.
Integrated water harvesting and runoff recycling through farm ponds and percolation tank.
Plantation of Cenchrus ciliaris, Stylo, Blue panic and Marvel - 8 on contour bunds.
Cultivation of crops viz. Horse gram, Black gram, Green gram and moth bean for In-situ soil and water conservation.
Vertical mulch at the distance of 4 m with 30 x 60 cm (breadth x depth) size vertical trench during kharif season for rabi cropping.
Ridges and furrows one month prior to sowing or at the time of sowing of Peralmillet.
Live bunding of leucaena at the distance of 15 m or compartment bunding for soils having slope up to 2 per cent.
Pre-sowing and post sowing cultivation practices for different crops for soil moisture conservation.
 Construction of conservation pit graded bunds for medium deep soil.
Broad bed method of sowing.

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