Crop-Pasture   Rotation:  Cropping   System   for   Sustainable Agriculture

Authors

  • Chunjit Kaewkunya Program in Agro-bioresources, Faculty of Natural Resource and Agro-industry, Kasetsart University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/thaidoa-agres.2011.4

Keywords:

forage legumes, corp rotation, crop-pasture rotation, sustainable agriculture

Abstract

Monoculture   has   been    known   as   a   cause   lead   to   the   soil   degradation    resource   and   economical   problem which   due   to   the   unsustainability   of   agricultural   ccupation.   An   alternative   of    cropping system is a necessary   requirement   to   create   agricultural   sustainability. Crop-pasture   rotation system is an   effective   alternative of land utilization  by   usig  a   proper    crop-pasture   rotation system    with   economic   crops,   such   as   maize,  rice, wheat or   cassava.  The   purpose of this   system   is not only to   produce   forage     crop   for livestock but   also   to enrich   the  soil    fertility   resulting  to  the   increase   in   productivity and   growth   of   following   crops.   Moreover,   this   system will   benefit   farmer’s   income    from    main   crop   production,    the   pasture   crop   for   livestock   and    soil improvement.   This    article    covers   to   the   type,   method, caution    and    advantage   of   land use management by  crop-pasture    rotation   for   agricultural   sustainable   system.

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Published

2011-12-31

How to Cite

Kaewkunya, C. (2011). Crop-Pasture   Rotation:  Cropping   System   for   Sustainable Agriculture. Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 29(3), 302–315. https://doi.org/10.14456/thaidoa-agres.2011.4

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Technical or research paper