Mulching

The National Committee on Plasticulture Application in Horticulture (NCPAH) has defined mulching as ‘A process of covering soil around the plant root area with a view to insulating the plant and its roots from the effect of extreme temperature fluctuations’. The farmers have been using natural organic products of plant origin like paddy straw, sugarcane leaves, dry leaves, coconut leaves etc. to conserve the moisture in the soil since long term. Thus mulching can be defined as a process in which plant roots zone soil is covered with organic or inorganic materials to conserve soil moisture, check weeds and control soil temperature.

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