CONSERVATION Flashcards
It is the act of protecting Earth’s natural resources for current and future generations.
Conservation
It is a combination of practices used to protect the soil from degradation, erosion, and depletion.
Soil Conservation
SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Conservation Tillage, Contour Farming, Strip cropping, Windbreaks, Crop rotation, Buffer Strips, Cover Crop, Step away from Synthetic Fertilizers and Pesticides
The soil conservation technique aims to address wind and water erosion by covering the earth with vegetation (either crops or their residues) and limiting the number of tilling operations.
Conservation Tillage
The soil conservation method proves efficient in slope territories and suggests planting species along the contour.
Contour Farming
It involves alternating strips of small grain or forage crops with row crops like corn.
Strip cropping
This soil conservation practice is used to reduce the power of winds and its disruptive effect on soil.
Windbreaks
It is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, and combat pest and weed pressure.
Crop rotation
These are trees and bushes on the banks of water bodies to prevent sediment, and water wash-offs.
Buffer Strips
It is a crop you grow for the soil, instead of for your plate. The practice of growing specific crops just for fertilizing and building the soil dates back to the Roman Empire.
Cover Crop
Indoor
- Repair running toilets and leaky faucets
- Take shorter showers
- Don’t let the water run unabated while you wash dishes
Outdoor
- Use pail and dipper instead of sprinklers when watering plants
- Collect water from your roof to water your garden.
- Use recycled water for watering plants
