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Crop Rotation Enhances Pest, Disease, Agroecosystem Resilience, and Sustainability in Crop Production
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Author(s): Muhammad Talha Aslam (Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology, and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education/College of Agronomy, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China), Aqsa Aslam (Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, Faculty of Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan), Imran Khan (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan), Muhammad Umer Chattha (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan), Zeeshan Ahmed (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, China), Ali Raza (College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China), Shakeel Ahmad Anjum (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan), Muhammad Umair Hassan (Research Center of Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China), Adnan Rasheed (College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China)and Hafiz Abdul Wahab (Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 20
Source title:
Revolutionizing Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Muhammad Zia Ul Haq (Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan)and Iftikhar Ali (Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3061-6.ch007
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Abstract
Ensuring food security with limited farm resources under a climate change scenario is a major challenge for agricultural scientists. Conventional farming uses ample fertilizers and pesticides for crop production, which badly impacts the environment. The key to sustainable agriculture is finding ways to boost productivity with sustainability. This chapter focuses on the importance of crop rotations for achieving the said goal by highlighted several benefits of implementing diversified crop rotations, including the conversion of atmospheric CO2 into plant biomass, improving system (pests, diseases, weed infestations, and abiotic and biotic stress) resilience, and enhancing water and fertilizer use efficiencies. Furthermore, legume-based crop rotations also benefit a significant reduction in the use of synthetic fertilizers and augment the sustainability of the agricultural production system. Thus, cropping rotation has become indispensable to transform agriculture and pave the way for a more sustainable future.
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