This paper reports on a field experiment conducted at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, where four crop-husbandry systems were studied.
Two of the four systems are low-cost farming methods which are based on traditional and scientific knowledge on using crop residues, farm-waste, compost, Gliricidia lopping, bacterial inoculants, and herbal extracts as nutrients to nourish the soil, and as biopesticides to manage pests.
The third system is conventional agriculture which is the "control" and receives chemical input as suggested by research institutions depending on crop type. The fourth is a combination of the first three.Read More
