A RESOURCE-SAVING TECHNOLOGY FOR CULTIVATING POTATO AND OTHER CROPS

Abstract

Agricultural technology is important for increasing potatoe yield and improving its quality. Tillage is the most energy-intensive and expensive method in agriculture, which accounts for about half of the energy costs for growing crops. The article presents the results of experimental data obtained in the study of the impact of a new resource-saving technology of potato cultivation, on the growth and development of plants and the accumulation of crops, when grown on the sloping lands of the mountainous province of Dagestan. The advantages of this resource-saving technology as well as its economic efficiency in comparison with other technologies are shown. It is known that mechanical tillage using agricultural machinery (especially plowing with a layer turnover) negatively affects soil fertility. The resource-saving technology we offer makes it possible to reduce the cost of basic tillage by 50% and to preserve fertility and reduce erosion.