14th Annual Conference on Crop Science and Agriculture

EFFECTS OF SOIL COMPACTION ON CROP YIELD Soil compaction adversely affects the crop yield by causing soil erosion and soil degradation, thereby decreasing the soil fertility. Soil compaction can result in a decrease in water uptake by the crops, reduction in crop nutrient uptake also reduce crop emergence and root penetration. All of which reduce the crop yields.  How soil compaction is caused? Soil compaction is mainly caused by tillage equipment used during soil cultivation or by the heavy weight of the field equipment. Soil compression leads to the soil in the formation of particles of small volumes. As these particles are compacted together, the space between the soil particles decreases, thereby decreasing the space for air and water. Soil compaction can lead to a number of adverse effects on soil quality and crop production.                                                                                Adverse effects of soil compaction on soil fertility and

Crop Science and agriculture: Sustainability and Innovation Crops provide human with important products, including food, feed, vegetables, cooking oil, fibres, woods, and medicines. As the global population increases, we face great challenges in providing more crop products to feed the world from decreasing arable land with insufficient water and frequent natural disasters. Crop science has gained increasing importance in meeting these challenges in a globally warming environment, and ensuring food security through scientific and technological advances has become the goal of all countries worldwide. Sustainable crop production and global food security depend on innovation in multiple fields of crop science and technology, including genetics, breeding, agronomy, crop physiology, germplasm resources, grain chemistry, grain storage and processing, crop management practices, crop biotechnology, and biomathematics. Crop science is an important component of agricultural