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Modern Concepts & Developments in Agronomy Sweet Potato: A Miracle Crop for Soil and Water Conservation Under Rainfed Maize in India’s North-Western Himalaya: An Opinion Devideen Yadav* and M Madhu ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, India *Corresponding author:Devideen Yadav, Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, 248195, India Submission: July 19, 2021Published: July 22, 2021 DOI: 10.31031/MCDA.2021.09.000705 ISSN 2637-7659Volume9 Issue 1

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  • Sweet Potato: A Miracle Crop for Soil and Water Conservation Under Rainfed Maize in India’s North-Western Himalaya: An Opinion

  • Traditional rainfed corn farming loses a substantial amount of soil nutrients, including 25-30kg of nitrogen, 1.0-1.5kg of phosphorus, 20-20kg of potassium, and 300350kg of carbon per hectare

  • Sweet potato can be cultivated with maize to decrease the problem of soil erosion

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Sweet Potato: A Miracle Crop for Soil and Water Conservation Under Rainfed Maize in India’s North-Western Himalaya: An Opinion. Devideen Yadav* and M Madhu ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, India *Corresponding author: Devideen Yadav, Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, 248195, India The soil resource of India’s North-Western-Himalayan Region (NWHR) is fruitful, and numerous crops are cultivated there.

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