| 11. | Under dire circumstances, the Bhadawari can survive on low quality crop residues and green forage.
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| 12. | This detritus is called crop residue and it is a valuable form of organic material.
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| 13. | It cannot survive on dead tissue or crop residues.
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| 14. | Very dry grass and crop residue in agricultural areas are adding fuel for potential fires.
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| 15. | Good weed control and the destruction of crop residue in and around fields reduce overwintering populations.
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| 16. | It should not be confused with crop residue burning, which burns useless parts of the crop.
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| 17. | In no-till farming the soil is left intact and crop residue is left on the field.
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| 18. | Thus, buffalo are generally raised using straw crop residues and they are very cheap to feed.
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| 19. | Crop residues provide animal feed, while the animals provide manure for replenishing crop nutrients and draft power.
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| 20. | Traditional potash sources included applying ash to the land and ploughing in crop residues after the harvest.
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