A Meliorative Measures for Crop Fertility Increase and Prevention of Soil Transport

Abstract

Analysis was done on the efficiency of moisture accumulation and counterflow action in tiered tillage. It was discovered that post-forest silty-gravel soils in the foothill, mid-mountain, and mountain zones of Artsakh, located at an altitude of 600-1300 m above sea level, where the average annual amount of precipitation varies between 490-600 mm, are light-brown, brown, and dark-brown in color. According to the findings of the study, the tiered method of basic soil cultivation by its moisture accumulation and the anti-erosion effectiveness is superior to the anti-erosion measures applied in the traditional ploughshare tillage system. In the case of tiered method of cultivation, water from atmospheric precipitation is well absorbed in deep cracks developed in the soil, it prevents surface and subsoil flow on slopes, and during freezing in winter and thawing in spring, it provides self-loosening of the soil. High yields are produced as a result of water retention and organic matter mulch on the soil surface, which reduce ineffective moisture loss and runoff.