Recessional agriculture

Recessional agriculture is a form of agricultural cultivation that takes place on a floodplain. Farmers practice recessional agriculture by successively planting in the flooded areas after the waters recede.[1] Thus recessional agriculture serves as a rudimentary form of irrigation.[2] Soil type is an important consideration in recessional agriculture. One type of crop grown by this method is sorghum. Clay soils are especially suitable for recessional agriculture.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/mdb/africa.html
  2. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=zjAhZpgabN8C&pg=PA230#v=onepage&q&f=false


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