The objectives of stubble cultivation

Stubble cultivation can have many objectives:

To control crop regrowth and to prevent weed growth To promote the decomposition of organic material in order to enrich the soil To clean the soil by destroying disease inocula (fusariosis, helminthosporiosis, seed heads, etc.) and ceratin pests (slugs, crane flies, etc.) To prepare the soil for seeding - providing a level soil surface and evenly distributing harvest residue