The role of Bio-intensive Technology in Minimizing the Vices of the Contributions of Traditional Agricultural Practices to Climate Change

Abstract

The traditional Agricultural Practices in the real sense is a destructive exploration/exploitation of the ecosystem. The consequences of these lead to a shift in the balance of natural replenishment of both renewable and non renewable resources. Generally, the Production system disregards conservation and sustainability. The ecology is thus subsequently challenged with pollution, flood, drought, a decline in soil fertility and global warming. In an attempt to find remedy to the general environmental degradation, the present study was conceptualized and designed to tackle the problem using a bio-intensive approach. This is with the objective of achieving conservation and sustainability as the natural resources is being simultaneously explored and exploited. A split - plot experiment was designed, and to enhance soil fertility trial, 3 sources of biological nutrients (Compost manure, Rhizobium inoculums and Mycorrhizer fungi) were assigned to the sub-plots. While the main plot which was simultaneously conceptualizes to facilitate water conservation, was assigned to 3 methods of subsistence irrigation, (watering can, pitcher pots and bucket kit drip). Green pea was used as the experimental crop, while data were taken on (i). Pod yield (ii). Nodulation (iii) Root length and (IV) Percentage seed protein. The data collected were subjected to ANOVA and treatment means were separated using LSD (P≤0.05). The result showed that there were significantly (P≤ 0.05) improvement in the crop performance based irrigation method and crop nutrition was biologically enhanced with the use of biological source of nutrients. It was thus suggested that bio degradable material could be decomposed for use of compost manure instead of burning (to release CO2, CH4 and other green house gases  to the atmosphere), While seed inoculation using beneficial biological agents will also minimize pollution.