Would no-till rice-wheat system benefit ground water recharge?
Rice is generally grown as a puddled transplanted crop. Puddling destroys structure, and increases compaction such as to reduce the deep percolation of water vis–vis aquifer recharge. In no-till rice-wheat system, rice seedlings are transplanted in the slits opened with zero-till drills, thus obviating the need for puddling and hence facilitating greater ground water recharge.
