11. Under dire circumstances, the Bhadawari can survive on low quality crop residues and green forage. 12. This detritus is called crop residue and it is a valuable form of organic material. 13. It cannot survive on dead tissue or crop residues . 14. Very dry grass and crop residue in agricultural areas are adding fuel for potential fires. 15. Good weed control and the destruction of crop residue in and around fields reduce overwintering populations. 16. It should not be confused with crop residue burning, which burns useless parts of the crop. 17. In no-till farming the soil is left intact and crop residue is left on the field. 18. Thus, buffalo are generally raised using straw crop residues and they are very cheap to feed. 19. Crop residues provide animal feed, while the animals provide manure for replenishing crop nutrients and draft power.20. Traditional potash sources included applying ash to the land and ploughing in crop residues after the harvest.
