Agricultural waste are plant residues from agriculture. These waste streams originate from arable land and horticulture. Agricultural waste are all parts of crops that are not used for human or animal food. Crop residues consist mainly of stems, branchs, and leaves. It is estimated that, on average, 80% of the plant of such crops consists of agricultural waste.
Burning of rice residues in southeast Punjab, India, prior to wheat season
Farmer burning, on a large scale, pruning and agricultural waste, leading to smog and loss of organic matter, among other things
Pruning is a horticultural, arboricultural, and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots.
Dense growth results after shearing
An arborist pruning a tree near the Statue of Liberty
Pruning of trees in Chandigarh
Image: Labelled tree parts