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A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions [PDF]

Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2011
Conservation agriculture involves reduced tillage, permanent soil cover and crop rotations to enhance soil fertility and to supply food from a dwindling land resource.
A Araya, A Challinor, A Findeling, AE Tiarks, AM Wolfe, AP Barton, ASR Juo, B Govaerts, BS Ghuman, CA Francis, CC Mitchell, CK Eicher, CL Acharya, CPJ Sisti, CW Rice, CWF Lightfoot, D Knowler, DD Tarkalson, DL Karlen, DL Karlen, DL Karlen, DL Osmond, DM Doren Van, DR Griffith, DR Griffith, DR Linden, DS Jenkinson, DT Parker, E Handayanto, E Scopel, EB Mallory, EE Alberts, FL Duley, FT Stanger, G Castro, G Fischer, G Kapusta, G Nehanda, G Nehanda, G Sileshi, GA Yakle, GR Conway, GV Glass, H Bergamaschi, H Jin, H Vogel, HP Piepho, I Hussain, I Ismail, I Kureh, J Dumanski, J Dumanski, J Lauer, JA Gómez, JA Tolk, JD Bilbro, JE Adams, JG Phillips, JH Noble, JJR Groot, JL Hernanz, JO Ojiem, Justice Nyamangara, JW Hansen, K Dickersin, K Nyamapfene, K Olson, K Ried, K Thiagalingam, KE Giller, KE Giller, Kenneth E. Giller, KK Grover, KO Adekalu, Leonard Rusinamhodzi, M Borenstein, M Díaz-Zorita, M Egger, M Smale, MA Choudhary, MA Quinones, Marc Corbeels, Mariana C. Rufino, Mark T. van Wijk, MD Hao, ME Probert, MFS Ribeiro, MS Rosenburg, O Erenstein, P Cooper, P Mapfumo, PM Porter, PO Aina, PW Unger, Q Hu, R Chikowo, R Derpsch, R Lahmar, R Lal, R Lal, R Lal, RA Fischer, RB Brown, RF Dam, RH Azooz, RL Blevins, RQ Cannell, S Abeyasekera, S Gameda, S Gates, S Siziba, S Zingore, SA Eberhart, SK Jalota, SR Waddington, T Anken, TK Iragavarapu, TW Scott, U Karunatilake, V Vincent, W Mupangwa, W Mupangwa, WA Agyare, WA Dick, WC Burrows, WE Lueschen, WR Raun, WW Wilhelm, WW Wilhelm   +128 more
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Next Steps for Conservation Agriculture

Agronomy, 2021
The origins, history, and recent advances in Conservation Agriculture (CA) are reported. CA is now practiced worldwide on some 200 million hectares, important for mitigating climate change and ensuring food security. Its bedrock is Zero Tillage (ZT) with
John N. Landers, Pedro Luiz de Freitas, Mauricio Carvalho de Oliveira, Sebastião Pedro da Silva Neto, Ricardo Ralisch, Eric Alan Kueneman   +5 more
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Reduced Water Use in Barley and Maize Production Through Conservation Agriculture and Drip Irrigation

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
The Mexican Bajío region is the country's main barley (Hordeum vulgare) producing area. Barley is commonly produced during the dry autumn–winter season using furrow irrigation with ground water, following which rainfed maize (Zea mays) is grown in the ...
Simon Fonteyne, Álvaro Flores García, Nele Verhulst   +2 more
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Balancing plant conservation and agricultural production in the Ecuadorian Dry Inter-Andean Valleys [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Conserving both biodiversity and ecosystem services is a major goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Hotspots for biodiversity in the Andes significantly overlap with areas with dense human populations that sustain their economy ...
Catalina Quintana, Marco Girardello, Henrik Balslev   +2 more
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Risk Cognition, Social Learning, and Farmers’ Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Technology

Agriculture, 2023
Soil degradation and declining soil fertility are prominent issues for sustainable agricultural development in China. Therefore, it is of great significance to promote the adoption rate of conservation agriculture technology.
Yaqin Ren, Hui Feng, Tianzhi Gao
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Rotation, Mulch and Zero Tillage Reduce Weeds in a Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Trial

Agronomy, 2020
Weed management is one of the main challenges of conservation agriculture. Although all three components of conservation agriculture (minimal tillage, permanent soil cover and crop diversification) can reduce weed populations, these effects may only ...
Simon Fonteyne, Ravi Gopal Singh, Bram Govaerts, Nele Verhulst   +3 more
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Conservation agriculture and cover crop adoption by smallholder farmers in Cambodia: Understanding perceptions, challenges, and opportunities for soil improvement

Advancements in Agricultural Development, 2023
Practical solutions for soil conservation are needed to ensure sustainable food production. Conservation agriculture and the use of cover crops are promising strategies for soil improvement in agricultural systems.
Presley Nickens, David R. Ader, Max Miller, Pao Srean , Tom Gill, Sovanneary Huot   +5 more
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Changes in Soil Quality through Conservation Agriculture in North-Eastern Italy

Agriculture, 2022
Conservation Agriculture includes practices focused on the conservation and the restoration of main soil features, such as organic carbon content, structure, and biological diversity and activity.
Marco Pittarello, Francesca Chiarini, Cristina Menta, Lorenzo Furlan, Paolo Carletti   +4 more
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A systematic review on whether regenerative agriculture improves animal welfare: A qualitative analysis with a One Welfare perspective

Animal Welfare, 2023
The welfare of animals in food-production systems is a cause of concern to the public. Regenerative agriculture was first used by the Rodale Institute and proposes to regenerate degraded components of ecosystems, aiming to be more than just sustainable ...
Matías Javier Hargreaves-Méndez, María José Hötzel   +1 more
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The conundrum of conservation agriculture and livelihoods in Southern Africa [PDF]

, 2011
Low crop productivity, food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition; inadequate farming knowledge and skills, implements and inputs are characteristic of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa.
Corbeels, M., Huising, J., Mango, N., Nkala, P., Veldwisch, G.J.A.   +4 more
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