Effects on efficiency improvement and poverty reduction of conservation tillage technology adoption by farming households in the Loess Plateau area [PDF]
Ziyuan Kexue, 2023 [Objective] Conservation tillage technology, as a comprehensive technology beneficial to ecology, environment, and soil health of farmland, is an important tool to improve the quality of arable land and is related to sustainable agricultural development.
GAO Tianzhi, FENG Hui, LU Qian
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Land, 2023 The cultivated soils in several semi-arid areas have very low organic matter due to climatic constraints that limit primary crop yield. Conservation tillage systems, outlined here as no tillage, no tillage with straw return and straw incorporation into ...
Jianyu Yuan +9 more
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Application of Conservation Tillage in China: A Method to Improve Climate Resilience
Agronomy, 2022 In the context of climate change, agricultural cultivation, as one of the most vulnerable sectors, is under threat. Extreme weather and climate conditions have caused a series of problems, such as yield loss, more serious pests and diseases, and ...
Xiaoshang Deng +3 more
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The impact of conservation tillage intensities on mean yields and yield risk
Soil Security, 2023 Understanding the productivity and production risk effects of conservation tillage practices are important so that growers can make better decisions about tillage systems appropriate for their farm operations.
Ayesha Cooray +4 more
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Evaluation the Effect of Conservation Tillage on Sunflower Yield and Energy Productivity [PDF]
Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops, 2022 The development of cultivation and sustainable production of sunflower is one of the important issues in agriculture. In this research, the effect of conservation tillage on energy consumption and sunflower yield in the Kalpoush dryland region of ...
Zaynolabedin Omidmehr
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Economic Evaluation of using Different Tillage Methods and Crop Rotation in Rain-Fed Wheat Cultivation [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2022 IntroductionSoil protection against water and wind erosion is of great importance. Since most soils of arid and semi-arid regions of Iran are poor in organic matter and continuous use of conventional tillage (moldboard plow) has increased the severity of
S. M Seyedan, A Heidari
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Dynamic DNA methylation changes reveal tissue-specific gene expression in sugarcane
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 DNA methylation is an important mechanism for the dynamic regulation of gene expression and silencing of transposons during plant developmental processes.
Yajie Xue +10 more
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Characteristics of Rhizosphere Fungal Community in Spring Wheat Under Different Rotation Fallow modes [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Rhizosphere fungi play an important role in agricultural ecosystems. Their activities and interactions greatly affect various ecosystem processes related to nutrient cycling, soil borne diseases and crop health.
Shi Gongfu +7 more
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Evaluation of conservation tillage practices in the production of organic flue‐cured tobacco
Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2022 Intensive tillage in flue‐cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) contributes to soil erosion and reduced water‐holding capacity of soils. Conservation tillage minimizes soil disturbance by planting a crop directly into the residue of overwintered cover ...
Cordelia H. Machanoff +3 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Conservation tillage plays a crucial role in preventing soil erosion, improving soil quality, and encouraging sustainable agriculture. This study analyzes the effects of conservation tillage on farmers’ technical efficiency and its underlying mechanisms,
Chenguang Teng +3 more
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