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The invisible subsoil compaction risk under no-till farming. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
No-till (NT) is a key component of conservation agriculture aiming at producing crops with minimal soil disturbance. This land management practice offers numerous economic and ecological advantages over conventional tillage as evidenced by its rapid expansion since the 1960s, now practiced on 15% of the global arable land ...
Keller T, Bickel S, Or D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Adaptability Specifications of No-Till Farming in the Krasnodar Territory [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Soil cultivation technologies, applied in the farming system of the Krasnodar region and their impact on changes in the soil organic composition, have been analyzed. Advantages and disadvantages of no-till farming technology, the relationship between the
Yudina Elena   +3 more
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Sustainable soil management practices provide additional benefit for energy use efficiency

open access: yesHeliyon
In light of recent fluctuations in energy prices, there has been a growing emphasis on energy efficiency within the agricultural sector. At the same time, ongoing soil degradation in intensive agricultural systems reinforced the need for soil health ...
Mona Aghabeygi   +4 more
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Phosphorus Balance in Sandy Soil Subjected to 12 Years of Successive Applications of Animal Manure and Mineral Phosphate Fertilizer in Subtropical Climate

open access: yesAgriculture, 2023
Assessing the phosphorus (P) balance in agricultural soils is crucial for optimizing its use and reducing contamination risks. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of different animal wastes on the distribution of P in soil profiles ...
Carina Marchezan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urochloa ruziziensis Desiccation, Straw Quantity and Position on Nodulation and Production of Soybean ‘M-SOY 7908 RR’ [PDF]

open access: yesPlanta Daninha, 2019
: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the quantity and soil position of Urochloa ruziziensis straw desiccated with glyphosate for different periods of time on ‘M-SOY 7908 RR’ soybean nodulation, growth and production characteristics.
M.P. NEPOMUCENO   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modest capacity of no-till farming to offset emissions over 21st century

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2021
‘No-till’ (NT) agriculture, which eliminates nearly all physical disturbance of the soil surface on croplands, has been widely promoted as a means of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration with the potential to mitigate climate change.
Michael W Graham   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation Agriculture as a System to Enhance Ecosystem Services

open access: yesAgriculture, 2021
Conservation agriculture (CA) is considered a sustainable practice with the potential to maintain or increase crop productivity and improve environmental quality and ecosystem services.
Somasundaram Jayaraman   +4 more
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SEED DRILL- FERTILIZER UNDER TWO DIFFERENT FARMING SYSTEMS AND TRACTOR PRACTICAL SPEEDS

open access: yesThe Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science, 2023
This study was aim to investigate performance of seed drill - fertilizer (GIL-SAX multisem18) was evaluated under two different farming systems (till and no-till) and tractor speeds (5.28, 7.76 and 8.30 km.h-1).
Asmaa A. Alwash, Firas Salim Al-Aani
doaj   +1 more source

Seed drills with combined coulters in No-till technology in soil and climate zone conditions of Kazakhstan

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2020
Kazakhstan is one of the top ten countries in the world that use careful farming with a total area of 2 million hectares, therefore, the priority area of scientific research in the field of agriculture is the development and improvement of effective ...
Mubarak Aduov   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term use of cover crops and no-till shift soil microbial community life strategies in agricultural soil. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Reducing tillage and growing cover crops, widely recommended practices for boosting soil health, have major impacts on soil communities. Surprisingly little is known about their impacts on soil microbial functional diversity, and especially so in ...
Radomir Schmidt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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