Glyphosate use in agricultural production: it’s contribution to global carbon dioxide emissions [PDF]
This paper estimates the annual global carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions from the manufacture, distribution and farm level use of glyphosate and estimates the annual contribution of glyphosate to reducing CO2e emissions through its role in ...
Graham Brookes
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Effect of tillage method and wheat residues on physical productivity of water and corn yield in Dezful city [PDF]
Background & objective Nowadays demand for producing agricultural products has been increasing. So to investigate the effect of tillage and planting pattern using crop residue for corn forage a research was carried out in the research field of in the ...
Mohammad Ghazinejad +3 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF TILLAGE SYSTEMS ON SOIL COMPACTION IN THE CORN CROP [PDF]
During the last decades, no-tillage has started to be used on more and more areas, being a conservative tillage system practiced in many farms in the country.
Gabriel-Dumitru MIHU +3 more
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Bean yield under irrigation depths and tillage systems
Yield response data of crops to soil and water management are vital for maximizing profits. This research aimed to evaluate the yield of the ‘IPR Andorinha’ bean cultivar under distinct irrigation depths (0, 25, 48, 100 and 130 % of the net ...
Giuliani do Prado +3 more
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SOIL PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES BEFORE AND AFTER MANAGEMENT UNDER SOWING FORWARD SPEED [PDF]
The soil management system affects physical attributes, and the forward sowing speed can increase or decrease its results. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate management systems before and after soil mobilisation and forward sowing speed on soil physical ...
Jorge W. Cortez +4 more
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The Effect of Soil Management on Pore Size Distribution and Water Infiltration
Water infiltration into soil varies significantly with soil type and management practices. Management practices alter soil physical properties, such as porosity and pore size distribution, which play an important role in infiltration.
Neuro Hilton Wolschick +5 more
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Strategic Tillage Effects on Crop Yields, Soil Properties, and Weeds in Dryland No-Tillage Systems
Long-term no-till (NT) systems in the semiarid central Great Plains of the United States require flexible management strategies to minimize the impacts of herbicide resistant (HR) kochia (Kochia scoparia L.) and tumble windmill grass (Chloris ...
Augustine K. Obour +3 more
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LONG-TERM TILLAGE EFFECTS ON CROP YIELD IN THE TRANS-TISZA REGION OF HUNGARY [PDF]
This research was conducted to test the effect of tillage techniques Conventional Tillage (CT) and Reduced (RT) on the yield of three crops; Corn, Sunflower and Winter Wheat; in a long-term tillage experiment.
Bichi Abdulwahab Abdulrazaq +2 more
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The study investigated the compounding effects of a climate smart package based upon indigenous/traditional practices implemented by local farmers decades ago. The package comprised combinations of various practices such as mulch, no-tillage, tillage and
Vagish Ramborun +2 more
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Is just considering texture enough to define compaction on the basis of soil density?
The bulk density values indicative of compaction in clayey soils correspond to a wide range of values (1.30-1.47 Mg m-3), due to the diverse types of soil management.
João Tavares Filho +2 more
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