Soil Fertility: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]
, 2012 Since 2002, the federal research programme for organic agriculture has supported research projects on soil fertility. Research projects at the beginning studied specific subject areas such as comparison of various mulch materials, nutrient mobilisation ...
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsContinuous intensive tillage practice led to the deterioration of soil health and the environment. Considering the negative impact of conventional tillage (CT) practices on soil properties, a field experiment was conducted over two consecutive years 2021–
Hiranya Jyoti Barua +16 more
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Effect of different cover crop residue management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop (Lycopersicon esculentum) [PDF]
, 2014 Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes.
Cornelis, Wim +4 more
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Production potential and economics of wheat, Triticum aestivum as influenced by different planting methods in Punjab, India [PDF]
, 2016 The burning of rice straw after rice harvest in the Rice-Wheat System can be overcome by direct seeding of wheat by in standing and loose rice straw. To find out the most appropriate method of wheat sowing after rice crop in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, a
Dhaliwal, Nirmaljit Singh +2 more
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How to produce more biomass for direct seeding mulched based cropping system in sub-saharian Africa ? Example in North Cameroun [PDF]
, 2010 In North Cameroon, from 2001 to 2006, more than 250 farmers tried direct seeding mulchbased cropping systems (DMC) in their fields. DMC systems were based on farmer traditional rotation i.e. cereal//cotton.
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Effect of Rice Straw Mulching on Wheat Productivity
, 1985 This article 'Effect of Rice Straw Mulching on Wheat Productivity' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for ...
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AgricultureSoil nitrogen availability is a major constraint to crop productivity in rainfed arid and semi-arid regions. The influence of straw strip mulching on nitrogen availability and transformation across soil layers remains unclear. This study investigates the
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Mulching and soil tillage influence on the thermal behaviour of a Luvisol surface layer [PDF]
, 2009 Important energy exchanges at soil surface regulate the thermal environment within top soil layer and the boundary layer above it. By this reason, the application of mulches or the modelling of micro relief by soil tillage are common practises to modify ...
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Adoption of soil organic carbon-enhancing practices: A case of two watershed sites in Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2020 This study aimed at identifying the factors that determine the decision to adopt and the intensity of adoption of soil organic carbon (SOC)-enhancing practices using two watershed sites in Ethiopia: Yiser (Amhara region) and Azugashube (Southern ...
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Comparisons of Shredded Newspaper and Wheat Straw as Crop Mulches [PDF]
HortTechnology, 1992 This study compared shredded newspaper, wheat straw ( Triticum aestivum L.) mulch, and bare soil as surface treatments under sweet corn [ Zea mays L., var. Saccharata (Surt.)], field corn ( Z. mays L.), soybean [
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