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To till or not to till in a temperate ecosystem? Implications for climate change mitigation

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
The management of agricultural soils affect the composition and scale of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is conflicting evidence on the effect of zero-tillage on carbon storage and GHG emissions.
H V Cooper, S Sjögersten, R M Lark, S J Mooney   +3 more
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Effect of Tillage Depths and Irrigation Regimes on Wheat Yield, Yield Components and Soil Physical Properties [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2022
Two field trials were conducted in the Experimental Farm of Itai AL-Baroud Agricultural Research Station, Al-Behiara Governorate, Egypt, during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons.
Doaa El-Nagar, Y. EL-Gohary
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Impact of Zero Tillage and Tillage Practice in Chickpea Production

Journal of Agricultural Science, 2020
The study was carried out at the field of Regional Pulses Research Station, Madaripur under Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) during Rabi season (winter) to evaluate the effect of different tillage practices on growth, yield attributes, nutrient uptake and yield of chickpea, and to compare between the zero tillage and tillage practice ...
Md. Abdul Quddus, Habib Mahammad Naser, Md. Alamgir Siddiky, Md. Razzab Ali, A. T. M. Anwarul Islam Mondol, Md. Anarul Islam   +5 more
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Using Sentinel-2 to Track Field-Level Tillage Practices at Regional Scales in Smallholder Systems

Remote Sensing, 2021
Zero tillage is an important pathway to sustainable intensification and low-emission agriculture. However, quantifying the extent of zero tillage adoption at the field scale has been challenging, especially in smallholder systems where field sizes are ...
Weiqi Zhou, Preeti Rao, Mangi L. Jat, Balwinder Singh, Shishpal Poonia, Deepak Bijarniya, Manish Kumar, Love Kumar Singh, Urs Schulthess, Rajbir Singh, Meha Jain   +10 more
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Effect of Different Tillage and Residue Management Options on Soil Water Transmission and Mechanical Behavior

Land, 2023
Understanding the variability in the mechanical and hydrological soil characteristics resulting from diverse tillage and residue management practices is essential for evaluating the adoption of conservation strategies to preserve soil’s physical well ...
Vicky Singh, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, M. S. Kahlon, A. S. Toor, K. B. Singh, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed A. Mattar   +6 more
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Productivity, profitability and quality of soybean (Glycine max) as influenced by tillage, organic manures and fertilizer doses

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020
A field experiment was conducted at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh during 2015 and 2016, to study the effect of tillage, organic manures and fertilizer doses on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.].
Khushboo rana, JANARDAN SINGH, Shilpa Shilpa   +2 more
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IMPACT OF TILLAGE PRACTICES ON PROPERTIES OF SOIL, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COWPEA IN NIGERIA

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background: Tillage is one of the major threats to soil health which often results into soil physical degradation if not properly managed. Zero tillage is an alternative option from both economic and environmental protection of our soil resources points ...
Kabiru Alani Shittu, Omotayo Babawande Adeboye, Durodoluwa Joseph Oyedele, Wasiu Agunbiade Lamidi, Moses Kayode Babatunde, Abdul-Salam Murtadha Mosobalaje   +5 more
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Optimization of goat manure against use of N-Minjingu Nafaka Plus fertilizer for improved lablab growth and yield in semi - arid areas of Northern Tanzania

Environmental Challenges, 2023
The study was conducted in Northern Tanzania from the 2022–2023 cropping seasons to develop a cropping model that farmers can use to improve their lablab production.
Barnaba Mhagama, Mashamba Philipo, Ernest Mbega   +2 more
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Land management and crop cover effect on soil erosion in the humid lowlands of Beles River Sub-Basin, North-Western Ethiopia

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2022
Soil erosion is the most devastating environmental crisis in Ethiopia where the loss of soil from cultivated land is almost seven times the tolerable limit; specifically, Nitisol is very susceptible to erosion.
Getnet Asfawesen Molla, Gizaw Desta
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Effects of soil regeneration methods on beneficial mesofauna in a spring triticale field [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2017
The aim of the study was to determine possible changes in the abundance and species diversity of soil dwelling springtails (Collembola) and mites (Acari) due to different conditioners and soil regeneration methods applied on a spring triticale ...
Jacek TWARDOWSKI, Iwona GRUSS, Leszek KORDAS   +2 more
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