Conservation agriculture (CA) is characterized by minimal soil disturbance, diversified crop
rotations, and surface crop residue retention to reduce soil and environmental degradation …

Cover crops play an important role in improving productivity of subsequent row crops by
improving soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. The objective of this article is to …

Society is facing three related issues: overreliance on imported fuel, increasing levels of
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and producing sufficient food for a growing world …

Soil is the largest reservoir of carbon (C) in the terrestrial biosphere and a slight variation in
this pool could lead to substantial changes in the atmospheric CO2 concentration, thus …

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is being advocated to enhance soil health and sustain long
term crop productivity in the developing world. One of CA's key principles is the maintenance …

Crop residue management for nutrient cycling and improving soil productivity in rice-based
cropping systems in the tropics Page 283 M CROP RESIDUE ANAGEMENT FOR …

Weeds are known to cause enormous losses due to their interference in agroecosystems.
Because of environmental and human health concerns, worldwide efforts are being made to …

A three-year field experiment was carried out to assess the efficacy of various tillage and
residue management practices, as well as weed management approaches, in a rice–wheat …

Crop yield potential with conservation agriculture (CA) in rainfed systems is often greater
than with conventional tillage (CVT) systems, particularly where sub-optimal rainfall limits …

Crop residue returning is a common practice in agricultural system that consequently
influences nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Much attention has been focused on the effects of …