Purpose Sustainable crop production could contribute to feed and fuel for the ever-
increasing global population. The use of heavy agricultural machinery has improved the …

The Argentine Pampas is one of the most important cropping regions of the World. Limited
tillage systems, and specially no-till, had widespread in recent years, occupying actually …

Objective The objectives of this study are to determine appropriate indicators, the most
appropriate scoring function (linear or non-linear) and integrating procedure (additive and …

Soil quality assessment can provide a practical approach for early detection of adverse
influences of management practices. Our objective was to develop soil quality indices (SQI) …

To reduce the use of herbicides in agriculture, there is an urgent need to look for cost-
effective and environmentally friendly non-chemical methods to control weeds in field crops …

Water scarcity, water pollution, and water-related waste threaten humanity globally, largely
due to the limited supply of freshwater on the planet, the unbalanced distribution of water …

Plants are subjected to low use efficiency of water and nutrients in marginal lands such as
calcareous soils. Moreover, plant wastes are not utilized optimally by the farmers. Hence …

Calcareous soils are widely spread in arid and semi-arid regions and cover almost one-third
of the world's land surface area. This chapter gives an overview of the distribution and …

In modern agriculture, most of the field operations from sowing to harvesting are done
mechanically by using heavy agriculture machines. However, the loads from these heavy …

Natural resources are the most limiting factors for sustainable agriculture in Iran. Traditional
practices are intensive tillage that leads to a negative impact on crop productivity and soil …