Enhanced soil quality with reduced tillage and solid manures in organic farming–a synthesis of 15 years

M Krauss, A Berner, F Perrochet, R Frei, U Niggli… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Demands upon the sustainability of farming are increasing in step with climate change and
diversity loss. Organic farming offers a viable approach. To further improve organic …

Co-implementation of tillage, irrigation, and fertilizers in soybean: Impact on crop productivity, soil moisture, and soil microbial dynamics

GA Rajanna, A Dass, A Suman, S Babu… - Field Crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to depleting water supplies and the cultivation of high water-demanding crops like rice,
water deficit in crop production has become a major concern, especially in semi-arid regions …

Microbial communities associated with long-term tillage and fertility treatments in a corn-soybean cropping system

AY Srour, HA Ammar, A Subedi, M Pimentel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tillage and fertilization are common practices used to enhance soil fertility and increase
yield. Changes in soil edaphic properties associated with different tillage and fertility …

Managing phosphorus loss from agroecosystems of the Midwestern United States: A review

G Singh, G Kaur, K Williard, J Schoonover, KA Nelson - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Best management practices (BMPs) are site-specific and their implementation, long-term
management, and maintenance are important for successful reduction of phosphorus (P) …

Tillage impacts on soil aggregation and aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogen after 49 years

A Weidhuner, A Hanauer, R Krausz… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intensive tillage systems that feature a moldboard plow (MP) or a chisel-disk (CD) can
degrade soil structure. No-till (NT) can improve soil structure and can increase soil carbon …

Crop yield stability and sustainability in a rice-wheat cropping system based on 34-year field experiment

X Han, C Hu, Y Chen, Y Qiao, D Liu, J Fan, S Li… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Little is known about the effects of different fertilizers and manure use on the yield stability
and sustainability of crop in a rice-wheat cropping system. Therefore, a 34-year field …

Sole-or dual-crop basis residue mulching and Zn fertilization lead to improved productivity, rhizo-modulation and soil health in zero-tilled pigeonpea–wheat cropping …

A Kumar, KS Rana, AK Choudhary, RS Bana… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
Conventional tillage has led to deteriorated soil health in semi-arid ecologies of south Asia.
Sole-and dual-crop basis residue mulching in a predominant pigeonpea-wheat cropping …

Intensification of no‐till agricultural systems: An opportunity for carbon sequestration

RS Nicoloso, CW Rice - Soil Science Society of America …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The “4 per 1,000” initiative was launched at the 21st Conference of the Parties
(COP21) stimulating a long‐standing debate on the potential of no‐till (NT) to promote soil C …

Morphology and distribution of wheat and maize roots as affected by tillage systems and soil physical parameters in temperate climates: An overview

R Qin, C Noulas, JM Herrera - Archives of Agronomy and Soil …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Congregated information on maize and wheat root morphology and their distribution as
influenced by tillage and soil physical conditions is meager. Root growth under no-tillage …

Surface and subsurface phosphorus discharge from a clay soil in a nine‐year study comparing no‐till and plowing

R Uusitalo, R Lemola, E Turtola - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
No‐till as a water protection measure is highly efficient in controlling erosion and particulate
P (PP) loss but tends to increase dissolved reactive P (DRP) concentrations in runoff water …