The ability of conservation agriculture to conserve soil organic carbon and the subsequent impact on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and yield

KL Page, YP Dang, RC Dalal - Frontiers in sustainable food systems, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increases in human populations and the emerging challenges of climate change mean that
the world's agricultural systems will need to produce more food in an environment that is …

Impacts of conservation tillage on soil quality, including soil-borne crop diseases, with a focus on semi-arid grain cropping systems

K Page, Y Dang, R Dalal - Australasian Plant Pathology, 2013 - Springer
Conservation tillage is a system of management that leaves at least 30% of the soil surface
covered by residue between crop harvests and planting, and may be combined with …

Smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate change and conservation agriculture: evidence from Zambia

PH Nyanga, FH Johnsen, JB Aune - 2011 - taccire.sua.ac.tz
Actors involved in promoting conservation agriculture have often not taken into account
perceptions of smallholder farmers of climate change and conservation agriculture as an …

Effect of Piriformospora indica and Azospirillum strains from saline or non-saline soil on mitigation of the effects of NaCl

MJ Zarea, S Hajinia, N Karimi, EM Goltapeh… - Soil Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Salinity toxicity is a worldwide agricultural and eco-environmental problem. The intent of this
study was to determine the salt tolerance of Piriformospora indica and strains of …

Changes in soil water storage with no-tillage and crop residue retention on a Vertisol: Impact on productivity and profitability over a 50 year period

KL Page, YP Dang, RC Dalal, S Reeves… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) has been widely adopted to assist in reducing soil erosion, lowering fuel
costs, conserving soil water and promoting soil health. However, NT may also have a …

[HTML][HTML] Yield and yield components of wheat as affected by salinity and inoculation with Azospirillum strains from saline or non-saline soil

SH Nia, MJ Zarea, F Rejali, A Varma - Journal of the Saudi Society of …, 2012 - Elsevier
In many arid and semi-arid areas of the world where sustainability of agriculture is limited by
salinity, use of biological potential may be a key component of sustainable plant production …

Conservation tillage increases nutrient accumulation by promoting soil enzyme activity: A meta-analysis

L Wen, Y Peng, Y Lin, Y Zhou, G Cai, B Li, B Chen - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims The conservation tillage ie reduced tillage (incl. no tillage and minimum tillage) and
straw return, plays an important role in the promotion of sustainable agriculture. However …

Soil macrofauna and microbial communities respond in similar ways to management drivers in an irrigated maize system of Colorado (USA)

OP Olayemi, JP Schneekloth, MD Wallenstein… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
The adoption of conservation agriculture has gained considerable attention due to growing
interest in managing soil biological diversity and overall soil health. However, there is limited …

No-till farming systems for sustainable agriculture: an overview

YP Dang, KL Page, RC Dalal, NW Menzies - No-till Farming Systems for …, 2020 - Springer
No-till (NT) farming systems have revolutionized agriculture by improving erosion control,
soil water storage, soil quality and, in many instances, yield and net farm income. The …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of organic fertility in degraded soil through fertilization and crop rotation

W Ahmad, Z Shah, M Jamal, KA Shah - Journal of the Saudi Society of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Maintenance and enhancement of the quality of degraded soil are, in essence, dependent
upon the improvement of physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil …