Increasing management intensity of grassland through increased grazing intensity, mowing
frequency and fertilizer input have attracted more attention to the consequences of …

Improper soil management, increasing farm machinery mass and traffic frequency threaten
the ecological functionality of soils under intensive agricultural use. Especially in Brazil, no …

Soil deformation due to compaction and shearing with heavy machinery is still one of the
largest threats to soil functionality and thus to crop performance on arable soil. By …

Quantitative information on soil loss is relevant for devising soil conservation and crop
management strategies to ensure sustainable fertility management and crop production …

3 soil erosion and salinization which show strong evidence on the soil surface, soil
compaction is a hidden form of degradation without clear visible exposure and evident …

Zero tillage is the most imperative pillar of conservation agriculture. Time itself demands
adoption of conservation agriculture. For both farmers and the environment, it is a win-win …

In agriculture as well for other purposes off road vehicles have to move cross country.
Precompression stress is used to describe the load bearing capacity of different soils. The …

Tractorization is crucial in the agricultural transformation of societies with either large farm
size or challenged by a severe labor shortage. However, most smallholder farmers still lag in …

Intensification of soil cultivation with the extensive use of agricultural machinery and multiple
passes of machinery leads to soil over-compaction and degradation in conditions for …

Intensification of soil cultivation with the extensive use of agricultural machinery and multiple
passes of machinery leads to soil over-compaction and degradation in conditions for …