Alternative combinations of tillage practices and crop rotations can foster earthworm density and bioturbation

Alternative crop rotations under Mediterranean no-tillage conditions: Biomass, grain yield and water-use efficiency

Fertilizer Recommendation Practices for the Most Popular Crop Rotations in Arkansas Under Conventional and Reduced Tillage Systems

A number of tests to study the yield response of cotton and soybean to several fertility programs, under conventional, no-till, and stale-seedbed production systems were established at the Cotton Branch Station near Marianna, Ark. Soil samples (0 to 6 inches) were collected prior to planting and extracted using the Mehlich3 procedure (extraction ratio of 1:7), with nitrate-N measured with a sel...

Crop Yield and Plant Density under Diff erent Tillage Systems

To determine the optimal ploughing depth and to make tillage simpler and less costly, but also taking account of edaphic and climatic conditions as well as biological and agrotechnical requirements of crops grown, long-term investigations (1994-2009) have been carried out on Stagnic Luvisol of sloping terrains in central Croatia near Daruvar. Th e paper presents the results relating to plant de...

Tillage and crop residue effects on soil carbon and carbon dioxide emission in corn-soybean rotations.

Soil C change and CO2 emission due to different tillage systems need to be evaluated to encourage the adoption of conservation practices to sustain soil productivity and protect the environment. We hypothesize that soil C storage and CO2 emission respond to conservation tillage differently from conventional tillage because of their differential effects on soil properties. This study was conduct...

Impacts of different tillage practices on some soil microbiological properties and crop yield under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions

Effects of six tillage practices on some soil microbiological properties and crop yields were evaluated for a clay soil (Typic Haploxererts) under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions in a three year study (2006-2009). The experiment was designed as a completely randomized-block with three replications. Treatments were: conventional tillage with residue incorporated (CT1), conventional tillage wi...