No-till Farming and the Environment
نویسنده
چکیده
or no-till. Those who oppose this notion argue that no-till is equated with an abusively high use of herbicides and even genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are synonymous with unsustainable agriculture, with no-till taking all the blame. Unfortunately, both sides are right, and therefore, to get closer to the answer of the initial question, we have to take a deeper look into no-tillage systems, to find out, whether no-tillage is really the problem, or whether there are other associated problems which are falsely blamed on no-till?
منابع مشابه
Perceptions on the use of no-till farming in production agriculture in the United States: an analysis of survey results
A number of economic and environmental benefits are associated with the use of no-till in production agriculture in the United States. There are lower labor, energy, and machinery costs associated with no-till farming relative to conventional tillage systems and other types of conservation tillage. Reduced erosion and runoff associated with no-till also lead to a number of environmental benefit...
متن کاملEnvironment Impact Assessment (EIA) of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fish farming in some areas of Yazd Province
The aim of the present study was the environmental impact assessment of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farming in suitable areas of Yazd province. This research was conducted to achieve appropriate use of these resources, employment and development of central less developed regions of Iran along with identifying the human and ecological effects of its implementation in order to minimize enviro...
متن کاملLong-term use of cover crops and no-till shift soil microbial community life strategies in agricultural soil
Reducing tillage and growing cover crops, widely recommended practices for boosting soil health, have major impacts on soil communities. Surprisingly little is known about their impacts on soil microbial functional diversity, and especially so in irrigated Mediterranean ecosystems. In long-term experimental plots at the West Side Research and Extension Center in California's Central Valley, we ...
متن کاملMeta-Analysis of Phosphorus Loss from No-Till Soils.
Agriculture is a significant contributor to phosphorus (P) enrichment in aquatic ecosystems. No-till (NT) farming has been proposed as an alternative approach to conventional tillage (CT) in reducing soil P export, but published data have shown contrasting impacts, likely due to the interacting effects of different physical (climate region, rainfall variability, transport pathway, slope gradien...
متن کاملارزیابی دانش، نگرش و عملکرد گلخانهداران خیار و گوجهفرنگی شهرستان اصفهان در تولید محصول سالم
In recent decades, due to the negative effects of conventional farming on human health and the environment, the organic farming is taken into consideration in order to produce healthy food materials. The aim of the present study was to assess the greenhouse owners’ knowledge, attitude, and practice with respect to healthy cucumber and tomato production in greenhouse farming systems in Isf...
متن کامل