Management systems influence soil quality over time. A randomized block design in 2 (tillage system) 3 (crop rotation) factorial arrangement was laid-out to evaluate the impact of tillage and crop rotation (2002–2007) on soil quality. Conventional tillage and No-till were factored into continuous corn, corn–soybean, and corn–soybean–wheat–Cowpea systems. Ten soil cores were collected at 0–7.5, ...

abstract methods of tillage and organic matter affect root growth and distribution and therefore nutrient uptake by plant and its growth. this study was performed consecutive two years. tillage treatments included disk harrowing + two disk harrowings as reduced tillage (15 cm plowing depth) and moldboard plowing + two disk harrowings as conventional tillage system (30 cm plowing depth). also, t...

many farmers periodically use deep tillage operations to alleviate compaction in the soil profile caused by natural factors or machinery traffic. in 2012 and 2013, a study was initiated in the pannonian region of croatia to study the effects of no-tillage (nt), conventional tillage (ct) and deep tillage (dt) on soil compaction, measured by (bd), soil water content (swc), penetration resistance ...

Defining the optimal sampling time across growing season is crucial to standardize protocols for soil physical status monitoring and achieve comparable results under different experimental conditions on sites. In this study, seasonal variability of hydraulic properties two conservative management strategies, minimum tillage no-tillage, was evaluated in a long-term field experiment. On dates, au...

Smallholder farmers in southern Africa have reported on increased labour requirements for hoe weeding due to high weed infestations in conservation farming (CF) fields. However, CF proponents claim that weed pressure and labour requirements for weeding decrease within the first three years under the recommended CF practices. An observational study was carried out during the 2008/09 cropping sea...

by concerns about nutrient loading. Increased on-site nutrient loading from concentrated animal feeding opApplying organic matter (OM) amendments to cropland reduces erations (CAFOs) have prompted investigations into requirements for synthetic fertilizer and may eliminate yield differalternative uses for manure produced in various liveences between conventional and minimum tillage. The objectiv...