TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION / ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE – A REVIEW

INMATEH Agricultural Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 980 - 1032

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

In the context of severe climate change over past 20 years, which has led to reduced rainfall and crop yields, identifying solutions meet these challenges become a priority for agricultural researchers. Thus, conservative ecological, organic farming practices have emerged, can mitigate even improve productivity, in harsh conditions agriculture. This paper is synthesis 425 papers published worldwide (Europe, North America, South Africa, Asia Australia) analyzes how influenced increase soil quality health through: no-tillage, covering land with residues, rotation etc.

Language: Английский

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Controlled traffic farming effects on productivity of grain sorghum, rainfall and fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100111 - 100111

Published: Jan. 23, 2021

Controlled traffic farming (CTF) is a mechanisation system in which all machinery has the same (or modular) working and track width so that field can be confined to least possible area of permanent lanes. CTF enables productivity non-compacted crop beds optimised for given energy, fertiliser water (rainfall) inputs. This study investigated agronomic response economic return grain sorghum grown compacted soils represent conditions non-CTF systems, respectively. Yield-to-nitrogen (N) responses were derived following application urea, 3,4-dimethyl pyrazole phosphate-treated urea (DMPP), ammonium nitrate (UAN, 32% N) at rates between 0 300 kg ha−1 N. Selected soil properties measured guide parametrisation Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM), was used assess long-term (55 years) effects on productivity, rainfall use efficiency (RUE) develop rainfall-runoff relationships. Grain yield components (harvest Index, thousand-grain weight, number grains) significantly higher compared with non-CTF. On average, most N rates, corresponding yields, 144 3428 ha−1, 100 1796 non-CTF, When inputs optimised, calculations showed 18% increase Nitrogen (NUE) 1.75 times than Rainfall-use about 65% CTF, concurrently reduced amount runoff Average season (330–450 mm in-crop) 30% lower CTF. For subtropical Australia, APSIM simulations increased inter-season stability gross margin by AUD74 or greater depending adopted tillage in-crop rainfall. In improvements NUE RUE are constrained compaction. Enhanced fertilisers, such as DMPP-treated cannot compensate other stresses caused compaction therefore achieve system. Adoption delivers improved resource-use profitability rainfall-limited environments.

Language: Английский

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Effects of long-term (42 years) tillage sequence on soil chemical characteristics in a dryland farming system

Soil and Tillage Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 105064 - 105064

Published: May 14, 2021

Language: Английский

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Uptake of Climate Smart Agriculture in Peri-Urban Areas of South Africa's Economic Hub Requires Up-Scaling

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: Dec. 20, 2021

Climate variability and change impact significantly on food security the livelihoods of smallholder farmers making it necessary for to prioritize investment in adaptation mitigation approaches, such as climate smart agriculture, enhance resilience. agriculture approaches have been adopted many countries around world address adverse impacts agricultural production. There is limited information about adoption by peri-urban developing countries. The present study aimed assess extent which activities crop City Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Gauteng province South Africa are smart, establish sustainable measures be put place agriculture. made use a mixed method design combining qualitative quantitative approaches. A combination simple random non-probability sampling techniques was employed select locations identify respondents. sample thirty-six were selected study. main findings revealed overwhelming awareness thereof productivity yields. However, respondents' level technologies generally low. Despite lack knowledge practices, were, an extent, utilizing mechanisms acquired from indigenous systems or scientific knowledge. Examples these practices include mulching, cover cropping, rotation varieties. concludes that much more can done scale up uptake province. recommends formal informal strategies including one-on-one extension programs raise appropriate unique conditions farmers.

Language: Английский

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Improving water infiltration in croplands mitigates the effects of extreme rainfall events

Environmental Earth Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 84(5)

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Suppression of hydrolytic enzyme activities by short-term aeration of periodically anoxic soils: Evidence from upland ecosystems

Geoderma, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 457, P. 117278 - 117278

Published: April 7, 2025

Language: Английский

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Performance comparison of residue management units of no-tillage sowing systems: A review

Engineering in Agriculture Environment and Food, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 181 - 190

Published: Dec. 7, 2018

Language: Английский

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How does no-till affect soil-profile compactibility in the long term?

Geoderma, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 425, P. 116016 - 116016

Published: July 17, 2022

Language: Английский

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Customized plant microbiome engineering for food security

Trends in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(4), P. 482 - 494

Published: Nov. 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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Tillage rotation and biostimulants can compensate for reduced synthetic agrochemical application in a dryland cropping system

Cogent Food & Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: May 15, 2024

The effects of four continuous tillage regimes; mouldboard ploughing, tine-tillage, shallow no-tillage; and three rotations (involving tine-tillage once every two, three, years in rotation with no-tillage), two rates synthetic agrochemicals (standard: regular application agrochemicals; reduced: fewer combination biostimulants) on wheat canola yield quality were investigated between 2018 2020 under typical Mediterranean climatic conditions South Africa. It was hypothesised that a the reduced will improve crop relative to ploughing or no-tillage. Results showed practices maintained but did not significantly increase quality, no-tillage ploughing. also intensive is unnecessary as it yields (p > 0.05). In addition, possible reduce quantity applied by partially replacing them biostimulants without significant changes grain seed quality. We, therefore, suggest producers opt for sustainable way farming.

Language: Английский

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