Strategic tillage is a promising alternative to conventional and no-tillage: Evidence from a 12-year field trial in a double-cropped rice system DOI
Xing Wang, Cong He, Bai‐Jian Lin

et al.

European Journal of Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 148, P. 126874 - 126874

Published: May 24, 2023

Language: Английский

Strategic Tillage for Sustaining the Productivity of Broadacre Cropping in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Southern Australia DOI Creative Commons
Gaus Azam, Md. Shahinur Rahman,

Kanch Wickramarachchi

et al.

IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 19, 2024

Conventional tillage, usually practised before every cropping cycle, was proven damaging and unsustainable replaced by conservation agriculture (CA) using no-till systems following the ‘dustbowls’ incident in USA. However, continuous practice of CA has brought new soil agronomic challenges, such as water repellence, pH nutrient stratification, subsoil acidity, compaction herbicide resistance, threatening sustainability broadacre again. In recent years, one-off deep strategic tillage (ST) attention shown promise overcoming challenges imposed improving cropping. Deep ST approaches are now available for applying incorporating amendments agricultural lime to a targeted depth while treating repellence loosening compacted subsoil. Some practices have also been manage weed seed banks decrease demand applications. Many farmers southern Australia adopted address above-mentioned challenges. When is practised, care should be taken selecting right timing, conditions successful outcomes. Once implemented, reestablishing would ensure longevity benefits ST.

Language: Английский

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3
Extent of Soil Acidity in No-Tillage Systems in the Western Cape Province of South Africa DOI Creative Commons

Adriaan Liebenberg,

John Richard van der Nest,

Ailsa G. Hardie

et al.

Land, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 9(10), P. 361 - 361

Published: Sept. 29, 2020

Roughly 90% of farmers in the Western Cape Province South Africa have converted to no-tillage systems improve efficiency crop production. Implementation restricts mixing soil amendments, such as limestone, into soil. Stratification nutrients and pH is expected. A survey was conducted determine extent geographical spread acid soils stratification throughout Cape. Soil samples (n = 653) were taken at three depths (0–5, 5–15, 15–30 cm) from fields. Differential responses (p ≤ 0.05) between two regions (Swartland southern Cape), well depth, annual rainfall influenced exchangeable acidity, Ca Mg, pH(KCl), saturation. large portion (19.3%) (specifically Swartland region) had least one depth increment with pH(KCl) 5.0, which suboptimal for wheat (Triticum aestivum), barley (Hordeum vulgare), canola (Brassica napus). Acid saturation 5–15 cm above 8% threshold production most crops. are a significant threat region needs tactical agronomic intervention (e.g. strategic tillage) ensure sustainability.

Language: Английский

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17
Impacts of reducing fallow periods on indicators of soil function in subtropical dryland farming systems DOI Creative Commons
Alwyn Williams,

Phillip Kay,

G. R. Stirling

et al.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 324, P. 107727 - 107727

Published: Oct. 25, 2021

Language: Английский

Citations

15
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols DOI
Blake Palmer, Chris Guppy, Gunasekhar Nachimuthu

et al.

Soil and Tillage Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 228, P. 105626 - 105626

Published: Jan. 9, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

6
Strategic tillage is a promising alternative to conventional and no-tillage: Evidence from a 12-year field trial in a double-cropped rice system DOI
Xing Wang, Cong He, Bai‐Jian Lin

et al.

European Journal of Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 148, P. 126874 - 126874

Published: May 24, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

6