SOIL,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(1), С. 151 - 165
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024
Abstract.
Conservation
agriculture
(CA),
combining
reduced
or
no
tillage,
permanent
soil
cover,
and
improved
rotations,
is
often
promoted
as
a
climate-smart
practice.
However,
our
understanding
of
the
impact
CA
its
respective
three
principles
on
top-
subsoil
organic
carbon
stocks
in
low-input
cropping
systems
sub-Saharan
Africa
rather
limited.
This
study
was
conducted
at
two
long-term
experimental
sites
established
Zimbabwe
2013.
The
types
were
abruptic
Lixisols
Domboshava
Training
Centre
(DTC)
xanthic
Ferralsol
University
farm
(UZF).
following
six
treatments,
which
replicated
four
times,
investigated:
conventional
tillage
(CT),
with
rotation
(CTR),
(NT),
mulch
(NTM),
(NTR),
(NTMR).
Maize
(Zea
mays
L.)
main
crop,
treatments
included
cowpea
(Vigna
unguiculata
L.
Walp.).
(SOC)
concentration
bulk
density
determined
for
samples
taken
from
depths
0–5,
5–10,
10–15,
15–20,
20–30,
30–40,
40–50,
50–75
75–100
cm.
Cumulative
inputs
to
also
estimated
all
treatments.
SOC
equivalent
mass
significantly
(p<0.05)
higher
NTM,
NTR
NTMR
compared
NT
CT
top
5
cm
10
layers
UZF,
while
only
NTM
DTC.
alone
had
slightly
negative
stocks.
not
different
between
when
considering
whole
100
profile.
Our
results
show
overarching
role
crop
residue
mulching
respect
enhancing
but
that
this
effect
limited
topsoil.
highest
cumulative
observed
sites,
could
probably
explain
positive
Moreover,
combination
least
including
required
increase
these
low-nitrogen-input
systems.
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
12(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 18, 2022
Abstract
Long-term
different
tillage
system
field
trials
can
provide
vital
knowledge
about
sustainable
changes
in
soil
health
indices
and
crop
productivity.
This
study
examined
cotton
productivity
under
systems
organic
materials.
The
present
was
carried
out
at
MNS
University
of
Agriculture,
Multan
to
explore
the
effect
systems:
conventional
(T
1
),
conservation
2
materials:
control
(recommended
dose
synthetic
fertilizers;
160:90:60
kg
ha
−1
NPK),
poultry
manure
(10
t
PM),
compost
CM),
farmyard
(20
FYM),
biochar
(7
BC)
on
indices.
Two
years
showed
that
materials
significantly
improved
growth,
morphological,
yield
attributes
highest
seed
(3692–3736
matter
(0.809–0.815%),
available
nitrogen
(74.3–74.6
mg
phosphorus
(7.29–7.43
potassium
(213–216
)
T
comparison
during
both
experiment,
respectively.
Similarly,
PM
(3888–3933
(0.794–0.797%),
(74.7–75.0
(7.39–7.55
(221–223
when
these
are
compared
FYM
CM
BC
These
findings
indicate
with
application
10
best
practices
for
production
ensure
improvement
arid
climatic
conditions.
Land Degradation and Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
35(5), С. 1913 - 1926
Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2024
Abstract
Healthy
soil
is
essential
for
maintaining
food
security
and
enhancing
ecosystem
functions.
Green
manure
application
improves
fertility
an
alternative
to
chemical
fertilizers;
however,
research
on
optimizing
health
assessment
systems
providing
comprehensive
accurate
information
local
farmland
green
management
models
remains
limited.
In
this
study,
we
used
maize
potato
intercropped
with
in
the
main
crop
production
area
of
a
semi‐arid
irrigation
Northwest
China
as
object,
integrated
regional
environment
characteristics,
principal
component
analysis
other
methods
establish
minimum
index
data
set
including
physicochemical,
biological,
yield
indices.
A
system
applicable
study
region
was
constructed
optimized
by
drawing
scoring
curve.
The
results
showed
that
treatment
exerted
positive
effect
bulk
density,
nutrient
content,
extracellular
enzyme
activity,
fields.
This
evaluation
method
both
treatments
could
improve
two
major
fields,
scores
6.9
(3.7–8.6)
6.2
(4.5–7.0)
farmland,
respectively,
greater
caused
maize.
can
not
only
reflect
conditions
accurately
given
areas
northwest
but
also
provide
reference
promotion
organic
fertilizers
such
resolution
differences.
SOIL,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(1), С. 151 - 165
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2024
Abstract.
Conservation
agriculture
(CA),
combining
reduced
or
no
tillage,
permanent
soil
cover,
and
improved
rotations,
is
often
promoted
as
a
climate-smart
practice.
However,
our
understanding
of
the
impact
CA
its
respective
three
principles
on
top-
subsoil
organic
carbon
stocks
in
low-input
cropping
systems
sub-Saharan
Africa
rather
limited.
This
study
was
conducted
at
two
long-term
experimental
sites
established
Zimbabwe
2013.
The
types
were
abruptic
Lixisols
Domboshava
Training
Centre
(DTC)
xanthic
Ferralsol
University
farm
(UZF).
following
six
treatments,
which
replicated
four
times,
investigated:
conventional
tillage
(CT),
with
rotation
(CTR),
(NT),
mulch
(NTM),
(NTR),
(NTMR).
Maize
(Zea
mays
L.)
main
crop,
treatments
included
cowpea
(Vigna
unguiculata
L.
Walp.).
(SOC)
concentration
bulk
density
determined
for
samples
taken
from
depths
0–5,
5–10,
10–15,
15–20,
20–30,
30–40,
40–50,
50–75
75–100
cm.
Cumulative
inputs
to
also
estimated
all
treatments.
SOC
equivalent
mass
significantly
(p<0.05)
higher
NTM,
NTR
NTMR
compared
NT
CT
top
5
cm
10
layers
UZF,
while
only
NTM
DTC.
alone
had
slightly
negative
stocks.
not
different
between
when
considering
whole
100
profile.
Our
results
show
overarching
role
crop
residue
mulching
respect
enhancing
but
that
this
effect
limited
topsoil.
highest
cumulative
observed
sites,
could
probably
explain
positive
Moreover,
combination
least
including
required
increase
these
low-nitrogen-input
systems.
