Preserving soil quality and increasing soil water availability is an important challenge to
ensure food production for a growing global population. As demonstrated by several studies …

This study, performed on a soil that is classified as Albic Luvisols that developed on loamy
sands overlying loamy material (1.4% organic matter and pH 6.5), concerns the impact of …

Soil conservation tillage (CT) systems are considered major component of sustainable
agriculture involves reducing the tillage operations and plant remains at the soil surface in …

Tillage is an operation to improve soil conditions for optimal crop emergence and yield.
Different tillage implements and operational variables may affect soil physical properties. An …

Legumes are increasingly important crops in most European Union (EU) countries because
of the growing demand for feed protein, and also because they have been shown to improve …

The aim of the present study was to analyse the physicochemical properties and chemical
composition of soil after years of applying varied tillage systems and pre-crops. The field …

Zero tillage increases stratification of immobile nutrients such as P. However, it is unclear
whether near-surface stratification of soil P eases or hampers P uptake by maize (Zea mays …

This study examined the variations in soil physical, chemical and biological properties from
Agave angustifolia fields in three sites with different topographic conditions (valley, hill and …

The studies carried out over 2010-13 involved a sta tic field experiment initiated in 1999 at
Brody Research Station of the Poznan University of Life Science, Poland. The soil tillage …

Properly selected tillage methods and management of the available organic matter
resources are considered important measures to enable farming in accordance with the …