Rice residue management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains for climate and food security. A review

M Kaur, DP Malik, GS Malhi, V Sardana… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
This paper reviews and analyzes the impact of residue burning on the environment and
human health, and the influence of ex-situ and in-situ residue management on reducing …

Effect of mulches on crop, soil and water productivity: A review

S Verma, SS Pradhan - Agricultural Reviews, 2024 - indianjournals.com
A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface of an area of soil. Mulches are used for
various reasons in agriculture but water conservation and erosion control are the most …

Deep tillage improves degraded soils in the (sub) humid Ethiopian Highlands

M Abidela Hussein, H Muche, P Schmitter… - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
Intensification of rainfed agriculture in the Ethiopian highlands has resulted in soil
degradation and hardpan formation, which has reduced rooting depth, decreased deep …

The long-term effects of tillage practice and phosphorus fertilization on the distribution and morphology of corn root

H Li, A Mollier, N Ziadi, Y Shi, LÉ Parent, C Morel - Plant and Soil, 2017 - Springer
Background and aims Relevant soil properties and nutrient distributions influencing crop
root growth might be different under no-till (NT) and mouldboard plough (MP) management …

Soybean root traits after 24 years of different soil tillage and mineral phosphorus fertilization management

H Li, A Mollier, N Ziadi, Y Shi, LÉ Parent… - Soil and Tillage …, 2017 - Elsevier
Legume crops are widely used in conservation agricultural systems, which are associated
with minimum soil tillage, due to their nitrogen-fixing capabilities. However, tillage and …

A 2-year study on the effects of tillage and straw management on the soil quality and peanut yield in a wheat–peanut rotation system

J Zhao, Z Liu, F Gao, Y Wang, H Lai, X Pan… - Journal of Soils and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Soil quality can not only affect soil and water conservation, soil nutrient cycling, soil
structure, and stability but also impact the agricultural sustainability. The objective of our …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal variation of soil physical quality under conventional and no-till systems

CG Soracco, LA Lozano, R Villarreal… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Determination of soil physical quality (SPQ) is very important because it is related to many
important soil processes. However, it is not clear which indicators should be considered in …

Effect of No-Till and Raised-Bed Planting on Soil Moisture Conservation and Productivity of Summer Maize (Zea mays) in Eastern Himalayas

GS Yadav, P Saha, S Babu, A Das, J Layek… - Agricultural …, 2018 - Springer
Productivity of summer maize (Zea mays) is relatively low in hill ecosystem of north-eastern
region (NER) of India due to scanty rainfall, lack of irrigation and low residual soil moisture …

Review of tarping and a case study on small-scale organic farms

R Kubalek, D Granatstein, D Collins, C Miles - Horttechnology, 2022 - journals.ashs.org
Covering the soil surface with opaque plastic sheets to kill vegetation is referred to as
tarping and is used by small-scale and organic growers to control weeds before planting …

Mulching: A viable option to increase productivity of field and fruit crops

J Kaur, HK Bons - Journal of Applied and Natural …, 2017 - journals.ansfoundation.org
Mulching plays an important role in production of agricultural and horticultural crops in the
current scenario of declining water table, soil degradation and climate change. The main …