This review reveals that crop residues of common cultivated crops are an important resource
not only as a source of significant quantities of nutrients for crop production but also affecting …

Rice residues are important natural resources, and recycling of these residues improves the
soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Management of rice straw is a major …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the relation between conservation tillage and
sustainable agriculture, and identifies appropriate conservation tillage systems for different …

Early agricultural practices in Queensland inadvertently led to accelerated soil erosion.
During the 1940s, the Queensland Government initiated a soil conservation service that …

In less affluent countries such as those in South and Southeast Asia, grain is directly used
for human consumption, and crop residues are the main source of fodder for animals. In …

Environmental alarms like climate change and rising air pollution levels in north India,
particularly in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), draw attention to the severe issue of …

Two factors, genetic and environmental, determine the development and yield of sunflower
(Helianthus annuus L.) plants. Some of the environmental factors that control and influence …

Modern conservation agriculture practices aim to maintain year-round ground cover in order
to maximise soil protection from extremes of temperature and minimise erosion risk …

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate
source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and …

Yields of dryland crops in semiarid and arid zones are limited by precipitation, and so water
content and placement are very important at each stage of development. Spring wheat …