Conservation agriculture (CA) is based on minimum soil disturbance, permanent soil cover,
and crop rotation; it is promoted as a sustainable alternative to systems involving …

Tillage has been known to cause soil erosion and cost time and resources and this affects
productivity and inflates the cost of production. Therefore, over the past few years in many …

Diversification of cropping systems has been proposed as a major mechanism to move
towards sustainable cropping systems. To date, a diversification option that has received …

Weeds are a significant problem in crop production and their management in modern
agriculture is crucial to avoid yield losses and ensure food security. Intensive agricultural …

In the context of a shift towards pesticide reduction in arable farming, weed management
remains a challenging issue. Integrated Weed Management currently recommends …

Weed management is a challenge in all agroecosystems. Given the negative consequences
associated with herbicide-based weed management, it is important to consider integrated …

There is currently an increasing societal and political shift towards more sustainable
agricultural systems to provide both food production and ecological biodiversity levels. This …

With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is
apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the pasthigher-yielding varieties …

Over the past two decades, ecologists have gained a considerable amount of insight
concerning the effects of biological diversity on how ecosystems function. Greater …

Organic farming has been identified as promoting soil quality even though tillage is used for
weed suppression. Adopting zero tillage and other conservation tillage practices can …