Management of crop water under drought: a review

G Bodner, A Nakhforoosh, HP Kaul - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2015 - Springer
Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more
water efficient cropping systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and …

Mulching practices for reducing soil water erosion: A review

M Prosdocimi, P Tarolli, A Cerdà - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity—A meta-analysis and meta-regression

M Lori, S Symnaczik, P Mäder, G De Deyn, A Gattinger - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Population growth and climate change challenge our food and farming systems and provide
arguments for an increased intensification of agriculture. A promising option is eco …

The immediate effectiveness of barley straw mulch in reducing soil erodibility and surface runoff generation in Mediterranean vineyards

M Prosdocimi, A Jordán, P Tarolli, S Keesstra… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

No-till in northern, western and south-western Europe: A review of problems and opportunities for crop production and the environment

BD Soane, BC Ball, J Arvidsson, G Basch… - Soil and Tillage …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent literature on no-till is reviewed with particular emphasis on research on commercial
uptake and environmental concerns in northern, western and south-western Europe …

[图书][B] Soil erosion and conservation

RPC Morgan - 2009 - books.google.com
Soil Erosion and Conservation provides a comprehensive treatment of the processes of soil
erosion, the methods that can be used for their control, and the issues involved in designing …

Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions–a review

M Lützow, I Kögel‐Knabner, K Ekschmitt… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms for C stabilization in soils have received much interest recently due to their
relevance in the global C cycle. Here we review the mechanisms that are currently, but often …

Soil organic carbon sequestration rates by tillage and crop rotation: a global data analysis

TO West, WM Post - Soil Science Society of America Journal, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in agricultural management can potentially increase the accumulation rate of soil
organic C (SOC), thereby sequestering CO2 from the atmosphere. This study was conducted …

The environmental consequences of adopting conservation tillage in Europe: reviewing the evidence

JM Holland - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2004 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage (CT) is practised on 45 million ha world-wide, predominantly in North
and South America but its uptake is also increasing in South Africa, Australia and other semi …

Effects of mulching on soil physical properties and runoff under semi-arid conditions in southern Spain

A Jordán, LM Zavala, J Gil - Catena, 2010 - Elsevier
Application of crop residues to soil and reduced or no tillage are current management
practices in order to achieve better water management, increase soil fertility, crop production …