Soil biological and physical properties under conservation agriculture in Kenya and Uganda

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2014

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This presentation describes a study conducted by the East Africa SANREM team which examines the following questions: (1) How do alternative tillage treatments that eliminate plows impact soil quality? (2)How do alternative cropping systems that include cover crops impact soil quality? (3) How do combined alternative cropping and tillage systems affect soil quality?

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Conservation agriculture, Soil nutrients, Tropical zones, Soil fertility, Soil quality, Soil, Conservation tillage, Field Scale

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Presented at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA meetings, Long Beach, CA, 2-5 November