Stable high yields with zero tillage and permanent bed planting?

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dc.contributor.authorGovaerts, Bramen
dc.contributor.authorSayre, Ken D.en
dc.contributor.authorDeckers, Jozefen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMexicoen
dc.coverage.temporal1991 - 2001en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:07:11Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:07:11Zen
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractGiven that subtropical highlands around the world are experiencing problems of environmental degradation, this article examines conservation agriculture methods for maize and wheat to combat soil erosion and fertility decline. While methods of rotating crops and maintaining residues proved to be effective over the long range of the study, it took some 5 years for yield benefits to emerge. Moreover, the research also demonstrated that there was not a significant difference in yield when some of the surface cover was removed. It is suggested that this could be a positive sign in encouraging smallholder adoption as it allows for multiple uses of crop residues for fertility gains and the maintenance of livestock.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4434en
dc.identifier.citationField Crops Research 94(1): 33-42en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2004.11.003en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68736en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRainfed agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectCrop rotationsen
dc.subjectResidue managementen
dc.subjectTriticum aestivumen
dc.subjectZea mays l.en
dc.subjectZero tillageen
dc.subjectPermanent bedsen
dc.subjectWheaten
dc.subjectMaizeen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleStable high yields with zero tillage and permanent bed planting?en
dc.typeAbstracten
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