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Long-term impact of reduced tillage and residue management on soil carbon stabilization: Implications for conservation agriculture on contrasting soils

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dc.contributor.authorChivenge, P. P.en
dc.contributor.authorMurwira, H. K.en
dc.contributor.authorGiller, Kenen
dc.contributor.authorMapfumo, P.en
dc.contributor.authorSix, J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen
dc.coverage.temporal1988 - 1998en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:07:27Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:07:27Zen
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe long-term effects of tillage system and residue management on soil organic carbon stabilization are studied in two tropical soils in Zimbabwe, a red clay and a sandy soil. The four tillage systems evaluated were conventional tillage (CT), mulch ripping (MR), clean ripping (CR) and tied ridging (TR). Soil organic carbon (SOC) content was measured for each size fraction as well as total SOC. Based on the findings, the authors conclude that residue management - maintaining carbon inputs - is most important for SOC stabilization in coarse-textured soils, whereas reducing tillage is the management priority for fine-textured soils.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4525en
dc.identifier.citationSoil and Tillage Research 94(2): 328-337en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2006.08.006en
dc.identifier.issn0617-1987en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68806en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright Elsevier B.V.en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectTropical zonesen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectAgricultural ecosystemsen
dc.subjectResidue managementen
dc.subjectParticulate organic matter (pom)en
dc.subjectSoil organic carbonen
dc.subjectTillageen
dc.subjectTropical agroecosystemsen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleLong-term impact of reduced tillage and residue management on soil carbon stabilization: Implications for conservation agriculture on contrasting soilsen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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