Crop residue management and soil health: A systems analysis

MS Turmel, A Speratti, F Baudron, N Verhulst… - Agricultural …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the scarcity of alternative organic amendments, the retention of crop residue in fields
can be considered key in promoting physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil …

Tillage effects on soil hydraulic properties in space and time: State of the science

MW Strudley, TR Green, JC Ascough II - Soil and Tillage Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Soil tillage practices can affect soil hydraulic properties and processes dynamically in space
and time with consequent and coupled effects on chemical movement and plant growth. This …

Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Theory and models across scales

S Manzoni, A Porporato - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
In the last 80 years, a number of mathematical models of different level of complexity have
been developed to describe biogeochemical processes in soils, spanning spatial scales …

No-till farming and conservation agriculture in South Asia–issues, challenges, prospects and benefits

J Somasundaram, NK Sinha, RC Dalal… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Of late, intensive farming for higher food production is often associated with many negative
implications for soil systems, such as decline of soil organic matter (SOM), increase in risks …

Temporal and spatial variability of soil bulk density and near-saturated hydraulic conductivity under two contrasted tillage management systems

L Alletto, Y Coquet - Geoderma, 2009 - Elsevier
Physical properties of cultivated soils vary in space and time and according to tillage
practices. To characterize this variability, we measured surface and subsurface (15 cm …

Effects of conservation tillage on soil physicochemical properties and crop yield in an arid Loess Plateau, China

J Li, Y Wang, Z Guo, J Li, C Tian, D Hua, C Shi… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Conservation tillage can improve soil physical structure and water storage, protect moisture,
and increase crop yield. However, the long-term adoption of a single tillage method may …

Effects of conservation agriculture on runoff, soil loss and crop yield under rainfed conditions in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

T Araya, WM Cornelis, J Nyssen… - Soil Use and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of conservation agriculture (CA) is to improve soil quality and crop yield whilst
reducing runoff and topsoil erosion. An experiment was carried out in a rainfed field using a …

Improving evapotranspiration simulations in the CERES-Maize model under limited irrigation

KC DeJonge, JC Ascough Ii, AA Andales… - Agricultural water …, 2012 - Elsevier
Limitations on water resources for agriculture in places such as Colorado, USA, have
caused farmers to consider limited irrigation as an alternative to full irrigation practices …

Spatio-temporal patterns in land use and management affecting surface runoff response of agricultural catchments—A review

P Fiener, K Auerswald, K Van Oost - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Surface runoff and associated erosion processes adversely affect soil and surface water
quality. There is increasing evidence that a sound understanding of spatial-temporal …

Medium-term effects of conservation agriculture based crop** systems for sustainable soil and water management and crop productivity in the Ethiopian highlands

T Araya, WM Cornelis, J Nyssen, B Govaerts… - Field crops …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the northern Ethiopian highlands, croplands yield extremely high volumes of storm runoff
and are the major contributor to sediment load in the rivers. A medium-term tillage …