Understanding why farmers adopt soil conservation tillage: A systematic review

MO Ogieriakhi, RT Woodward - Soil Security, 2022 - Elsevier
As soils across the globe continue to face problems of severe degradation and loss under
current management practices, there is a great need to study soil conservation decisions …

Global synthesis of cover crop impacts on main crop yield

Y Peng, L Wang, PA Jacinthe, W Ren - Field Crops Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Incorporating cover crops into farming systems represents a potential pathway to
maintaining crop productivity and achieving multiple environmental benefits. However, how …

The impact of climate change on the productivity of conservation agriculture

Y Su, B Gabrielle, D Makowski - Nature Climate Change, 2021 - nature.com
Conservation agriculture (CA) is being promoted as a set of management practices that can
sustain crop production while providing positive environmental benefits. However, its impact …

A new Rothamsted long-term field experiment for the twenty-first century: principles and practice

X Li, J Storkey, A Mead, I Shield, I Clark… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
Agriculture faces potentially competing societal demands to produce food, fiber and fuel
while reducing negative environmental impacts and delivering regulating, supporting and …

Regionally adapted conservation tillage reduces the risk of crop yield losses: A global meta-analysis

J Sun, W Niu, Y Du, L Ma, S Huang, F Mu… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage (CS) is a widely implemented and sustainable agricultural practice.
Nevertheless, there is substantial controversy regarding its influence on crop yield and the …

Synthesising results of meta-analyses to inform policy: a comparison of fast-track methods

D Makowski, R Catarino, M Chen, S Bosco… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Statistical synthesis of data sets (meta-analysis, MA) has become a popular approach for
providing scientific evidence to inform environmental and agricultural policy. As the number …

The Tradeoff between Maintaining Maize (Zea mays L.) Productivity and Improving Soil Quality under Conservation Tillage Practice in Semi-Arid Region of Northeast …

N Chen, X Zhao, S Dou, A Deng, C Zheng, T Cao… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conservation tillage has received strong support globally to achieve food security and
minimize environmental impacts. However, there are comprehensive debates on whether it …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal Salinity Management and Crop** System Intensification through Conservation Agriculture in the Ganges Delta

SK Sarangi, M Mainuddin, S Raut, UK Mandal… - Soil Systems, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soil salinity is the major constraint for crop** system intensification in the coastal region of
the Ganges Delta. Salts build up on the soil surface, as well as in the crop root zone, due to …

Temperate Regenerative Agriculture practices increase soil carbon but not crop yield—a meta-analysis

MW Jordon, KJ Willis, PC Bürkner… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Regenerative Agriculture (RA) claims to build soil organic carbon (SOC) and increase crop
yields through simultaneous adoption of a suite of management practices which restore soil …