Recent literature on no-till is reviewed with particular emphasis on research on commercial
uptake and environmental concerns in northern, western and south-western Europe …

Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more
water efficient crop** systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Implications of no-till (NT) management on soil C dynamics, soil fertility, and crop yields
have been discussed, but an up-to-date synthesis of NT impact on soil physical properties …

Drought and heat stresses are important threat limitations to plant growth and sustainable
agriculture worldwide. Our objective is to provide a review of plant responses and …

Soils support an immense portion of Earth's biodiversity and maintain multiple ecosystem
functions which are essential for human well-being. Environmental thresholds are known to …

Conservation tillage practices, here defined as no-tillage (NT) or reduced tillage (RT)
with/without residue retention, have been widely used to alleviate the negative effects …

Soil hydrological properties and aggregate stability are strongly impacted by erosion and
management practices. However, magnitudes of the erosion-induced changes in topsoil …

Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

This paper seeks to review the current knowledge on soil cultivation and its effects to both
soil physical properties and consideration to soil management to optimise crop productivity …