Background Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and costly
fertilizer inputs can cause negative environmental impacts. Cover crops constitute a …

Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …

Meta-analysis is often used to compare how soil health differs between organic and
conventional farming systems. However, the burgeoning primary literature on organic …

Improving soil physical properties is important to soil conservation. Cover crop** can
improve soil physical properties and organic matter content which can reduce soil loss, and …

A major challenge for agriculture is to enhance productivity with minimum impact on the
environment. Several studies indicate that cover crops could replace anthropogenic inputs …

Reduced tillage is increasingly promoted to improve sustainability and productivity of
agricultural systems. Nonetheless, adoption of reduced tillage by organic farmers has been …

Vegetables are a substantial part of our lives and possess great commercial and nutritional
value. Weeds not only decrease vegetable yield but also reduce their quality. Non-chemical …

For sustainable agricultural production, we propose bio-tillage, which is defined as
improving soil structure with plant roots to boost the growth of crops, in this paper. Cover …

Crop** systems require careful nitrogen (N) management to increase the sustainability of
agricultural production. One important route towards enhanced sustainability is to increase …

Cover crop–based organic rotational no-till soybean production has attracted attention from
farmers, researchers, and other agricultural professionals because of the ability of this new …