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1. Paraplough and Mouldboard Plow Performance Evaluation for Seedbed Preparation and Supporting Conservation Tillage

Author:
Mohammad Reza Abbaspour Gilandeh; Gholamhossein Shahgholi; Yousef Abbaspour Gilandeh
Source:
Acta technologica agriculturae 2022 v.25 no.3 pp. 105-112
ISSN:
1338-5267
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; energy; grinding; seedbed preparation; seedbeds; soil conservation;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The final yield of agricultural products depends on the effective factors during the growing season of plants, especially the size of soil aggregates and proper size distribution of aggregates. Therefore, it is very important to select appropriate tillage implement and to provide a suitable seedbed in terms of aggregate size with the least energy consumption. It is a new idea to use paraplough and ...
DOI:
10.2478/ata-2022-0017

2. Uniformity Detection for Straws Based on Overlapping Region Analysis

Author:
Junteng Ma; Feng Wu; Huanxiong Xie; Fengwei Gu; Hongchen Yang; Zhichao Hu
Source:
Agriculture (Basel) 2022 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agriculture; algorithms; computer vision; pollution; straw; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Nowadays, the advanced comprehensive utilization and the complete prohibition of burning fully covered straws in croplands have become increasingly important in agriculture engineering. As a kind of direct straw-mulching method in China, conservation tillage with straw smashing is an effective method to reduce pollution and enhance fertility. In view of the high straw-returning yields, complicated ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture12010080

3. Increasing the width of disturbance of plough pan with bionic inspired subsoilers

Author:
Wei Song; Xiaohu Jiang; Lekai Li; Lili Ren; Jin Tong
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2022 v.220 pp. 105356
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; claws; energy; mathematical models; plow pans; research; subsoilers;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Subsoiling technology is an important method in conservation tillage. The effect that the plough pan was broken by bionic subsoiler was successfully simulated by EDEM in this paper. The force of mole’s paw in soil excavation was first analyzed by mathematical model, and then bionic subsoiler meeting the excavation requirements was designed by combining the structure of mole’s claw with standard su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2022.105356

4. Development of a dual sideway-share subsurface tillage implement: Part 2. Effect of tool geometry on tillage forces and soil disturbance characteristics

Author:
Seyed Hasan Hoseinian; Abbas Hemmat; Ali Esehaghbeygi; Gholamhossein Shahgoli; Alireza Baghbanan
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2022 v.215 pp. 105200
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; disturbed soils; equipment design; geometry; grinding; models; research; sandy clay loam soils;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Simulation of tillage tool-soil interactions provides opportunities to accelerate new equipment design and evaluate its performance. The dual bent blade subsurface tillage implement which its performance has been evaluated in the field, is a new conservation tillage tool deserving its soil cutting efficiency to be improved by optimizing its geometry using discrete element method (DEM) modeling. In ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2021.105200

5. Experience with the assessment of the USLE cover-management factor for arable land compared with long-term measured soil loss in the Swiss Plateau

Author:
Volker Prasuhn
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2022 v.215 pp. 105199
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; Universal Soil Loss Equation; agricultural policy; arable soils; research; soil erosion; Switzerland;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The cover-management factor (C-factor) of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is the most important factor for estimating the effects of farming practices or agricultural policy measures on soil loss rates. This study, conducted in Switzerland from 1987 to 2017, assessed the impact of mitigation measures on arable land by comparing modelled C-factor values and measured soil losses. C-factor va ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2021.105199

6. Regional differences in the performance of drought mitigation measures in 12 major wheat-growing regions of the world

Author:
Bingfang Wu; Zonghan Ma; Vijendra K. Boken; Hongwei Zeng; Jiali Shang; Savin Igor; Jinxia Wang; Nana Yan
Source:
Agricultural water management 2022 v.273 pp. 107888
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; arid lands; drought; irrigation; stakeholders; water management; wheat; China; France; India; Ukraine;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Drought is considered one of the key barriers influencing wheat production, and various adaptation schemes are practiced globally to mitigate drought impacts. However, it is difficult to precisely assess the performances of drought mitigation measures, especially when multiple measures are implemented simultaneously. Here, a remote sensing-based agricultural drought-affected area change index (ADA ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107888

7. Combined effects of the wheat straw length and incorporation rate on reducing runoff and sediment yields

Author:
Jianye Ma; Bo Ma; Yangxiu Wang; Chenguang Wang; Chaodong Li; Junbo Xiao
Source:
Catena 2022 v.215 pp. 106310
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; catenas; erodibility; hydrodynamics; rain; runoff; sediment yield; sediments; silt loam soils; wheat straw;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Straw incorporation is a critical conservation tillage measure that effectively reduces slope runoff and sediment. This study used laboratory experiments to examine the combined effects of the straw length and incorporation rate on reducing runoff and sediment, under straw incorporation. The experiments involved three wheat straw lengths (3–5, 8–10, and 13–15 cm) and four incorporation rates (1.5, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2022.106310

8. Application of Conservation Tillage in China: A Method to Improve Climate Resilience

Author:
Xiaoshang Deng; Qianxi Yang; Dan Zhang; Shoukun Dong
Source:
Agronomy 2022 v.12 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agronomy; biodiversity; climate change; crop rotation; crop yield; greenhouses; soil quality; weather; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the context of climate change, agricultural cultivation, as one of the most vulnerable sectors, is under threat. Extreme weather and climate conditions have caused a series of problems, such as yield loss, more serious pests and diseases, and declining biodiversity. Conservation tillage is considered a potential method to improve climate resilience, yet the intrinsic mechanism of how conservati ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy12071575

9. Field Evaluation of the Single Bent-Share Plough with Different Share Lengths and Tips

Author:
Ali Esehaghbeygi; Sajad Moradikia; Abbass Hemmat
Source:
Agricultural research 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. 258-266
ISSN:
2249-720X
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agricultural research; clay loam soils; disturbed soils; energy; infiltration (hydrology); infiltration rate; soil water;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In conservation tillage (CT) systems, the implement should be able not only to loosen the soil but also to keep plant residues on the soil surface. The present study investigates the suitability of bent-share ploughs for CT whose effects on improving soil physical properties at low energy costs have already been established. For the purposes of this study, bent-share ploughs of two different share ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40003-021-00553-z

10. Development and Numerical Simulation of a Precision Strip-Hole Layered Fertilization Subsoiler While Sowing Maize

Author:
Weiwei Wang; Jiale Song; Guoan Zhou; Longzhe Quan; Chunling Zhang; Liqing Chen
Source:
Agriculture (Basel) 2022 v.12 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agriculture; corn; deep tillage; fertilizer application; fertilizers; pollution; simulation models; soil degradation; subsoilers; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The traditional fertilizer application methods have serious problems of environmental pollution and soil degradation due to low utilization rates in the Huang–Huai–Hai Plain of China. In this study, the conservation tillage strip-hole layered fertilization method was proposed and a precision strip-hole layered fertilizer subsoiler was designed. To meet the requirements for deep tillage strip-hole ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture12070938

11. Precision Chemical Weed Management Strategies: A Review and a Design of a New CNN-Based Modular Spot Sprayer

Author:
Alicia Allmendinger; Michael Spaeth; Marcus Saile; Gerassimos G. Peteinatos; Roland Gerhards
Source:
Agronomy 2022 v.12 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agronomy; chemical weed control; herbicides; pesticide use reduction; plant identification; protocols; soil; sprayers; vegetation; weeds;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Site-specific weed control offers a great potential for herbicide savings in agricultural crops without causing yield losses and additional weed management costs in the following years. Therefore, precision weed management is an efficient tool to meet the EU targets for pesticide reduction. This review summarizes different commercial technologies and prototypes for precision patch spraying and spo ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy12071620

12. Dynamics of microbial necromass in response to reduced fertilizer application mediated by crop residue return

Author:
Xuesong Ma; Wei Zhang; Xiaochen Zhang; Xuelian Bao; Hongtu Xie; Jie Li; Hongbo He; Chao Liang; Xudong Zhang
Source:
Soil biology & biochemistry 2022 v.165 pp. 108512
ISSN:
0038-0717
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agroecosystems; biomarkers; corn; crop residues; fertilizer application; fungi; necromass; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; soil; soil organic nitrogen; sugars;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding the response of microbial-derived nitrogen (N) in the soil to N availability is essential for optimizing N fertilizer management. In this study, based on amino sugar biomarker assays in a conservation tillage agroecosystem, we evaluated the effects of 3-year fertilizer N reduction (reduced from 240 to 190, 135, 0 kg N ha⁻¹) and crop residue return on microbial necromass N dynamics. T ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108512

13. Long-Term Monitoring of Different Field Traffic Management Practices in Cereals Production with Support of Satellite Images and Yield Data in Context of Climate Change

Author:
Vladimír Rataj; Jitka Kumhálová; Miroslav Macák; Marek Barát; Jana Galambošová; Jan Chyba; František Kumhála
Source:
Agronomy 2022 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agronomy; bulk density; climate change; combine harvesters; controlled traffic systems; remote sensing; satellites; soil; soil compaction; traffic; Europe;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cereals in Europe are mainly grown with intensive management. This often leads to the deterioration of the physical properties of the soil, especially increasing bulk density due to heavy machinery traffic, which causes excessive soil compaction. Controlled traffic farming (CTF) technology has the potential to address these issues, as it should be advantageous technology for growing cereals during ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy12010128

14. Topography and Land Management Change the Heterogeneity of Soil Available Nitrogen in a Mollisol Watershed of Northeastern China

Author:
Yao Wang; Muhammad Aurangzeib; Shaoliang Zhang
Source:
Eurasian soil science 2022 v.55 no.2 pp. 200-211
ISSN:
1064-2293
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; Mollisols; autocorrelation; crop yield; forest land; geostatistics; nitrogen; plow pans; soil heterogeneity; spatial distribution; spatial variation; topographic slope; watersheds; China;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil available nitrogen (AN) is highly related to crop growth and N leaching in the agricultural environment, but the heterogeneity of AN and its driving mechanisms have not been clarified in the Mollisols region. In this study, a total of 610 soil samples were collected from 0‒60 cm soil depths in a small watershed (1.86 km²) of northeastern China, and both traditional statistics and geostatistic ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1064229322020132

15. Resistance to 2,4-D in Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) from Kansas is Mediated by Enhanced Metabolism

Author:
Chandrima Shyam; Dallas E. Peterson; Mithila Jugulam
Source:
Weed science 2022 v.70 no.4 pp. 390-400
ISSN:
0043-1745
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; 2,4-D; Amaranthus palmeri; Triticum aestivum; absorption; cytochrome P-450; dose response; malathion; metabolism; metabolites; piperonyl butoxide; weed science; wheat; Kansas;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... A Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) population (KCTR: KS Conservation Tillage Resistant) collected from a conservation tillage field was confirmed with resistance to herbicides targeting at least six sites of action, including 2,4-D. The objectives of this research were using KCTR A. palmeri to investigate (1) the level of 2,4-D resistance, (2) 2,4-D absorption and translocation profi ...
DOI:
10.1017/wsc.2022.29

16. Temporal patterns in sediment, carbon, and nutrient burial in ponds associated with changing agricultural tillage

Author:
Martina N. Rogers; Tanner J. Williamson; Lesley B. Knoll; Michael J. Vanni
Source:
Biogeochemistry 2022 v.159 no.1 pp. 87-102
ISSN:
0168-2563
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; biogeochemistry; carbon; economic valuation; ecosystem services; ecosystems; land use; nitrogen; nutrient retention; organic matter; phosphorus; primary productivity; sediments; soil erosion; watersheds;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lakes and ponds play a disproportionate role in retaining sediment, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, potentially mitigating negative environmental effects. However, how sequestration rates change over a pond’s lifetime, and how rates are affected by watershed land use practices remains poorly characterized. In this study, we quantified sediment, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus burial rates, and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10533-022-00916-w

17. Responses of soil organic carbon to conservation practices including climate-smart agriculture in tropical and subtropical regions: A meta-analysis

Author:
Sharmistha Das; Soumendu Chatterjee; Joy Rajbanshi
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.805 pp. 150428
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; agroforestry; biochar; carbon sequestration; climate change; climate-smart agriculture; cover crops; environment; management systems; meta-analysis; soil organic carbon; soil quality;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Considering the current threatening conditions of climate change, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) aims to improve the soil health and its organic carbon stocks by encouraging soil carbon sequestration through conservation practices in agricultural lands. However, the effects of these practices differ due to diverse climatic scenario, soil characteristics and management system. To identify the suit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150428

18. Soil organic matter characterisation using alkali and water extraction, and its relation to soil properties

Author:
Gergely Jakab; Anna Vancsik; Tibor Filep; Balázs Madarász; Dóra Zacháry; Marianna Ringer; Noémi Ujházy; Zoltán Szalai
Source:
Geoderma regional 2022 v.28 pp. e00469
ISSN:
2352-0094
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; Luvisols; absorbance; cellulose; dissolved organic matter; fluorescence; fulvic acids; humification; land use; microbial carbon; soil organic matter; subhumid zones; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The optical and fluorescence properties of dissolved organic matter are widely used to estimate the soil organic matter composition. To do so, various absorbance and fluorescence properties of soil extracts are investigated using various indicators such as the alkali-extracted fulvic acid (FA) fraction and the water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) content. Nevertheless, it is not yet clear wheth ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00469

19. Effect of Different Sowing Methods on Water Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Wheat in the Loess Plateau, China

Author:
Hafeez Noor; Min Sun; Wen Lin; Zhiqiang Gao
Source:
Water 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; evapotranspiration; field experimentation; flowering; furrows; grain yield; soil water; soil water content; soil water storage; summer; water use efficiency; winter wheat; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Research has revealed that summer fallow sowing improves the water use efficiency (WUE) and grain yield of winter wheat. However, wheat yields differ yearly with crop management. A field experiment over 8 years was established in the Loess Plateau to determine the role of precipitation and soil water storage in wheat yield formation under conservation tillage. The average WUE values were 7.8, 11.0 ...
DOI:
10.3390/w14040577

20. Subsurface banding poultry litter influences edamame yield, forage quality, and leaf greenness

Author:
Amanda J. Ashworth; Taylor C. Adams; Christine Nieman; Jose G. Franco; Phillip R. Owens
Source:
Agronomy journal 2022 v.114 no.3 pp. 1833-1841
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
conservation tillage,   etc   ; Glycine max; agronomy; air; arid lands; chlorophyll; crop quality; groundwater; irrigation; leaves; nutrient management; nutritive value; poultry manure; soil; total nitrogen; vegetable crops; vegetables;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Poultry litter is generated in large quantities throughout the southeastern United States and is an excellent nutrient source for increasing crop yields. However, surface applications result in nutrient losses to air, soil, and water. Subsurface banding poultry litter is a promising technology for reducing nutrient losses to surface and groundwater, but information is needed on optimum crop seedin ...
DOI:
10.1002/agj2.21048