An overview of the main topics on no-tillage researches

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ABSTRACT:No-tillage represents a relevant technological advance in agriculture, generating economic and environmental benefits. The main objective of this paper was to perform an overview analysis of academic publications about no-tillage. A bibliometric survey was conducted based on the most cited articles in Web of Science database. Thus, lexical and multiple correspondence analyses were performed with the most frequent words in title, abstract and keyword fields. The results suggest that there is a strong emphasis on no-tillage publications on environmental issues, such as carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions.KEY WORDS: Agriculture Conservation; Climate Change; Sustainable Crop Rotation. O PANORAMA DOS PRINCIPAIS TEMAS DAS PESQUISAS SOBRE PLANTIO DIRETORESUMO: O plantio direto representa um importante avanço tecnológico para a agricultura, gerando benefícios econômicos e ambientais. Este artigo objetivou realizar uma análise do panorama das publicações acadêmicas sobre o plantio direto. Uma pesquisa bibliométrica foi conduzida com base nos artigos mais citados na plataforma Web of Science. Assim, foram realizadas análises léxicais e de correspondência múltipla a partir das palavras mais frequentes nos campos: título, resumo e palavras-chave, presentes na plataforma. Os resultados sugerem que há

Trends in Brazilian Congress of Soil Science publications: An analysis of the 1947-2017 period

“…There are some studies in the literature that have evaluated soil science publications in Brazil, considering general aspects (Garrido & Garrido 2007, Prado 2008, Trajano et al 2013 or thematic areas (Barreto et al 2009, Bressiani et al 2015, Mores et al 2016, Tavares et al 2016). However, there are few studies of this nature that have looked at CBCS publications, which have the potential to reveal important information about the development of soil science in Brazil, given their scientific and temporal coverage.…”