Soil properties and crop yields after 11 years of no tillage farming in wheat–maize cropping system in North China Plain

He, Jin; Li, Hongwen; Rasaily, Rabi G.; Wang, Qingjie; Guohua, Cai; Su, Yanbo; Qiao, Xiaodong; Liu, Lijin

doi:10.1016/j.still.2011.01.005

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“…comparison of no-till and mouldboard ploughing systems gave controversial results. in some experiments, no-tillage exhibited similar or higher maize yields than ploughing (Hussain et al, 1999;carter et al, 2002;tueche, Hauser, 2011;Xiaodong, Lijin, 2011;Wyngaard et al, 2012), in otherno-till caused a decrease in maize productivity (ojeniyi, Adekayode, 1999;Basamba et al, 2006;tolimir et al, 2006;messiga et al, 2012). such results might have resulted from the differences in machinery, weed control efficacy (culum, 2012), and increased soil compaction (tolon-Becerra et al, 2011).…”

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The impact of long-term reduced primary soil tillage on maize (Zea mays L.) productivity

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et al. 2013

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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A long-term field experiment (since 1988) was carried out at the experimental station of the Aleksandras stulginskis university (Asu, 54º52′ N, 23º49′ e) in the conditions of transitional maritime-climate. Research data from the 2010-2012 experimental period are presented. the soil of the experimental site is silty light loam Endohypogleyic-Eutric Planosol (PLe-gln-w). Average annual temperature is 6.2°c. the aim of the experiment was to establish the influence of reduced primary autumn soil tillage on maize productivity. the treatments of the experiment were: 1) conventionally (22-25 cm) ploughed by a mouldboard plough, 2) shallowly (12-15 cm) ploughed by a mouldboard plough, 3) deeply (25-30 cm) tilled by a chisel cultivator, 4) shallowly (10-12 cm) tilled by a disc harrow, 5) no-till. the experimental results showed that all primary soil tillage methods (except for chiselling) normally had insignificant effect on maize biometric parameters. Deep chiselling had consistent negative influence on the biometric parameters of maize canopy, while no no-till effect was insignificantly positive. maize crop biometric parameters partially depended on weed infestation at the beginning and the end of maize vegetation. in two out of three experimental years, maize crop density at the beginning and end of vegetation did not differ significantly in differently tilled plots. A relationship was found between the number of annual as well as total number of weeds and crop density at the beginning of vegetation (r = −0.926** and −0.948**). crop density at the beginning of vegetation had significant positive effect on most maize productivity parameters. Reduced soil tillage from shallow ploughing to no-till had total positive effect on maize productivity in 2011 only because of the lower weed infestation. Relationships were established between weed infestation and maize crop productivity parameters (correlation coefficients from −0.394 to −0.965**). Productivity parameters were influenced by biometric parameters too (correlation coefficients from 0.713** to 0.920**).

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confidence: 97%

The impact of long-term reduced primary soil tillage on maize (Zea mays L.) productivity

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Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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“…Continuous use of CA in China has increased SOM in the surface layer at the rate of 0.01% per year (Barzman et al, 2004;He et al, 2011;Li et al, 2007). Such an increase is often observed after long-term (.10 years) application of CA, with the magnitude of increase as much as .2.0 g.kg 21 in the 0 -10 cm layer (He et al, 2009(He et al, , 2011Li et al, 2007). Increase in SOC concentration and biotic activity reduces soil bulk density, improves pore size distribution and increases soil fertility (He et al, 2009(He et al, , 2012Li et al, 2007Li et al, , 2014.…”

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Improving China’s food and environmental security with conservation agriculture

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et al. 2016

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

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China has achieved impressive increases in agricultural output in recent decades. Yet, past approaches centred on a growing use of fertilizers, pesticides, fuel and water are not likely to achieve the required 30-50% additional increases in food production by mid-century. We show that efficiencies of production are falling and the costs of environmental harm are increasing. Agricultural innovations that improve natural capital are urgently needed. Conservation agriculture (CA) is now practised on .8 Mha in China and is offering promising prospects of both enhanced yields and environmental services. Our meta-analysis of 60 papers with 395 observations in China shows notable benefits from CA. Mean yield increase was 4.5% or 263 kg ha 21 for wheat, 8.3% or 424 kg ha 21 for maize, and 1.65% or 250 kg ha 21 for rice. In 34 datasets from 22 published papers (experimental duration: 2-17 years), 26 datasets (76.5%) show that CA increased yield and soil organic carbon (mean SOC increase of .3 g.kg 21 in 0-10 cm soil depth) when compared with traditional tillage. Key priorities for the spread of more sustainable forms of agriculture in China are national policy and financial support, better coordination across agencies, and better extension for farmers.

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“…Thiagalingam et al (1991) found that no-till increased the yields of Soybean and Corn during the dry years, and Zotarelli et al (2012) reported that no-till increased the yield of Soybean. Conservation farming improved soil moisture, yield and water use efficiency of crops such as Winter wheat, (He et al, 2011;Hou et al, 2012). Narayanan et al (2013) evaluated eight Sorghum genotypes for biomass production, water productivity (WP) and RUE and concluded that WP was more strongly correlated to biomass production than to crop water use and that WP can be improved without compromising biomass production.…”

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Increasing water productivity and radiation use efficiencies (RUE) of Soybeans are very important in order to improve its production at field level. In this study, we investigated the productivity of Soybeans under the conventional (NC) and six water conservation practices: Tied ridge, Mulch, Soil bund , Tied ridge plus soil bund , Tied ridge plus mulch (TRML) and Mulch plus Soil bund arranged in a randomised complete block design. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of soil water storage (SWS) on land and water productivity and radiation use efficiency ( .3% under water conservation practices. However, WPbiomass and seed yield were not significantly related to RUE. It is hereby concluded that water conservation practices increased the seed yield and water productivity for seed and biomass but did not significantly affect the RUE of the crop. These findings will provide useful information for the development of water and radiation driven models for the production of Soybeans under rainfed conditions.

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Soil properties and crop yields after 11 years of no tillage farming in wheat–maize cropping system in North China Plain

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The impact of long-term reduced primary soil tillage on maize (Zea mays L.) productivity

The impact of long-term reduced primary soil tillage on maize (Zea mays L.) productivity

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