The Effects of Conservation Tillage on Chemical and Microbial Soil Parameters at Four Sites across Europe

Engell, Ilka; Linsler, Deborah; Şandor, Mignon; Joergensen, Rainer Georg; Meinen, Catharina; Potthoff, Martin

doi:10.3390/plants11131747

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“…Prevention and mitigation of land degradation can also be done through the improvement of soil physical properties such as no and minimum tillage. Regardless of the cropping system, the soil under No-Tillage and Reduced Tillage had higher aggregation (20.77 to 25.97 percent increase) and SOC (12.9 to 19.4 percent increase) in surface layers than conventional tillage [32]. No-Tillage and Minimum Tillage can also increase the production of annual crops, and when combined with the use of mulch, can inhibit weed growth [33].…”

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Biophysical landscape characterization of the upper pacal reservoir to support its sustainable management

Wahyuningrum¹,

Supangat²,

Auliyani³

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Pacal Reservoir provides irrigation to a total area of 16,688 hectares. Because of its critical importance for the downstream, activities in the upstream must be carefully controlled to maintain their functions. Information on the basic characteristics of landscape conditions is essential at the earliest stage of planning for sustainable land management. This paper aims to determine the characteristics of the upstream Pacal Reservoir and to analyze the areas that are likely suffering from degradation and contributing sediment. Thematic maps such as Area Function, Land Systems, Administration, Roads, and Rivers were used as well as Digital Elevation Model and Google Earth Imagery. The distribution of permanent vegetation, erosion hazard, the proper use of area function with actual land cover, and landslide hazard were investigated further. The spatial analysis indicates a moderate to very severe erosion hazard distributed in all land cover types. Deviations are in protected and production forest areas (2.15%) Land with a slope of >15% should be covered by permanent vegetation but used for seasonal covers (3.65%). Landslide hazards are low and moderate. Land rehabilitation is recommended mainly by maintaining/adding permanent vegetation in the degraded and potentially degraded areas.

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Biophysical landscape characterization of the upper pacal reservoir to support its sustainable management

Wahyuningrum¹,

Supangat²,

Auliyani³

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…CT refers to tillage operations considered standard for a specific location and crop, in which the crop residues are usually buried and soil inversion is generally involved [92]; it is usually considered a base for determining the cost-effectiveness of erosion control practices. In England, 42% of agricultural fields may be overworked by CT, as indicated by the absence/rarity of epigeic and anecic earthworms [93], and organic matter management did not mitigate CT impacts.…”

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“…It is well accepted that conservation tillage often improves soil fertility in agriculture [125,126] (Figure 3). In Sweden, compared with CT for moldboard plowing, NT and non-inversion MT increased the concentrations of SOC, TN, and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in the upper 20 cm [92]. In Germany, MT increased SOC, TN, and MBC in the top 10 cm, while CT increased MBC contents and SBD between 20 and 30 cm of soil depth.…”

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Conservation Tillage in Medicinal Plant Cultivation in China: What, Why, and How

Hao

Xiao

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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Ecological cultivation is a promising regime for medicinal plant production. For a long time, unreasonable farming methods have threatened soil health and medicinal agriculture and restricted the sustainable development of ecological agriculture for medicinal plants. However, there is a lack of comprehensive discourse and discussion about the pros and cons of different tillage regimes. Here, the research trend and application prospects of no-tillage (NT) are comprehensively reviewed, and the ecological benefits, challenges, and opportunities of the NT system in ecological agriculture of medicinal plants are scrutinized, aiming to call for an about-face in the sustainable conservation and utilization of both phytomedicine resources and agricultural/ecological resources. An exhaustive literature search in PubMed, Bing, Scopus, and CNKI was performed to outline the research trend in conservation tillage and medicinal plants during the recent four decades. The application of NT has a long history and can reduce tillage frequency and intensity and protect soil from erosion and deterioration. NT is often combined with organic mulch to significantly reduce soil disturbance. NT and stover mulching have the advantages of saving manpower and resources and improving soil quality, crop yield, and quality. The ecological and economic benefits of NT in long-term medicinal plant cultivation could be prominent. In developing medicinal plant cultivation, competing with food crops should be avoided as much as possible, and the impact on the production of major grain crops should be minimized. Therefore, the full utilization of soil resources in forests, mountains, and wasteland is advocated, and sustainable soil utilization is the core issue in the process of land reclamation. NT and stover mulching not only inherit the traditional concept of “natural farming”, conform to the basic laws of ecology, as well as the growth characteristics of medicinal plants, but also protect the ecological environment of the production area. It would become the core strategy of ecological agriculture for medicinal plants. Our summary and discussions would help propose countermeasures to popularize NT and organic mulch, promote relevant research and scientific allocation of resources, and adapt to local conditions to achieve precise management and harmonize conservation and production of medicinal plants.

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“…The prevention of soil erosion and organic content loss relies on selecting appropriate strategies for soil conservation, a suitable tillage system, and the application of efficient fertilization and implementation of sustainable crop rotations [6]. Conventional tillage systems (annual ploughing, repeated treatments for seedbed preparation with disk-harrows) have negative consequences on some soil physical characteristics [7], mechanical and water stability of aggregates [8,9], porosity, infiltration capacity, hydraulic conductivity [10], water holding capacity [11], stratification of organic matter and nutrients [12], activity and diversity of flora and fauna [13], carbon biomass [14], soil water, and temperature regime [15,16]. This practice is the most expensive, and is slow, with high demands for fuel and labor [17].…”

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“…Land 2022, 11, 1731 2 of 14 The conservation of soil fertility requires a tillage system that optimizes the plant needs in accordance with the soil modifications [18,19], and ensures the improvement of soil properties in order to obtain large and constant crops [20][21][22].…”

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Research on the Interdependence Linkages between Soil Tillage Systems and Climate Factors on Maize Crop

Chețan¹,

Rusu

Călugăr³

et al. 2022

Land

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The experimental zone of the Transylvanian Plain is characterized by some particular problems for the maize crop due to an oscillating thermal regime; relatively shorter frost-free interval; climatic diversity; mixed relief; and soils with different peculiarities, even from one plot to another. This paper presents the results of research conducted during 2016–2021 regarding the influence of four soil tillage system and two fertilizer doses on emergences and maize yield, in the pedoclimatic conditions of the hilly area of the Transylvanian Plain. In all experimental years, a faster maize emergence was observed in the conventional-plow and minimum tillage—chisel compared to minimum tillage-disk and no-tillage. In a conventional system (control), the yield achieved (7603 kg ha-1) was close to the minimum tillage—chisel system (7529 kg ha-1), and higher than the minimum tillage-disk (6391 kg ha-1) and no-tillage (5178 kg ha-1). The beneficial effect of additional fertilization with CAN 27 (granular nitrogen fertilizer containing magnesium and calcium from dolomite) is found in a better development of plants and on the increase of yield with 356 kg ha-1 compared to the variant with basic fertilization. The yield difference between the two hybrids included in the experiment is insignificant (under 100 kg ha-1).

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The Effects of Conservation Tillage on Chemical and Microbial Soil Parameters at Four Sites across Europe

Cited by 14 publications

References 71 publications

Biophysical landscape characterization of the upper pacal reservoir to support its sustainable management

Biophysical landscape characterization of the upper pacal reservoir to support its sustainable management

Conservation Tillage in Medicinal Plant Cultivation in China: What, Why, and How

Research on the Interdependence Linkages between Soil Tillage Systems and Climate Factors on Maize Crop

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