The possibilities of fuel savings and the reduction of CO2 emissions in the soil tillage in Croatia

Filipović, Davor; Košutić, S.; Gospodarić, Zlatko; Zimmer, R.; Banaj, Đuro

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2005.12.013

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“…Besides these disadvantages, the conventional PTR requires higher energy inputs due to use of fuel for puddling operations, electricity, coal and diesel for pumping irrigation water [6,7,8]. This method also has adverse environmental impacts through soil and water pollution [9] and increased greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, which in turn contribute to higher global warming potential (GWP) [10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation under different production systems in rice cultivation

Chaudhary

Singh

Pratibha

et al. 2017

Energy

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Energy conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation under different production systems in rice cultivation

Chaudhary

Singh

Pratibha

et al. 2017

Energy

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“…Lal (2004) reported that the conversion of CT to reduced tillage or NT can result in a considerable CO 2 mitigation. Adopting NT and reduced tillage systems at the level of 30% NT and 40% reduced tillage of 15 counties of European Union (EU-15) arable land can result in 5260 Gg of CO 2 mitigation annually (Filipović et al 2006).…”

Section: Direct Co 2 Emissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diesel oil consumption, work duration, and crop production of corn and durum wheat under conventional and no-tillage in southeastern France

Khaledian¹,

Mailhol²,

Ruelle³

2013

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

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In no-tillage (NT) system, precedent crop residue retains on the soil surface to preserve soil water for crop growth. In response to the negative impact of soil degradation under conventional tillage (CT) system based on soil tillage, NT system without tillage practice and with protective cover of crop residue is being developed in many parts of the world. However, NT is a successful system especially in the South of America, but the impacts of this system on the Mediterranean climate especially in the southeast (SE) of France is less known; therefore, this study has been carried out within the scope of a European project. Durum wheat and corn were sown under CT and NT. Time requirement and fuel consumption in these two systems were measured. The results showed that durum wheat and corn yields were the same in both systems except of 2008, while work duration and energy requirement were 87% and 83% lower in NT system, respectively. Furthermore, NT could mitigate CO 2 emission up to 50% as compared with CT. These results show that NT can be considered as a relevant alternative for CT regarding economical and environmental advantages.

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“…Conservation tillage has the additional benefit of saving fuel and therefore of limiting CO 2 emissions (see e.g. Filipovic et al, 2006), even if systems based upon conservation tillage may require additional operations such as the creation of a stale seedbed (Holland, 2004).…”

Section: Limiting Soil Tillagementioning

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Greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions from organic mixed crop-dairy systems: a critical review of mitigation options

Novak¹,

Fiorelli²

2010

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Dairy production systems represent a significant source of air pollutants such as greenhouse gases (GHG), that increase global warming, and ammonia (NH 3 ), that leads to eutrophication and acidification of natural ecosystems. Greenhouse gases and ammonia are emitted both by conventional and organic dairy systems. Several studies have already been conducted to design practices that reduce greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from dairy systems. However, those studies did not consider options specifically applied to organic farming, as well as the multiple trade-offs occurring between these air pollutants. This article reviews agricultural practices that mitigate greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions. Those practices can be applied to the most common organic dairy systems in northern Europe such as organic mixed crop-dairy systems. The following major points of mitigation options for animal production, crop production and grasslands are discussed. Animal production: the most promising options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the livestock management level involve either the improvement of animal production through dietary changes and genetic improvement or the reduction of the replacement rate. The control of the protein intake of animals is an effective means to reduce gaseous emissions of nitrogen, but it is difficult to implement in organic dairy farming systems. Considering the manure handling chain, mitigation options involve housing, storage and application. For housing, an increase in the amounts of straw used for bedding reduces NH 3 emissions, while the limitation of CH 4 emissions from deep litter is achieved by avoiding anaerobic conditions. During the storage of solid manure, composting could be an efficient mitigation option, depending on its management. Addition of straw to solid manure was shown to reduce CH 4 and N 2 O emissions from the manure heaps. During the storage of liquid manure, emptying the slurry store before late spring is an efficient mitigation option to limit both CH 4 and NH 3 emissions. Addition of a wooden cover also reduces these emissions more efficiently than a natural surface crust alone, but may increase N 2 O emissions. Anaerobic digestion is the most promising way to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions from storage and land spreading, without increasing NH 3 emissions. At the application stage, NH 3 emissions may be reduced by spreading manure during the coolest part of the day, incorporating it quickly and in narrow bands. Crop production: the mitigation options for crop production focus on limiting CO 2 and N 2 O emissions. The introduction of perennial crops or temporary leys of longer duration are promising options to limit CO 2 emissions by storing carbon in plants or soils. Reduced tillage or no tillage as well as the incorporation of crop residues also favour carbon sequestration in soils, but these practices may enhance N 2 O emissions. Besides, the improvement of crop N-use efficiency through effective management of manure and slurry, by growing catc...

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The possibilities of fuel savings and the reduction of CO2 emissions in the soil tillage in Croatia

Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

Energy conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation under different production systems in rice cultivation

Energy conservation and greenhouse gas mitigation under different production systems in rice cultivation

Diesel oil consumption, work duration, and crop production of corn and durum wheat under conventional and no-tillage in southeastern France

Greenhouse gases and ammonia emissions from organic mixed crop-dairy systems: a critical review of mitigation options

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