Wind erosion control using crop residue I. Effects on soil flux and soil properties

Michels, Karlheinz; Sivakumar, M. V. K.; Allison, Bruce E.

doi:10.1016/0378-4290(94)00094-s

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“…NT plus mulch reduces surface soil crusting, increases water infiltration, reduces run-off and gives higher yield than tilled soils (Cassel et al 1995;Thierfelder et al 2005). Similarly, the surface residue, anchored or loose, protects the soil from wind erosion (Michels et al 1995). The dust bowl is a useful reminder of the impacts of wind and water erosion when soils are left bare.…”

Section: Conservation Agriculture Definedmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture

Hobbs

Sayre

Gupta

2007

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

1,213

713

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The paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-till, NT) and permanent soil cover (mulch) combined with rotations, as a more sustainable cultivation system for the future. Cultivation and tillage play an important role in agriculture. The benefits of tillage in agriculture are explored before introducing conservation tillage (CT), a practice that was borne out of the American dust bowl of the 1930s. The paper then describes the benefits of CA, a suggested improvement on CT, where NT, mulch and rotations significantly improve soil properties and other biotic factors. The paper concludes that CA is a more sustainable and environmentally friendly management system for cultivating crops. Case studies from the rice-wheat areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia and the irrigated maize-wheat systems of Northwest Mexico are used to describe how CA practices have been used in these two environments to raise production sustainably and profitably. Benefits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on global warming are also discussed. The paper concludes that agriculture in the next decade will have to sustainably produce more food from less land through more efficient use of natural resources and with minimal impact on the environment in order to meet growing population demands. Promoting and adopting CA management systems can help meet this goal.

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Section: Conservation Agriculture Definedmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture

Hobbs

Sayre

Gupta

2007

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

1,213

713

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“…These authors pointed out that the location of this soil type on steep slopes subject to torrential rains, combined with their high infiltration rate and water retention capacity, can lead to the fluidification of the soil layers, which act as triggering factors for landslides. As regards to wind erosion, most studies report that vegetation cover, soil moisture, aggregation and bulk density are key controls for this erosion type (Zobeck 1991, Michels et al 1995, Lopez et al 2000. To the author's knowledge, no studies focusing on the impact of fire on the occurrence of landslides or of wind erosion in Andosol terrains are available in the literature.…”

Section: Post-fire Hydrological and Erosional Responsementioning

confidence: 98%

Post-fire soil hydrology, water erosion and restoration strategies in Andosols: a review of evidence from the Canary Islands (Spain)

Neris¹,

Cerezal²,

Doerr³

et al. 2016

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Andosols are the most characteristic soils of volcanic regions such as the forested, fire-prone, hillslopes of the mountainous Canary Islands (Spain). Due to their volcanic nature, these soils have traditionally been considered highly resistant to water erosion processes in undisturbed conditions, but are also highly susceptible to environmental disturbances. In addition, volcanic terrains often underlie heavily-populated, steep areas where torrential rains are frequent, increasing the threat to the population and infrastructures downslope. Numerous hydrological and erosional catastrophic events in disturbed Andosols in the Canary Islands and worldwide, leading to major losses to lives and properties, have been historically and recently reported. The impact of environmental alterations such as land use change on hydrological and erosional response of Andosols has been widely studied in the Canary Islands and worldwide. However, the effect on this soil type of wildfires, generally considered one of the main geomorphological agents, and historically connected to the forested fire-prone Andosols of the islands, has had scant attention to date. This review seeks to redress this knowledge gap by: (i) evaluating the factors affecting the susceptibility of Andosols to catastrophic hydrological and erosional events; (ii) summarizing the published studies on the impact of fire and the post-fire response of this soil type and the specific restoration measures developed to date; and (iii) identifying research gaps and suggesting new lines of investigation in order to reduce the hydrological and erosional risks in these particular terrains.

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“…Similarly, the surface residue, anchored or loose, protects the soil from wind erosion (Michels et al,1995). Surface mulch helps to reduce water losses from the soil by evaporation and also helps moderate soil temperature.…”

Section: Principles Of Conservation Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

The apotheosis of conservation agriculture- A review

Hossain

2014

J Bangladesh Agric Univ

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This paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-till) and crop residue retention (mulch) combined with crop rotations. The paper then describes the principles based on which CA runs with briefing suggested improvement on conservation tillage, where no-till, mulch and rotations significantly improve soil properties and other biotic factors. This paper also describes some cons of CA with its future strategies. A Case study from the rice-wheat areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia used to describe how CA practices have been used to raise production sustainably and profitably. Benefits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on global warming are also discussed. The paper concludes that agriculture in the next decade will have to sustainably produce more food from less land through more efficient use of natural resources and with minimal impact on the environment in order to meet growing population demands. Promoting and adopting CA management systems can help meet this goal.

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Wind erosion control using crop residue I. Effects on soil flux and soil properties

Cited by 95 publications

References 23 publications

The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture

The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture

Post-fire soil hydrology, water erosion and restoration strategies in Andosols: a review of evidence from the Canary Islands (Spain)

The apotheosis of conservation agriculture- A review

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