Development of reduced tillage systems in organic farming in Europe

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-11

  Mäder, Paul ^a   Berner, Alfred ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

conservation tillage; Europe; no tillage; organic farming; reduced tillage

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; ZERO TILLAGE;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84857003519     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000470     Document Type: Article

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