Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems

Field Crops Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-32

  Johansen, C ^a   Haque, M E ^b   Bell, R W ^b   Thierfelder, C ^c   Esdaile, R J ^d  

^a Agricultural Consultant   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^d Agricultural Consultant   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal traction direct seeder; Crop rotation; Jab planter; Minimum tillage; Mulching; Ripper tines; Seed drills; Soil organic matter; Strip tillage; Two wheel tractors; Weed management; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MULCHING; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEEDING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TILLAGE; WEED CONTROL; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860482843     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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