Conservation tillage for cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production in the tropics
JT Fasinmirin, JM Reichert - Soil and Tillage Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) is often cultivated on tilled plots, traditionally on mounds
and ridges with the use of hand hoes or tractor driven implements. These two conditions …
and ridges with the use of hand hoes or tractor driven implements. These two conditions …
Environmental and economic impacts of reducing US agricultural pesticide use
D Pimentel, L McLaughlin, A Zepp, B Lakitan… - The pesticide question …, 1993 - Springer
Several studies suggest that it is technologically feasible to reduce pesticide use in the
United States 35—50% without reducing crop yields (PSAC, 1965; OTA, 1979; NAS, 1989; …
United States 35—50% without reducing crop yields (PSAC, 1965; OTA, 1979; NAS, 1989; …
Ecology, economics, ethics: the broken circle
FH Bormann, SR Kellert - Bioscience;(United States), 1991 - osti.gov
This book reexamines issues of environmental degradation and to initiate economic,
philosophical, and ecological measures that may forstall irreversible environmental …
philosophical, and ecological measures that may forstall irreversible environmental …
Environmental consequences of modern production agriculture: How can alternative agriculture address these issues and concerns?
RI Papendick, LF Elliott, RB Dahlgren - American Journal of …, 1986 - cambridge.org
Modern large-scale conventional agriculture with intensive monoculture and row-cropping
practices often results in unacceptable soil erosion and runoff and in associated losses of …
practices often results in unacceptable soil erosion and runoff and in associated losses of …
Alternative farming techniques for sustainable food production
K Padmavathy, G Poyyamoli - Genetics, Biofuels and Local Farming …, 2011 - Springer
Sustainability and food security are the major challenges faced by third world countries for
the past several decades. Most of the third world countries are also facing problems of …
the past several decades. Most of the third world countries are also facing problems of …
[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen supply from fertilizer and legume cover crop in the transition to no-tillage for irrigated row crops
TA Doane, WR Horwath, JP Mitchell, J Jackson… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2009 - Springer
In spite of potential benefits and positive assessments of reducing primary tillage operations,
only a small part of irrigated row crops is currently managed using reduced tillage, for …
only a small part of irrigated row crops is currently managed using reduced tillage, for …
[BOOK][B] Acarología
E Doreste - 1984 - books.google.com
El programa de sanidade vegetal del instituto interamericano de cooperacion para la
agricultura-IICA-se enorgullece en presentar la primeira edicion de Acarologia escrita por el …
agricultura-IICA-se enorgullece en presentar la primeira edicion de Acarologia escrita por el …
No-till agriculture in the USA
J Margulies - Organic fertilisation, soil quality and human health, 2012 - Springer
No-till farming is a form of conservation tillage in which crops are seeded directly into the soil
through previous crop residues, most commonly managing weeds using broad-spectrum …
through previous crop residues, most commonly managing weeds using broad-spectrum …
Soil erosion, intertemporal profit, and the soil conservation decision
A Pagoulatos, DL Debertin, F Sjarkowi - Journal of Agricultural and …, 1989 - cambridge.org
This study developed an intertemporal profit function to determine optimal conservation
adoption strategies under alternative scenarios with respect to crop prices, relative yields …
adoption strategies under alternative scenarios with respect to crop prices, relative yields …
No‐till fanning in the United States: Research and policy environment in the development and utilization of an innovation
JC Van Es, P Notier - Society & Natural Resources, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
The historical analysis of the development of no‐till agriculture focuses on the relevant
social, economic, and scientific forces during the decades of development of no‐till into an …
social, economic, and scientific forces during the decades of development of no‐till into an …