The paper based on the researches carried out during 2007-2009 in the conditions of the preluvosoil from Agricultural Research and Development Station Oradea. This area is characterized by moderate wet climate. The following indicators for characterization of the soil-water-plant system were...

Soil erosion is a serious menace and can adversely affect the soil characteristics and crop yield in the foothills of Shivaliks. The present study was conducted at ZRSKA, Ballowal-Saunkhri, Nawanshar, with the objective of studying the effect of soil management practices on some soil...

Conservation tillage has been widely recommended for implementation in the U.S. for its environmental benefits. The effect of conservation tillage on crop yield is a subject of continued concern amongst farmers who have not adopted the practice. Previous empirical research on the yield...

Two-wheel tractors (2WTs) are widely used by resource-poor farmers to prepare land in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains (EIGP). This paper demonstrates that improved tillage blade design can enhance maize crop establishment under strip tillage, which falls under the rubric of conservation...

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the degree of dicotyledonous weed species of maize culture, the effectiveness of weed control products and the evaluation of maize yield. Experimental factors A-treatment variants: a1-pre-emergence herbicide with Tender 1.5 l/ha + Merlin Flex 0.4 l/ha...

Continuous inputs of organic matter are vital for sustaining soil organic carbon (SOC) and productivity of soils in smallholder crop-livestock systems. However, the dynamics of the different inputs i.e. maize shoots, roots and manure used are poorly understood. Along with organic inputs, use of...

In the Brazilian Southwestern Amazon, food security agriculture predominates in smallholder farms where cassava cultivation is conducted under conventional tillage (CT). This study investigated the impact of conservation agriculture on soil C content and organic matter (SOM) composition in an...