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Temporal Dynamics of Soil Microbial Communities below the Seedbed under Two Contrasting Tillage Regimes Open
Agricultural productivity relies on a wide range of ecosystem services provided by the soil biota. Plowing is a fundamental component of conventional farming, but long-term detrimental effects such as soil erosion and loss of soil organic …
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Direct Seeding in Reforestation – A Field Performance Review Open
Direct seeding has been considered a forest restoration option for centuries. Over the past half century, the use of this practice has declined in developed countries as forest regeneration programs have advanced with the production of qua…
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Seed priming techniques in field crops -A review Open
Germination and seedling emergence are the critical stages in the plant life cycle. Insufficient seedling emergence and inappropriate stand establishment are the main constraints in the production of crops which receiving less rainfall. Fa…
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Seed use in the field: delivering seeds for restoration success Open
Seed delivery to site is a critical step in seed‐based restoration programs. Months or years of seed collection, conditioning, storage, and cultivation can be wasted if seeding operations are not carefully planned, well executed, and draw …
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Key Factors Affecting Weed Seeds' Germination, Weed Emergence, and Their Possible Role for the Efficacy of False Seedbed Technique as Weed Management Practice Open
Important parameters that influence weed seeds' germination and seedlings' emergence can affect the efficacy of false seedbed as weed management practice. These parameters consist of environmental factors such as soil temperature, soil wat…
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Controlled traffic and soil physical quality of an Oxisol under sugarcane cultivation Open
Machinery traffic in sugarcane (Saccharumsp.) plantations reduces soil physical quality, and hinders both root development and crop yield. We evaluated the physical quality of an Oxisol and the development of sugarcane roots under controll…
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Seed priming with CaCl2 and ridge planting for improved drought resistance in maize Open
Drought-induced losses in crop output have forced the scientific community to develop efficient management strategies to cope with the adversities of drought stress. This field trial was done to assess the role of seed priming techniques a…
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Striga Biocontrol on a Toothpick: A Readily Deployable and Inexpensive Method for Smallholder Farmers Open
Striga hermonthica (witchweed) is a parasitic weed that attacks and significantly reduces the yields of maize, sorghum, millet, and sugarcane throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Low cost management methods such as hand weeding, short crop rotat…
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Development of mechatronic driving system for seed meters equipped on conventional precision corn planter Open
Precision planters are more and more widely used for planting corn in China. Seed meters of conventional precision corn planters are usually driven by ground wheel and chain and sprocket system at present. Because of the slippage of grou…
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Influence of mechanical site preparation on regeneration success of planted conifers in clearcuts in Fennoscandia – a review Open
In the Nordic countries Finland, Norway and Sweden, the most common regeneration method is planting after clearcutting and, often, mechanical site preparation (MSP). The main focus of this study is to review quantitative effects that have …
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Tillage and Fertilizer Effects on Crop Yield and Soil Properties over 45 Years in Southern Illinois Open
Reducing soil disturbance may limit erosion, but many still consider tillage essential for seedbed preparation, particularly on poorly drained soils. Our objective was to quantify tillage and fertilizer management effects after 45 yr {21 i…
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Quantification of the structure evolution in a garden soil over the course of two years Open
In this proof-of-concept, we demonstrate the potential of quantifying the structural evolution in an individual soil sample with the help of X-ray imaging. The soil sample was acquired in summer 2013 after a manual seedbed preparation and …
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Timing of Tillage as a Driver of Weed Communities Open
Tillage is a foundational management practice in many cropping systems. Although effective at reducing weed populations and preparing a crop seedbed, tillage and cultivation can also dramatically alter weed community composition. We examin…
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The Effects of Soil Compaction and Different Tillage Systems on the Bulk Density and Moisture Content of Soil and the Yields of Winter Oilseed Rape and Cereals Open
Progressive soil compaction is a disadvantage of intensive tillage. Compaction exerts a negative impact on the physical properties of soil and decreases crop performance. The adverse effects of soil compaction can be mitigated by replacing…
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Infiltration and Soil Loss Changes during the Growing Season under Ploughing and Conservation Tillage Open
Decreased water retention and increased runoff and soil loss are of special importance concerning soil degradation of hilly crop fields. In this study, plots under ploughing (conventional) tillage (PT) and conservation tillage (CT; 15 year…
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Design of Automatic Watering System Based on Arduino Open
Food self-sufficiency is a government program that has been being actively promoted so that Indonesia can reach food independence by the end of 2019. Indonesia is a maritime country and also an agricultural country with two seasons namely …
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Effect of fragmentation and pacing at spot ploughing on dry soils Open
Seedbed preparation to achieve desired aggregate size requires many tillage operations when performed on dry soil. A very common implement used for the initial operation is the moldboard plough, subsequent passes may include disk, chisel p…
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Optimizing yield of improved varieties of millet and sorghum under highly variable rainfall conditions using contour ridges in Cinzana, Mali Open
Low productivity of cereals, the staple food, in Sahelian zone of Cinzana in Mali is caused by a range of factors including but not limited to inherent low soil fertility, and insufficient and inadequate distribution of the rainfall due to…
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Yield, quality and weed control in soybean crop as affected by several cultural and weed management practices Open
In the field of Agricultural University of Athens, the effects of false seedbed technique, stale seedbed, chemical and ecologically based control on weed growth and soybean yield were evaluated (2019). The experimental treatments were: nor…
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An Injectable silk-based hydrogel as a novel biomineralization seedbed for critical-sized bone defect regeneration Open
The healing process of critical-sized bone defects urges for a suitable biomineralization environment. However, the unsatisfying repair outcome usually results from a disturbed intricate milieu and the lack of in situ mineralization resour…
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Mapping soil slaking index and assessing the impact of management in a mixed agricultural landscape Open
Soil aggregate stability is a useful indicator of soil physical health and can be used to monitor condition through time. A novel method of quantifying soil aggregate stability, based on the relative increase in the footprint area of aggre…
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Comparative analysis of tillage in sandy clay loam soil by free rolling and powered disc harrow Open
A single-acting (3 × 3) 510 mm powered disc harrow was developed to achieve timeliness in operation in the extensively followed rice-wheat cropping system by reducing tillage passes with the proper incorporation of residues left after rice…
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Sowing uniformity of bed-type pneumatic maize planter at various seedbed preparation levels and machine travel speeds Open
Precision planters are important machines in the regime of modern technological agriculture. Field conditions, seed metering system and machine operating parameters affect the pneumatic planter performance. The pneumatic planter was evalua…
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The Impact of Different Crop Rotations by Weed Management Strategies’ Interactions on Weed Infestation and Productivity of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Open
Weed infestations significantly reduce the growth and yield of field crops. Herbicides are mostly used for weed management due to their quick results. However, resistant biotypes to available herbicides are rapidly increasing around the wo…
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Seed‐Drill Opener Type and Crop Residue Load Affect Canola Establishment, but Only Residue Load Affects Yield Open
Core Ideas Canola establishment can be affected by the residues of the previous crop. Different planting tools may handle crop residue differently. Tine and disc furrow openers at different residue loads were tested. Canola performed best …
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Tillage and sowing options for enhancing productivity and profitability of teff in a sub-tropical highland environment Open
Despite teff being the major food crop cultivated in Ethiopia, its productivity remained very low (< 1500 kg ha−1) mainly due to a traditional crop management practice. Little or no evidence is available for the comparative performance of …
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Tillage and crop management impacts on soil loss and crop yields in northwestern Ethiopia Open
Lack of appropriate agronomic practices is one of the major causes for soil erosion and low yields in teff (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.]) production in Ethiopia. A 3-yr study was conducted at the Aba Gerima watershed in northwestern Ethiopia, to…
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Maize productivity and soil properties in the Loess Plateau in response to ridge-furrow cultivation with polyethylene and straw mulch Open
Ridge-furrow with full film mulching (RFFM) is widely used in the Loess Plateau (LP) to increase maize yield. However, continuous RFFM application may cause excessive depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil water storage (SWS). The…
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PARAMETER CALIBRATION OF DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION MODEL OF WHEAT STRAW-SOIL MIXTURE IN HUANG HUAI HAI PRODUCTION AREA Open
At present, there is a lack of accurate discrete element simulation model and parameters in the equipment in Huang Huai Hai double cropping production area, which hinders the optimization and improvement of equipment operation effect. In t…
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Combined Tillage Tools– A Review Open
The costliness of energy, forces the farmers to choose another cost efficient tillage methods. The cost as well as time of operation plays a critical role in choosing another tools for tillage. Combined tillage is the way in which two or m…