Conservation Agriculture,9781402011061

Conservation Agriculture

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ISBN13: 9781402011061
ISBN10: 1402011067
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): Kluwer Academic Pub
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Summary

In large parts of the developed and developing worlds soil tillage by plough or hoe is the main cause of land degradation leading to stagnating or even declining production levels and increasing production cost. It causes the soil to become more dense and compacted, the organic matter content to be reduced and water runoff and soil erosion to increase. It also leads to droughts becoming more severe and the soil becoming less fertile and less responsive to fertiliser. This book brings together the key notes lectures and other outstanding contributions of the I World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and provides an updated view of the environment and economic advantages of CA and of its implementation in diferent areas of the World.

Table of Contents

Part I. Conservation agriculture global improvements 1(36)
Conservation agriculture: global environmental benefits of soil carbon management
3(10)
Reicosky, D. C.
Factors affecting the uptake of no-tillage in Australia, Asia and New Zealand.
13(8)
Baker, C.J., Collins, R.M. & Choudhary, M.A.
Conservation agriculture and the rural women. Breaking barriers for a new horizon
21(10)
Farooq, N.
Agriculture and natural resource management. The role of conservation agriculture
31(6)
Fresco, L.O.
Part II. Farmer experiences with conservation agriculture 37(48)
No till, the stubble and the soil nutrition
39(10)
Crovetto, C.
Argentine agriculture: an innovative experience
49(10)
Trucco, V.H.
The soil, agriculture and I
59(10)
Tapia Penalba, A.
Farmers' and experts' opinion on no-tillage in Western Europe and Nebraska (USA)
69(10)
Tebrugge, F & Bohrnsen, A.
Experiences with farmer clubs in dissemination of zero tillage in Tropical Brazil
79(6)
Landers, J.N., Mattana Saturnino, H., De Freitas, P.L. & Trecenti, R.
Part III. International networks for conservation agriculture 85(94)
Conservation agriculture in Europe: current status and perspectives
87(6)
Garcia-Torres, L., Martinez-Vilela, A. & Serrano de Norena, F
Direct seeding on plant cover: sustainable cultivation of our planet's soils
93(8)
Seguy, L. & Bouzinac, S.
Survival farming
101(4)
Pereira, M.H.
Latin American conservation agriculture network - RELACO
105(6)
Da Veiga, M., Do Prado Wildner L. & Benites, J.R.
The african conservation tillage network enhancing conservation tillage in Africa
111(12)
Steiner, K. & Bwalya, M.
Need for establishment of South Asian conservation agriculture network
123(10)
Ahmad Gill, M.
A strategy for soil conservation farming in Northern Kazakhstan
133(6)
Kurishbayev, A.
FAO's Role in promoting conservation agriculture
139(16)
Benites, J.R. & Ashburner J.E.
Western Australian no-tillage farmers association
155(4)
Young, N.
A world of conservation agriculture
159(6)
Harrington, L. W.
ICARDA's network on conservation agriculture in Central Asia
165(4)
Suleimenov M., Pala, M. & Karajeh, F
Conservation agriculture for the rice-wheat systems of the indogangetic plains of South Asia: A case study from India
169(6)
Hobbs P. R., Gupta R., Malik, R. K. & Dhillon, S. S.
Zero tillage in Switzerland: the bernese incentive program
175(4)
Sturny, W. G. & Schwarz, R.
Part IV. Recent innovations on conservation agriculture 179(74)
Conservation tillage, no-tillage and related technologies
181(10)
Derpsch, R.
Cover crop management
191(10)
Calegari, A.
Weeds and conservation agriculture
201(10)
Nalewaja, J.D.
Non-inversion tillage in integrated farming concepts: prospects and constraints of cropping systems in the southwest of Germany
211(10)
El Titi, A.
Conflicts between conservation agriculture and livestock over the utilisation of crop residues
221(14)
Mueller, JP., Pezo, D.A., Benites, J. & Schlaepfer, N.P.
"Improved cereal production technology" FAO project on conservation agriculture in Mongolia
235(8)
Bachman, T
Development of an animal draw zero tillage seeder for small grains
243(6)
Wall, PC., Zambrana, L., Gamez, P, Sims, B. & Calissaya, A.
No-till management intensity zones for Pennsylvania
249(4)
Duiker, S. W., Miller, D.A., Hunter, J. M., Ciolkosz, E. J. & Waltman, W. J.
Part V. Adaptation of the agricultural industry to conservation agriculture 253(36)
Farm machines for large-scale conservation agriculture
255(8)
Saxton, K.E. & Morrison, J.E.
No-tillage equipment for small farms in Brazil
263(8)
Ribeiro, M.F.
Integrated pest management for conservation agriculture
271(10)
Leake, A.R.
Perspectives of precision agriculture in conservation agriculture
281(8)
Basso, B.
Part VI. Influence of conservation agriculture on environment 289(136)
Tillage-induced CO2 emissions and carbon sequestration: effect of secondary tillage and compaction
291(10)
Reicosky, D.C.
Long-term effects of agricultural practices on microbial community
301(6)
De Souza Andrade, D., Colozzi-Filho, A., Balota, E.L. & Hungria, M.
Tillage and soil compaction
307(10)
McGarry, D.
Soil moisture conservation
317(10)
Shaxson, T F
No-tillage visions - protection of soil, water and climate and influence on management and farm income
327(14)
Tebrugge, F
Environmental impacts of zero tillage in Brazil - a first approximation
341(10)
Landers, J.N., Sant'Anna de c Barros, G., Theoto Rocha, M., Manfrinato, W.A. & Weiss, J.
Watershed conservation farming "a friendly solution to soils degradation"
351(4)
Solorzano, N.
Carbon dioxide fluxes from arable soils as affected by temperature and moisture
355(6)
Lopes de Gerenyu, V.O., Kurganova, LN. & Sapronov, D. V
The role of draft animal power in soil and water conservation
361(6)
Pints, B.G. & O'Neill, D.H.
The use of powerful machines in different soil tillage systems
367(8)
Weissbac, M., Isensee, E., Brunotte, J. & Sommer, C.
A rapid, immediate, farmer-usable method of assessing soil structure condition to support conservation agriculture
375(6)
McGarry, D. & Sharp, G.
Soil conservation options for olive orchards on sloping land
381(6)
Fleskens, L & De Graaff, J.
Development of the biological activity in different tillage systems
387(8)
Epperlein, J.
Adaptation of sowing techniques to maintain important lumbricid biomasses in the hydromorphic soils of Normandy
395(6)
Granval, P., Bouche, M.B., Leconte, D. & Muys, B.
Soil management systems to support soil microbial biomass in vineyards
401(6)
Reuter, S. & Kubiak, R.
Conservation agriculture as a tool to reduce emission of greenhouse gasses. A case from southern Brazil
407(10)
Bot, A. J., Amado, T.J. C., Mielniczuk, J. & Benites, J.
Agrochemical leaching and water contamination
417(8)
Rose, S. C. & Carter, A.D.
Part VII. Socio-economic perspectives and policy implications for development 425(90)
Economic globalisation and conservation agriculture: the case of Mercosur
427(8)
Peiretti, R.A.
Strategies for international cooperation
435(10)
Pieri, C.
Investing in conservation agriculture
445(12)
Dauphin, F
Win-win options for food security: conservation agriculture soil fertility, soil biodiversity and carbon sequestration nexus
457(2)
Koohafkan, P.
Conservation farming among small-holder farmers in E. Africa: adapting and adopting innovative land management options
459(12)
Rockstrom, J., Kaumbutho, P., Mwalley, P. & Temesgen, M.
Land use planning: a key to sustainable agriculture
471(14)
De Wrachien, D.
The development and transfer of a new no-tillage technology
485(4)
Ritchie, W R., Baker C.J. & Hamilton-Manns, M.
Conservation tillage options for the poor, small landholders in South Asia
489(6)
Meisner, C.A., Bodruzzaman, M., Amin, M.R., Baksh, E., Hossain, A.B.S., Ahmed, M. & Sadat, M.A.
An innovative approach to develop conservation agriculture programs and funding
495(6)
Gregoire, T & Clancy, S.H.
Adoption of no-till by small farmers: understanding the generation of complex technologies
501(8)
Ekboir J.
Developing soil protection in the EU
509(6)
Hamell, M.
Author Index 515

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