Influence of Tillage on the Production Inputs, Outputs, Soil Compaction and GHG Emissions

Voltr, Václav; Wollnerová, Jana; Fuksa, P.; Hruška, Martin

doi:10.3390/agriculture11050456

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“…Thus, traditional reverse tillage does not provide the necessary looseness of the soil. This result is in good agreement with the results of other scientists on the influence of the tillage method on its density and productivity (Voltr et al, 2021;Hernández et al, 2019;Hu et al, 2021;de Moura et al, 2021).…”

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Soil Density in Traditional Mouldboard Tillage

Syromyatnikov,

Troyanovskaya,

Zagidullin

et al. 2023

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

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Until recently, mouldboard ploughing was used as the main tillage in almost the entire territory of Ukraine and Russia. However, mouldboard technologies contribute to the formation of a “plough pan”, which contributes to additional soil compaction. The intensity of agricultural production exacerbated the problem of soil compaction by machine and tractor units. The over-consolidation of soil results in stunted plant root growth, lack of oxygen, and water and nutrient restrictions. Soil compaction can be reduced by deep local chiselling. The aim of the study was to determine the density of the soil at different depths during continuous traditional cultivation (reverse ploughing). The density of the soil was evaluated by resistance to penetration into the soil in a vegetable-forage crop rotation on an experimental field with continuous traditional tillage. The measurement of penetration resistance was carried out using an automatic electronic hardness tester “DATAFIELD”. The boundaries of the experimental field were determined, a computer map of the experimental field was compiled with automatic “grid” of plot sizes, two-dimensional mapping was carried out, and the sequence and place of measurements were developed. As a result, the level of soil compaction at different penetration depths and resistance to root growth was determined. It has been established that with constant traditional reverse tillage, the soil at a depth of more than 10 cm is sufficiently compacted. At a depth of 15 cm, a strong compaction of the soil is observed, which indicates its physical and hydrological degradation.

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Section: Methodssupporting

confidence: 92%

Soil Density in Traditional Mouldboard Tillage

Syromyatnikov,

Troyanovskaya,

Zagidullin

et al. 2023

Acta Technologica Agriculturae

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“…The conventional system of agricultural production is hugely dependent on intensive tillage operations with the support of much labor or heavy farm machinery. The latter results in higher CO2 emissions and both in higher production costs [77]. Reducing the tillage operations has the potential of reducing emissions and fuel consumption.…”

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Conservation Agriculture: Climate Proof and Nature Positive Approach

Mrabet¹,

Singh²,

Sharma³

et al. 2023

Resource Management in Agroecosystems

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The development pathways of countries and regions have impacted land-climate interactions and shaped challenges, opportunities and actions. Adverse impacts of climate change increasingly threaten livelihoods and resilience of people around the globe, food security and the stability of environmental resources. Globally, the current food systems are not fit for purpose. Land-based options such as Conservation Agriculture (CA) were found to mitigate climate change, regenerate soils and ensure durable food systems. Achieving sustained results using CA systems, under climate change and social pressures, while maximizing co-benefits related to food and nutrient security, social and biological diversity, ecosystem restoration and services and sustainable development, requires appropriate country-specific policies and significant investment. CA implementation is challenging and context specific and necessitates an integrated framework and road map to enable deeper ambitions for social equity and development and inclusive economic growth.

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“…Occasional tillage on no‐till fields has not been thoroughly researched in the Czech Republic. Recently, measures to combat erosion in the territory limits the use of conventional tillage (Voltr et al., 2021) whereas no tillage in the major soil and climatic conditions in the Czech Republic has been associated with increasing soil compaction limiting its use to just about 2% of land area used for arable crops (Kroulík et al., 2009). Possible outcomes of the interchanging practice of reduced tillage and no tillage on a single plot offers an interesting study opportunity to explore in combating soil water problems within this territory.…”

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Assessing the effects of different tillage systems on selected physical and chemical properties of a silty clay loam soil under different field conditions in the Czech Republic

Abebrese,

Kara,

Báťková

et al. 2023

Soil Use and Management

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Under the recent water‐limiting crisis on farmlands in the Czech Republic, more sustainable approaches to improve water infiltration and suction within the soil layer useful for plant growth is crucial. This study sought to explore changes induced by applied tillage system, and time after tillage (considering two field conditions; at crop maturity when the soil had consolidated long after tillage, and after tillage and seeding operations). The tillage systems investigated were reduced tillage (RT), occasional tillage (OT), no tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT). Soil properties at 0–30 cm depth analysed were dry bulk density, soil organic matter content, saturated volumetric water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity. After the tillage and seeding operations, soil organic matter increased on all conservation tillage plots (RT, OT and NT) but decreased under CT. Insignificant changes in dry bulk density were observed on the conservation tillage plots, whereas CT reduced dry bulk density by 15.3%. Saturated hydraulic conductivity fluctuated significantly under OT and CT, while remaining stable under RT and NT. Generally, significant variability in organic matter influenced changes in saturated volumetric water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity. Changes in dry bulk density on all the tilled plots (RT, OT, and CT) did not show any significant relationship with saturated volumetric water content. Likewise, no significant relationship between changes in bulk density and saturated hydraulic conductivity on all plots were observed. While organic matter improvements under OT positively correlated with saturated volumetric water content, its seasonal dynamics under saturated hydraulic conductivity can be further studied. CT causes high instabilities in both saturated volumetric water content and saturated hydraulic conductivity leading to impaired characteristics during the soil's consolidated state.

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Influence of Tillage on the Production Inputs, Outputs, Soil Compaction and GHG Emissions

Cited by 17 publications

References 54 publications

Soil Density in Traditional Mouldboard Tillage

Soil Density in Traditional Mouldboard Tillage

Conservation Agriculture: Climate Proof and Nature Positive Approach

Assessing the effects of different tillage systems on selected physical and chemical properties of a silty clay loam soil under different field conditions in the Czech Republic

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