No Tillage Improved Soil Pore Space Indices under Cover Crop and Crop Rotation

Panday, Dinesh; Nkongolo, Nsalambi V.

doi:10.3390/soilsystems5030038

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“…However, when adopting non-conservationist tillage systems (CT) an increase in soil density was observed, both in the 0-0.10 m and 0.10-0.20 m. This increase in soil density reaches the order of 13.6% more in relation to direct planting in the 0-0.10 m layer and 15% in relation to NT in the layer between 0.10 and 0.20 m, both using Millet as a previous crop (Table 1). This observation agrees with other research studies (Ouda et al, 2018;Panday & Nkongolo, 2021).…”

Section: Soil Densitysupporting

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Impacts of the tillage systems on the production of green corn (Zea mays L.) in long‐term plots in Northeastern Brazil

Santos,

Pedrotti,

Holanda

et al. 2024

Soil Use and Management

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In the current global context of climate change and the increasing demand for sustainability, optimizing agricultural production is very important in order to meet the demands for food and to mitigate environmental impact. To achieve sustainable agricultural production, particularly in regions with tropical soil and climate conditions, is necessary to adopt conservation‐oriented techniques. This includes no‐tillage system, the use of soil‐cover crops, and the application of inoculants. The objective of this research was, at the end of the 22nd cropping season, to assess the influence of soil compaction in the production of green corn (Zea mays L.) in a long‐term field experiment. This study was conducted under different soil tillage systems in a Red‐Yellow Ultisol from the Coastal Tablelands of northeastern Brazil. Three soil tillage systems were applied: Conventional Tillage (CT), Minimum Tillage (MT), and No‐tillage (NT). These were combined with four previous crops: cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), crotalaria (Crotalaria juncacea), pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), and millet (Pennisetum glaucum), as well as two levels of nitrogen fertilizer application: (1) 100% of the recommended N dose, and (2) 50% of the recommended N dose plus Azospirillum brasilense inoculant. The experimental design consisted of strip plots with subplots divided and randomized within each strip, with three replications. Soil compaction was assessed using parameters of soil density (SD) and soil mechanical resistance to penetration (MRP) in conjunction with moisture content (MC). The principal component analysis (PCA) highlighted that conservation‐oriented systems exhibited greater soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, leading to increased productivity of commercial green corn cobs. The synergistic effect of diversifying previous crops and adopting conservation tillage systems, especially in soils under long‐term tillage, resulted in heightened productivity of commercial green corn ears.

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Impacts of the tillage systems on the production of green corn (Zea mays L.) in long‐term plots in Northeastern Brazil

Santos,

Pedrotti,

Holanda

et al. 2024

Soil Use and Management

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“…The soil structure quality at Dzingahe was found to be better than that at Tshivhilwi when compared across the tillage systems. The results suggested that the tillage systems did not exclusively alter the soil structure but other practices such as cropping systems and residue management could have contributed to the changes [11,28,29]. It was observed that the tillage systems were not practised in the same way in these two locations and that the duration of NT was also different, with a gap of more than 30 years.…”

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Unearthing Soil Structure Dynamics under Long-Term No-Tillage System in Clayey Soils

Phefadu,

Munjonji

2023

Sustainability

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Soil structure is a sensitive and dynamic soil physical property that responds rapidly to different tillage systems, and thus it requires constant monitoring and evaluation. The visual evaluation of soil structure (VESS) and subsoil visual evaluation of soil structure (SubVESS) methods were used to assess the soil structure quality of clayey soils subjected to different tillage systems. The tillage systems were no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT), with virgin fields (VGs) used as controls. The study was conducted at Tshivhilwi and Dzingahe in Thohoyandou, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The soil structure quality at Tshivhilwi, as determined by VESS and SubVESS, was found to be poor. However, at Dzingahe, both the VESS and SubVESS scores responded to the impact of tillage. VESS showed a fair (Sq = 2.25) soil structural quality in the NT system, poor quality (Sq = 3.57) in the CT system and moderately poor quality (Sq = 3.05) in the VG. Similarly, at the same location, the SubVESS scores were moderately good in the NT system, moderately poor for the CT system and fair in the VG. The differences in the responses of VESS and SubVESS at the two locations were attributed to differences in the duration of the NT system. The VESS and SubVESS results were supported by selected measured soil physico-chemical properties such as bulk density and porosity. In conclusion, the findings of this study showed that VESS and SubVESS were able to effectively differentiate between the impacts of tillage systems on soil structural quality. The soil structure quality was better under NT than CT at Tshivhilwi and Dzingahe.

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“…It is well documented in the literature that high soil density has greater proportion of micropores [2]. However, the cultivation of diferent species of cover crops, with diferent root arrangements, explores the soil profle at diferent depths, contributing to soil aggregation and promoting greater pore connectivity, resulting in an increase in total porosity [29,30].…”

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Olericulture No-Till System at Mountain Region: Physical and Biological Attributes of the Soil

Ribeiro Mauri,

Mendonça,

Bolzan

et al. 2024

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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The production of vegetables and grains by the family farming in the mountains of the Atlantic Forest is characterized by intensive soil management with ploughing and harrowing practices. These practices are promoting hydric erosion and losses of soil quality in the region. In this context, the objective of this work was to evaluate soil physical and biological characteristics at two seasons of the year in agroecosystems producing vegetables and grains in the no-tillage system (NTS) for 3, 5, and 9 years compared to the conventional management system (CT) in the Atlantic Forest Biome, Brazil. Physical and organic matter attributes and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stock were evaluated. NTS showed, in general, greater total porosity than CT systems. The main differences between the systems were found in the organic attributes and C and N stocks. The content of microbial biomass C in NTS with 3, 5, and 9 years was 767.5, 326.5, and 210.0 mg·kg−1, while the areas with CT had 93.75, 78.25, and 45.75 mg·kg−1, respectively. The stock of C in winter at the 9NTS area was 33.0 and 41.5 Mg·ha−1, and the respective area in CT presented only 21.75 and 25.00 Mg·ha−1 in the depths of 0–10 and 10–20 cm, respectively. The metabolic quotient of the NTS areas did not differ from the reference ecosystems and is promoting lower C-CO2 emissions than the CT system. The adoption of NTS in vegetable production improves soil quality in family farm areas of mountains relief at the Atlantic Forest Biome.

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No Tillage Improved Soil Pore Space Indices under Cover Crop and Crop Rotation

Cited by 7 publications

References 59 publications

Impacts of the tillage systems on the production of green corn (Zea mays L.) in long‐term plots in Northeastern Brazil

Impacts of the tillage systems on the production of green corn (Zea mays L.) in long‐term plots in Northeastern Brazil

Unearthing Soil Structure Dynamics under Long-Term No-Tillage System in Clayey Soils

Olericulture No-Till System at Mountain Region: Physical and Biological Attributes of the Soil

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