Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as an adapted set of management principles that assures a more sustainable agricultural production. It combines the following basic principles: (1) reduction in tillage, (2) retention of adequate levels of crop residues and soil surface cover, (3) u...
Verhulst, Nele
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Govaerts, Bram
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Sayre KD
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Sonder, Kai
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Romero Perezgrovas, R.
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Mezzalama M
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Dendooven, L.
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[Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico]
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Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico
The effects of climate change can already be felt around the world, and they will likely impact all facets of human civilization—from health, livelihood security, agricultural production, and shelter to international trade. Since anthropogenic factors are mainly to blame for the current trends in...
Dendooven, L.
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Patiño-Zúñiga L
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Verhulst, Nele
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Boden K
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García Gaytán, A.
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Luna-Guido M
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico]
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Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico
In 1991, the ‘International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center’ (CIMMYT) started a field experiment in the rain fed Mexican highlands to investigate conservation agriculture (CA) as a sustainable alternative for conventional maize production practices (CT). CT techniques, characterized by deep ti...
Dendooven, L.
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Gutiérrez Oliva V.F.
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Patiño-Zúñiga L
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Ramírez Villanueva D.A.
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Verhulst, Nele
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Luna-Guido M
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Marsch R
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Montes-Molina J
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Gutiérrez Miceli F.A.
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Vázquez Murrieta, S.
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Greenhouse gas emissions under conservation agriculture compared to traditional cultivation of maize in the central highlands of Mexico]
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Greenhouse gas emissions under conservation agriculture compared to traditional cultivation of maize in the central highlands of Mexico
Conservation agriculture based on (1) minimal soil movement, (2) retention of rational amounts of crop residue, (3) economically viable crop rotations restores soil fertility. Conservation agriculture improves soil characteristics, but it remains to be seen how zero tillage (ZT) affected greenhou...
Dendooven, L.
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Patiño-Zúñiga L
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Verhulst, Nele
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Luna-Guido M
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Marsch R
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico]
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Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico