Wheat is an important food and income source and estimated demand for wheat in the developing world is projected to increase substantially. The objectives of this study were to gain insight into (i) the effect of tillage straw system on yield and yield components (number of grains per m2 and thou...
Verhulst, Nele
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Sayre KD
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Vargas, M.
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Crossa, J.
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Deckers, J.
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Raes, Dirk
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Wheat yield and tillage-straw management system × year interaction explained by climatic co-variables for an irrigated bed planting system in northwestern Mexico]
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Wheat yield and tillage-straw management system × year interaction explained by climatic co-variables for an irrigated bed planting system in northwestern Mexico
Rainfed crop management systems need to be optimized to provide more resilient options to cope with projected climatic scenarios forecasting a decrease in mean precipitation and more frequent extreme drought periods in Mexico. Soil water content (0 60 cm) was measured during three crop cycles in ...
Verhulst, Nele
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Nelissen V
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Jespers N
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Haven H
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Sayre KD
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Raes, Dirk
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Deckers, J.
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Govaerts, Bram
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[Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands]
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Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands
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