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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, NeleGovaerts, BramSayre KDSonder, KaiRomero Perezgrovas, R.Mezzalama MDendooven, L.[Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico]Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico

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, NeleSayre KDVargas, M.Crossa, J.Deckers, J.Raes, DirkGovaerts, Bram[Wheat yield and tillage-straw management system × year interaction explained by climatic co-variables for an irrigated bed planting system in northwestern Mexico]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, NeleNelissen VJespers NHaven HSayre KDRaes, DirkDeckers, J.Govaerts, Bram[Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands]Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands

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.Patiño-Zúñiga LVerhulst, NeleBoden KGarcía Gaytán, A.Luna-Guido MGovaerts, Bram[Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico]Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico

Conservation agriculture (CA) can increase resilience to climate change and has the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. The benefits of CA are highly site- specific. Innovative approaches are needed to overcome barriers for uptake of CA by smallholders.


Richards, MerylSapkota, Tek BahadurStirling, Clare M.Thierfelder, ChristianVerhulst, NeleFriedrich, TKienzle, J[Conservation agriculture: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]Conservation agriculture: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors

Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on the environment. Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when combined with removal or in situ burning of crop residue, have magnified soil erosion losses and the soil resourc...


Verhulst, NeleFrançois, Isabelle M.Govaerts, Bram[Conservation agriculture and carbon sequestration: between myth and farmer reality]Conservation agriculture and carbon sequestration: between myth and farmer reality

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.Gutiérrez Oliva V.F.Patiño-Zúñiga LRamírez Villanueva D.A.Verhulst, NeleLuna-Guido MMarsch RMontes-Molina JGutiérrez Miceli F.A.Vázquez Murrieta, S.Govaerts, Bram[Greenhouse gas emissions under conservation agriculture compared to traditional cultivation of maize in the central highlands of Mexico]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.Patiño-Zúñiga LVerhulst, NeleLuna-Guido MMarsch RGovaerts, Bram[Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico]Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico

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