This paper discusses the traditional management of vertisols and land-use types the broadbed maker (BBM) and its evolution; Maresha - a traditional plough; additional attachements to the BBM for improving tillage efficiency and resource conservation; the land-use intensification opportunities; an...
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification]
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Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification
Astatke, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia]
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Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia
Draught animals have been used in Ethiopia since the third millennium B.C. It has been confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha', pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. Even though research to replace the 'maresha' and to develop m...
Quintero, Marcela
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Comerford, N.B.
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[Effects of conservation tillage on total and aggregated soil organic carbon in the Andes]
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Effects of conservation tillage on total and aggregated soil organic carbon in the Andes
This chapter discusses the traditional tillage implement and the alternative tillage implements using animal power in Vertisol management. Among the topics of discussion are land shaping equipment; the ridge and furrow system; minimum tillage with BBM attachments; animal drawn scoops; pond excava...
Zero-tillage, residue management and precision nutrient management techniques are being promoted in the rice–wheat (RW) production system of Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGPs) to enhance climate change adaptation and increase food production. These management practices may also influence greenhouse gas ...
Sapkota, Tek Bahadur
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Shankar V
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Singh L
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Rai, M
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Grewal, Mohinder S.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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[Tillage, residue and nitrogen management effects on methane and nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat system of Indian Northwest Indo-Gangetic Plains]
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Tillage, residue and nitrogen management effects on methane and nitrous oxide emission from rice–wheat system of Indian Northwest Indo-Gangetic Plains
The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of growing a deep-rooting perennial on the root system development of a subsequent crop with low root penetrating ability. These effects were measured on a gravelly Alfisol with a compacted subsoil horizon for three tillage methods (zer...
Hulugalle, N.R.
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Lal, R.
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[Root growth of maize in a compacted gravelly tropical alfisol as affected by rotation with a woody perennial]
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Root growth of maize in a compacted gravelly tropical alfisol as affected by rotation with a woody perennial
Temesgen, M.
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[Conserving soils: Arashogel: A simple oxen-drawn tillage implement for soil and water conservation]
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Conserving soils: Arashogel: A simple oxen-drawn tillage implement for soil and water conservation
Although tropical wetlands are rapidly being developed for the needed increase in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production, knowledge is still limited concerning the optimum soil and crop management practices. A study was thus carried out to evaluate the effects of different tillage systems on the growt...
Rodríguez, M.S.
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Lal, R.
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[Growth and yield of paddy rice as affected by tillage and nitrogen levels]
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Growth and yield of paddy rice as affected by tillage and nitrogen levels