Effects of tillage, crop establishment and diversification on soil organic carbon, aggregation, aggregate associated carbon and productivity in cereal systems of semi-arid Northwest India

Jat, H.S.; Datta, Ashim; Choudhary, Madhu; K. Yadav, A.; Choudhary, Vandana; Chander Sharma, Parbodh; Gathala, M.K.; Jat, M.L.; J. McDonald, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.still.2019.03.005

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Effects of tillage, crop establishment and diversification on soil organic carbon, aggregation, aggregate associated carbon and productivity in cereal systems of semi-arid Northwest India

Published in Soil and Tillage Research • Mar 15, 2019

Authors:

H.S. Jat

Ashim Datta

Madhu Choudhary

Abstract

Intensive tillage based management practices are threatening soil quality and systems sustainability in the rice-wheat belt of Northwest India. Furthermore, it is accentuated with puddling of soil, which disrupts soil aggregates. Conservation agriculture (CA) practices involving zero tillage, crop r...

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Tillage

Soil carbon

Diversification (marketing strategy)

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