Pedosphere 16(5): 587--595, 2006
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2006 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Potential effect of conservation tillage on sustainable land use: A review of global long-term studies |
WANG Xiao-Bin1,2,3 , CAI Dian-Xiong2, W. B. HOOGMOED3, O. OENEMA4 and U. D. PERDOK3 |
1 State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China). E-mail: xbwang@caas.ac.cn
2 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081 (China)
3 Farm Technology Group, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen (The Netherlands)
4 Soil Quality Group, Wageningen University, P. O. Box 8005, 6700 EC Wageningen (The Netherlands) |
| ABSTRACT |
| Although understood differently in different parts of the world, conservation tillage usually includes leaving crop residues on the soil surface to reduce tillage. Through a global review of long-term conservation tillage research, this paper discusses the long-term effect of conservation tillage on sustainable land use, nutrient availability and crop yield response. Research has shown several potential benefits associated with conservation tillage, such as potential carbon sequestration, nutrient availability, and yield response. This research would provide a better perspective of the role of soil conservation tillage and hold promise in promoting application of practical technologies for dryland farming systems in China. |
| Key Words: conservation tillage, no-till, reduced tillage, residue management |
| Citation: Wang, X. B., Cai, D. X., Hoogmoed, W. B., Oenema, O. and Perdok, U. D. 2006. Potential effect of conservation tillage on sustainable land use: A review of global long-term studies. Pedosphere. 16(5): 587-595. |
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