III. No-Till Farming Systems - nifty
III. No-Till Farming Systems - nifty
III. No-Till Farming Systems - nifty
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CONTENTS<br />
Foreword xi<br />
Preface xiii<br />
Acknowledgements xv<br />
Contents xvii<br />
Contributors xx<br />
PART 1. Opening<br />
Introduction, by Lester Brown 3<br />
<strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong>age and Conservation Agriculture: A Progress Report, by Rolf<br />
Derpsch 7<br />
PART 2. <strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong>age and Soil Fertility<br />
Carbon Sequestration and Environmental Benefits from <strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong> <strong>Systems</strong>,<br />
by Donald C. Reicosky 43<br />
Effect of <strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong> on Conservation of the Soil and Soil Fertility, by José<br />
Benites 59<br />
A Fresh Look at Life below the Surface, by Danny Blank 73<br />
Organic <strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong>, by Jeff Moyer 83<br />
Assessing Soil Properties in <strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong> and Traditional <strong>Till</strong>age <strong>Systems</strong> in<br />
Switzerland, by C. Hauert and H.P. Liniger 91<br />
PART 3. Impact, Adoption, Policy and Future Prospects<br />
Environmental Impacts and Social Dimensions of Zero <strong>Till</strong>age Conservation<br />
Agriculture in Tropical Brazil, by John N. Landers 103<br />
<strong>No</strong>-<strong>Till</strong>age in California: Historical Developments and Emerging<br />
Trends, by Jeff Mitchell, Stu Pettygrove, Dan Munk, Tom Barcellos,<br />
Andy Zylstra and Mike Crowell 135<br />
Adoption of Conservation <strong>Till</strong>age <strong>Systems</strong> in the Midwest of the<br />
United States, by Ted L. Napier 145<br />
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