*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification * * Alert No. 44 (4 March 2016) * *1. **Proline content as a stress indicator to quantify conservation* *agriculture effect in wheat crop**. By Brijesh Kumar et al. **Res. on Crops 16 (3): 422-431 (2015) (doi:10.5958/2348-7542.2015.00058.3).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Prolin%20content%20ROC%20%20422-431%5B1%5D.pdf> *2. **Sustainable intensification opportunities under current and future cereal system in North-West India. By P.C. Sharma et al. ICAR Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Haryana, India (2015).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/CSISA%20Bulletin%20Final.pdf> *3. **Conservation agriculture in an irrigated cotton–wheat system of the* *western Indo-Gangetic Plains: Crop and water productivity and economic profitability. By T.K Das et al. Field Crops Research 158: 24-33 (2014).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Cotton-Wheat%20CA_FCR%202014.pdf> *4. **Integration of conservation agriculture with best management* *practices for improving system performance of the rice–wheat rotation* *in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. By Ranjan Laik et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 195: 68-82 (2015).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/200.%20Liak%20et%20al%20AEA%202014%20on-line.pdf> *5. **Fire-free fallow management by mechanized chopping of biomass for sustainable agriculture in Eastern Amazon: Effects of soil compactness, porosity, and water retention and availability. By **José Miguel Reichert et al. Land Degradation and Development (2015) (doi: 10.1002/ldr.2395).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/C_2015_Reichert%20et%20al.,%202015-FIRE-FREE%20FALLOW%20MANAGEMENT%20BY%20MECHANIZED%20CHOPPING%20OF%20BIOMASS%20FOR%20SUSTAINABLE%20AGRICULTURE%20IN%20EASTERN%20AMAZON-1.pdf> *6. **Are Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems productive and profitable options for smallholder farmers in different agro-ecoregions of Zimbabwe? By W. Mupangwa et al. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) (doi:10.1017/S1742170516000041).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Mupangwa%20et%20al.2016.Are%20CA%20systems%20more%20productive%20and%20profitable.pdf> *7. **Evaluating manual conservation agriculture systems in southern Africa. By Christian Thierfelder et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 222: 112–124 (2016).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Thierfelder%20et%20al.%202016.%20Evaluating%20manual%20CA%20systems.%20AEE.pdf> *8. **Mechanized land preparation in eastern* *Amazon in fire-free forest-based fallow* *systems as alternatives to slash-and-burn* *practices: Hydraulic and mechanical soil* *properties. By Jose Miguel Reichert et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2014) (doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.046).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/2014_Reichert%20et%20al.,%202014%20-%20Mechanized%20land%20preparation.pdf> *9. **Fragmentation, fiber separation, decomposition, and nutrient release* *of secondary-forest biomass, mechanically chopped-and-mulched, and* *cassava production in the Amazon. By José Miguel Reichert et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 204: 8-16 (2015*). <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/C_2015_Reichert%20et%20al.,%202015%20-%20Fragmentation,%20fiber%20separation,%20and%20release%20of%20secondary-forest%20biomass.pdf> *10. * *Fire-free fallow management by mechanized chopping of biomass for sustainable agriculture in eastern Amazon: Effects on soil compactness, porosity and water retention and availability. By José Miguel Reichert et al. Land Degradation and Development (2015) (doi: 10.1002/ldr.2395).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/AgroEnviron2016_First-Announcement.pdf> *11. * *Agronomic improvements can make future cereal systems in South Asia far more productive and result in a lower environmental footprint. By Jagdish Kumar Ladha et al. Global Change Biology (2015) (doi: 10.1111/gcb.13143).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Global_Change_Biology%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.pdf> *12. * *Does conservation agriculture deliver climate change mitigation through soil carbon sequestration in** tropical agro-ecosystems? By David S. Powlson et al. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 220: 164–174 (2016).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Powlson%20et%20al%20AGEE%20CA%20&%20SOC%202016.pdf> *13. **Versatile Strip Seed Drill: A 2-Wheel Tractor-Based Option for Smallholders to Implement Conservation Agriculture in Asia and Africa. By Md. Enamul Haque et al. Environments 3:1-13 (2016) (doi:10.3390/environments3010001).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Enamul%20Strip%20Drill%20environments-03-00001.pdf> *14. * *Save and Grow in Practice: Maize, Rice and Wheat – A Guide to Sustainable Production. FAO, Rome (2016).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Save%20&%20Grow%20in%20Practice.pdf> *15. * *Conservation Agriculture in Irrigated Areas of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. By Aziz Nurbekov et al. ICARDA Working Paper 26 (2015).* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Aziz%20Nurbekov%20CA%20in%20Uz%20Ky%20Az.pdf> *16. * *Fighting Microbes with Microbes Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops? By Amy Coombs. The Scientist January 2013.* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Fighting%20Microbes%20with%20Microbes%20_%20The%20Scientist%20Magazine-%AB.pdf> *17. * *Zero tillage – The voice of farmers. R.K.Malik et al. Directorate of Extension CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India.* <ftp://ext-ftp.fao.org/ag/Data/agp/Friedrich/Alert%2044/Zero%20Tillage%20-%20The%20Voice%20of%20Famrers.pdf> *18. * *Up-dating Conservation Agriculture Database in AquaStat, FAO. * The CA land area database is updated periodically based on the feedback received from our regular sources of information. These include: official government sources, no-till associations, NGOs, national and international research institutes, and informed individuals. The information is posted in AquaStat. 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