*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE* *for sustainable production intensification and land management* Dear Subscribers, Please see herebelow the September 2016 Scoops on Conservation Agricutlure Research Updates from Peter Hobbs at Cornell University. *Amir Kassam * *Moderator* e-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter Hobbs <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 10:50 PM Subject: FW: Latest Scoops on Conservation Agriculture Research Updates - September 2016 To: Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]> Dear Amir, Here is the September Scoopit material. Thanks in advance for sharing this. Peter You can also review on-line at http://www.scoop.it/t/ conservation-agriculture-by-conservation-ag Can you send this out to people who get your list serve material? The hard copy is below. Peter [image: nservation Agriculture Research Updates - September 2016] <http://sco.lt/6qMXhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Conservation Agriculture Research Updates - September 2016 <http://sco.lt/6qMXhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* by Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org) <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> Powered by [image: oop.it] <http://sco.lt/6WS02L?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Heterogeneous preferences and the effects of incentives in promoting conservation agriculture in Malawi <http://sco.lt/4nEeDh?track_p_id=7F3LKMFC5JVCnO_bmUYhOLC&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/599sy9?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - Today, 3:01 PM <http://sco.lt/4nEeDh?track_p_id=7F3LKMFC5JVCnO_bmUYhOLC&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> P.S. Ward, Bell, A.R., Parkhurst, G.M., Droppelmann, K., and Mapemba, L. 2016. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 222: 67-79. <http://sco.lt/4nEeDh?track_p_id=7F3LKMFC5JVCnO_bmUYhOLC&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.005 <http://sco.lt/5RKDIH?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This study looked at farmer preferences for different CA practices and the willingness to adopt CA. Despite many long-term agronomic benefits, some farmers are not willing to adopt CA without incentives. The results suggest that farmers perceive that CA practices interact with one another differently, sometimes complementing and sometimes degrading the benefits of the other practices. A lot depends on the experiences with CA. Risks such as flooding and insect attacks often constrain adoption. Providing subsidies can increase likely adoption of a full CA package, but may generate some perverse incentives that can result in subsequent disadoption. <http://sco.lt/4nEeDh?track_p_id=7F3LKMFC5JVCnO_bmUYhOLC&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5jUXcP?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/61erwX?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6JpCGf?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6bzWan?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Effects of relay cover crop planting date on their biomass and maize productivity in a sub-humid region of Zimbabwe under conservation agriculture <http://sco.lt/7WGmB7?track_p_id=8FbpRDKWx5yJ2kA_Ygnx4Vn&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/6u9quv?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - Today, 2:27 PM <http://sco.lt/7WGmB7?track_p_id=8FbpRDKWx5yJ2kA_Ygnx4Vn&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> B. Mhlanga, Cheesman, S., Maasdorp, B., Mupangwa, W., Munyoro, C., Sithole, C., and Thierfelder, C. 2016. Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences (NJAS) 78: 93-101 <http://sco.lt/7WGmB7?track_p_id=8FbpRDKWx5yJ2kA_Ygnx4Vn&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2016.05.001 <http://sco.lt/7CKBF3?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This paper looks at the use of relay planted cover crops as a strategy for maize-based systems in Zimbabwe. The main issue is how to avoid competition between the cover and main crop. Delays in planting the cover crops resulted in yield reductions of 50% in the cover crop. The introduction of cover crops at different periods of the season had no significant effects on the maize grain or biomass yields. Of all the investigated relay cover crops, none could contribute to significant amounts of biomass thus insignificant increases in total plot biomass. There is need to investigate on other earlier planting dates that do not compromise the biomass productivity of such relay cover crops. <http://sco.lt/7WGmB7?track_p_id=8FbpRDKWx5yJ2kA_Ygnx4Vn&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7UUVZB?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7meptJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/84pADR?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8MzUXZ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Disentangling the effects of conservation agriculture practices on the vertical distribution of soil organic carbon. Evidence of poor carbon sequestration in North- Eastern Italy <http://sco.lt/6y7Rir?track_p_id=dOZLxLMk2XtwyK4lKBuo_hu&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/8f9orh?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 5:14 PM <http://sco.lt/6y7Rir?track_p_id=dOZLxLMk2XtwyK4lKBuo_hu&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> I. Piccoli, Chiarini, F., Carletti, P., Furlan, L., Lazzaro, B., Nardi, S., Berti, A., Sarton, L., Dalconi, M.C., and Morari, F. 2016. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 230: 68-78. <http://sco.lt/6y7Rir?track_p_id=dOZLxLMk2XtwyK4lKBuo_hu&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.035 <http://sco.lt/8xK9Bp?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This study compared conventional and conservation agriculture management systems in order to evaluate their effects on both SOC stocks and quality in Italy. Results suggested that conservation agriculture practices affected SOC distribution rather than its total amount. The retention of crop residues on the soil surface and the absence of tillage operations drove SOC dynamics in the top layer (0–5 cm) of the conservation system, while residues incorporation with ploughing was responsible for SOC accumulation at the 30–50 cm depth inThis research did not demonstrate the benefits of conservation practices on SOC sequestration during the transition period. However, SOC sequestration is only one of the numerous ecosystem services provided by conservation practices. the conventional one. <http://sco.lt/6y7Rir?track_p_id=dOZLxLMk2XtwyK4lKBuo_hu&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/9FUTVx?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4s7xAH?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5AIHUP?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5SSboX?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Soil carbon sequestration potential of US croplands and grasslands: Implementing the 4 per Thousand Initiative <http://sco.lt/6feyAb?track_p_id=6qYeNdh8trRle_qhVFewq5o&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.jswconline.org <http://sco.lt/5kcw8f?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 3:05 PM <http://sco.lt/6feyAb?track_p_id=6qYeNdh8trRle_qhVFewq5o&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> A. Chambers, Lal, R. and Paustian, K. 2016. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 71 (3): 68A - 74A. <http://sco.lt/6feyAb?track_p_id=6qYeNdh8trRle_qhVFewq5o&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.3.68A <http://sco.lt/62nGSn?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: Interest in soil organic measurement dates back more than a century but the effect of climate change on SOC started in the 1990s. Since then, rates of SOC sequestration through adoption of best management practices have been assessed for diverse land uses and eco-regions throughout the country (USA), including for a wide variety of management practices on cropland. This paper presents the data from those studies. <http://sco.lt/6feyAb?track_p_id=6qYeNdh8trRle_qhVFewq5o&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6Kxamv?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6d7v73?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6vIFRB?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7DSZlJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *The reduction of partitioned wind and water erosion by conservation agriculture <http://sco.lt/680g6r?track_p_id=2S28SxxC2_YNCMSef2jVzXd&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/7Vcu5R?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 2:46 PM <http://sco.lt/680g6r?track_p_id=2S28SxxC2_YNCMSef2jVzXd&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> R.S. Van Pelt, Hushmurodov, S.X., Baumhardt, R.L., Chappell, A., Nearing, M.A., Polyakov, V.O., and Strack, J.E. 2016. Catena Available online 10 July 2016. <http://sco.lt/680g6r?track_p_id=2S28SxxC2_YNCMSef2jVzXd&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.004 <http://sco.lt/7nnEPZ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This paper looks at the wind and water erosion implications on environmental problems in Bushland, Texas. They quantified wind and water erosion under a uniform crop rotation since 1949 and two tillage treatments -- stubble mulch tillage and no-tillage. They found that no-till management reduced total soil loss by one-third compared to stubble-mulch tillage, reduced water-borne sediment loss by about the same amount, and that for both tillage systems, wind erosion was responsible for about 75% of the total soil loss. <http://sco.lt/680g6r?track_p_id=2S28SxxC2_YNCMSef2jVzXd&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/85xYjh?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8O7t3p?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8gIDNx?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8ySXi5?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Greenseeder: hand planter could boost productivity for world's poorest farmers. <http://sco.lt/6yFyEr?track_p_id=eYYQqrfwxqQ3BZO5SttQk_G&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From dl.sciencesocieties.org <http://sco.lt/9Gcs2D?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 2:18 PM <http://sco.lt/6yFyEr?track_p_id=eYYQqrfwxqQ3BZO5SttQk_G&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> CSA News. March 2016. 61 (3): 4 - 8. <http://sco.lt/6yFyEr?track_p_id=eYYQqrfwxqQ3BZO5SttQk_G&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/csa2016-61-3-1 <http://sco.lt/4tGLgX?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: A newly designed piece of equipment for replacing and improving the traditional stick jabbar planter. This paper explains the replacement of the ancestral tool for planting crops. <http://sco.lt/6yFyEr?track_p_id=eYYQqrfwxqQ3BZO5SttQk_G&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5BQg0f?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5Tb0Kn?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5llKev?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/63vez3?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Short-term impact of an occasional tillage on microbial communities in a Vertosol after 43 years of no-tillage or conventional tillage <http://sco.lt/5psn5t?track_p_id=3IJv9MMCzu_HUHr3uFcP6F5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/6M5zJB?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - Today, 2:55 PM <http://sco.lt/5psn5t?track_p_id=3IJv9MMCzu_HUHr3uFcP6F5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> V.A. Rincon-Florez, Ng, C., Dang, Y.P., Schenk, P.M., and Carvalhais, L.C. 2016. European Journal of Soil Biology. 74: 32-38. <http://sco.lt/5psn5t?track_p_id=3IJv9MMCzu_HUHr3uFcP6F5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.001 <http://sco.lt/6eGJdJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: Occasional strategic tillage (ST) in Australia has been suggested to help control herbicide resistant weeds. This study looked at the impact of ST two systems -- no-tillage (NT) versus conventional tillage (CT) that were applied on a Vertosol soil for 49 years on various biological properties. There was no significant effect of ST on the measured biological attributes. However, total enzymatic activity for treatments under CTSR and CTSR-ST were significantly higher compared with NTSR-ST. Differences may be attributed to a significant increase in bulk density for CTSR treatment and an increment in bulk density on CTSR-ST plots. The lack of changes may be attributed to a high resistance and/or resilience of soil microbial communities after 15 weeks of tillage. More studies on the long-term effect of ST are required to assess the impact on soil biological properties. <http://sco.lt/5psn5t?track_p_id=3IJv9MMCzu_HUHr3uFcP6F5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6wQdxR?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7EayHZ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7WlIbh?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7ovcvp?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Chapter Three - Environmental Impact of Organic Agriculture <http://sco.lt/7Vtf0L?track_p_id=9NWL6pHQrh5QWVDS_utZH43&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/875xFx?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - Today, 10:43 AM <http://sco.lt/7Vtf0L?track_p_id=9NWL6pHQrh5QWVDS_utZH43&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> K. Lorenz and Lal, R. 2016. Chapter 3 - Environmental Impact of Organic Agriculture. Advances in Agronomy 139: 99-152. <http://sco.lt/7Vtf0L?track_p_id=9NWL6pHQrh5QWVDS_utZH43&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2016.05.003 <http://sco.lt/8PGHa5?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: The paper says that although Organic Agriculture (OA) is only practiced on a small percentage of the global agricultural land its importance is growing. It is perceived as being more environmentally friendly because various modern day inputs are prohibited but evidence on this is scanty. Consumer demand for organic products will continue to grow driven by food safety concerns and increasing affluence. Due to lower yields, however, natural ecosystems may be increasingly converted to agroecosystems to meet the demand with less well-known consequences for the environment. The paper recommends an urgent need to strengthen the database on environmental impacts of OA. <http://sco.lt/7Vtf0L?track_p_id=9NWL6pHQrh5QWVDS_utZH43&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8hQbuD?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8zawEL?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/9HlGYT?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4uOkCn?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Two decades of no-till in the Oberacker long-term field experiment: Part I. Crop yield, soil organic carbon and nutrient distribution in the soil profile <http://sco.lt/5x1p0z?track_p_id=06O648k_hHo3ZXi5TNo5FPh&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/5CZ4Wv?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 5:08 PM <http://sco.lt/5x1p0z?track_p_id=06O648k_hHo3ZXi5TNo5FPh&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> I. Martinez, Chervet, A., Weisskopf, P., Sturny, W.G., Etana, A., Stettler, M., Forkman, J., and Keller, T. 2016. Soil and Tillage Research. 163: 141-151. <http://sco.lt/5x1p0z?track_p_id=06O648k_hHo3ZXi5TNo5FPh&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.05.021 <http://sco.lt/5UjOr3?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This is a report of a two decades of no-till in the Oberacker long-term experiment in Switzerland comparing no-till with moldboard plowing. Crops are grown in 6-year rotations. It looks at nutrient distribution and storage in soils, depth distribution of SOC, and crop productivity. There was no significant difference in long-term average crop yield. However, crop yield was higher in NT in winter cereals and legumes but lower for root and tuber crops. Nutrient distribution was uniform in the MP treatment but there was strong stratification in the NT plots with higher nutrient concentrations in the upper layers associated with crop residue retention. Total storage of nutrients per ha in the whole soil profile were similar. <http://sco.lt/5x1p0z?track_p_id=06O648k_hHo3ZXi5TNo5FPh&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5mtjBB?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6543VJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6NENpR?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6fOi9Z?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Food Security as a function of Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production <http://sco.lt/4oz1cX?track_p_id=brmr6yzNxxcy5x3m06_SfPy&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.aimspress.com <http://sco.lt/6xZ2Th?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 2:56 PM <http://sco.lt/4oz1cX?track_p_id=brmr6yzNxxcy5x3m06_SfPy&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> Friedrich, T., Kassam, A. 2016. AIMS Agriculture and Food 1(2): 227-238. <http://sco.lt/4oz1cX?track_p_id=brmr6yzNxxcy5x3m06_SfPy&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2016.2.227 <http://sco.lt/7FjMnp?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: The challenge to eradicate hunger and establish food security across all its four pillars (availability, accessibility, health and safety, and continuity) is ongoing. Food production needs to increase over the coming decades at challenging rates, while facing problems of degradation and reduced availability of natural resources for production such as soil and water, and facing increasing challenges from climate change. The concept of sustainable intensification, the rationale for it and its functional elements, represented by Conservation Agriculture, are presented in this paper. <http://sco.lt/4oz1cX?track_p_id=brmr6yzNxxcy5x3m06_SfPy&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7Xth7x?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7q41S5?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/88ELmD?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/8QOg6L?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Determinants of adoption and disadoption of minimum tillage by cotton farmers in eastern Zambia <http://sco.lt/8NS7l3?track_p_id=eANw3U3reCbGJvl5eT2ys_a&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/8iZ0QT?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 2:32 PM <http://sco.lt/8NS7l3?track_p_id=eANw3U3reCbGJvl5eT2ys_a&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> P.P. Grabowski, Kerr, J.M., Haggblade, S., and Kabwe, S. 2016. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 231: 54-67. <http://sco.lt/8NS7l3?track_p_id=eANw3U3reCbGJvl5eT2ys_a&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.027 <http://sco.lt/90jKkb?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This paper used surveys and interviews with farmers to look at adoption of CA and determinants of adoption and dis-adoption of hand hoe and oxen-drawn minimum tillage (MT). Farmers had favorable opinions of MT but for reducing losses due to erratic rainfall rather than the benefits to soils. However, adoption rates were relatively low. Many farmers wanted to adopt but available technologies did not match their resource endowments. Labor constrained the hand-hoe basins and equipment costs for the ox-ripping. <http://sco.lt/8NS7l3?track_p_id=eANw3U3reCbGJvl5eT2ys_a&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/9Itf4j?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/4vX8j3?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5DhT3B?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/5VrnNJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Chapter Three - Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America <http://sco.lt/8SykhF?track_p_id=9NMzJtPwdB9A1l2E_lA4BW5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>* From www.sciencedirect.com <http://sco.lt/5o27hR?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> - September 14, 2:05 PM <http://sco.lt/8SykhF?track_p_id=9NMzJtPwdB9A1l2E_lA4BW5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> M.L. Jat, Dagar, J.C., Sapkota, T.B., Yavinder-Singh, Govaerts, B., Ridaura, S.L., Saharawat, Y.S., Sharma, R.K., Tetarwal, J.P., Jat, R.K., Hobbs, H., and Stirling, C. 2016. Advances in Agronomy: 137: 127-235. <http://sco.lt/8SykhF?track_p_id=9NMzJtPwdB9A1l2E_lA4BW5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron <http://sco.lt/66CS1Z?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> *Cornell Conservation Agriculture Group (soilhealth.org)* <http://sco.lt/4vIzhJ?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1>'s insight: This article summarizes the available information on mitigation strategies for climate change to meet food security needs in South Asia and Latin America. They suggest that use of modern technologies such as conservation and climate smart agriculture, judicious utilization of available water for agriculture through microirrigation and water saving technologies, developing multiple stress-tolerant crop cultivars and biotypes through biotechnological tools, restoration of degraded soils and waters, promoting carbon sequestration through alternate production technologies and land use, and conservation of biodiversity must be promoted at regional and country level to ensure durable food and nutritional security. <http://sco.lt/8SykhF?track_p_id=9NMzJtPwdB9A1l2E_lA4BW5&_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6OMmLh?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6gX6fp?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/6yhQzx?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> <http://sco.lt/7GrlK5?_tmc=8iUrZf7-sIr34f8Gl9-uk0cPU2emaO_eXaAfRsba6vc&track=1> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);