No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture /
Baker, C. J.
No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture / C.J. Baker, K.E. Saxton, W.R. Ritchie, W.C.T. Chamen, D.C. Reicosky, M.F.S. Ribeiro, S.E. Justice and P.R. Hobbs ; Edited by C.J. Baker and K.E. Saxton. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations, charts
Rev. ed. of: Baker, C. J. No-tillage seeding, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index.
The 'what' and 'why' of no-tillage farming / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton -- The benefits of no-tillage / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton -- The nature of risk in no-tillage / C. John Baker, W. (Bill) R. Ritchie, and Keith E. Saxton -- Seeding openers and slot shape / C. John Baker -- The role of slot cover / C. John Baker -- Drilling into dry soils / C. John Baker -- Drilling into wet soils / C. John Baker -- Seed depth, placement and metering / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton -- Fertilizer placement / C. John Baker -- Residue handling / C. John Baker, Fatima Ribeiro, and Keith E. Saxton -- Comparing surface disturbance and low-disturbance disc openers / C. John Baker -- No-tillage for forage production / C. John Baker and W. (Bill) R. Ritchie -- No-tillage drill and planter design : large-scale machines / C. John Baker -- No-tillage drill and planter design : small-scale machines / Fatima Ribeiro, Scott E. Justice, Peter R. Hobbs and C. John Baker -- Managing a no-tillage seeding system / W. (Bill) R. Ritchie and C. John Baker -- Controlled-traffic farming as a complementary practice to no-tillage / W. C. Tim Chamen -- Reduced environmental emissions and carbon sequestration / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton -- Some economic comparisons / C. John Baker -- Procedures for development and technology transfer / C. John Baker.
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This second edition contains 19 chapters focusing on no-tillage technologies, particularly those related to no-tillage seed drilling, from a variety of accumulated experiences over the past 40 years. It also provides a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of no-tillage in general. Topics added or covered in more detail include: (i) soil carbon and how its retention or sequestration interacts with tillage; (ii) controlled traffic farming as an adjunct to no-tillage; (iii) a comparison of the performance of generic no-tillage opener designs; (iv) the role of banding fertilizer in no-tillage; (v) the economics of no-tillage; (vi) equipment used by small-scale farmers; (vii) forage cropping by no-tillage; (viii) a method for risk assessment of different levels of machine sophistication. This book represents a major resource for practitioners and academics in agronomy, soil science and agricultural engineering.
No-tillage.
Agricultural Economics.
Plant Production.
Plant Cropping Systems.
Fertilizers and Other Amendments.
Soil Management.
Agricultural and Forestry Equipment (General)
Agricultural economics.
Agriculture.
Band placement.
Carbon.
Carbon sequestration.
Conservation tillage.
Controlled traffic.
Cropping systems.
Farm machinery.
Fertilizers.
Forage.
Mechanization.
No-tillage.
Risk assessment.
Seed drills.
Small farms.
Technology.
Tillage.
Electronic books.
S604 / .B36 2006eb
631.5/31
No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture / C.J. Baker, K.E. Saxton, W.R. Ritchie, W.C.T. Chamen, D.C. Reicosky, M.F.S. Ribeiro, S.E. Justice and P.R. Hobbs ; Edited by C.J. Baker and K.E. Saxton. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 326 pages) : illustrations, charts
Rev. ed. of: Baker, C. J. No-tillage seeding, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index.
The 'what' and 'why' of no-tillage farming / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton -- The benefits of no-tillage / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton -- The nature of risk in no-tillage / C. John Baker, W. (Bill) R. Ritchie, and Keith E. Saxton -- Seeding openers and slot shape / C. John Baker -- The role of slot cover / C. John Baker -- Drilling into dry soils / C. John Baker -- Drilling into wet soils / C. John Baker -- Seed depth, placement and metering / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton -- Fertilizer placement / C. John Baker -- Residue handling / C. John Baker, Fatima Ribeiro, and Keith E. Saxton -- Comparing surface disturbance and low-disturbance disc openers / C. John Baker -- No-tillage for forage production / C. John Baker and W. (Bill) R. Ritchie -- No-tillage drill and planter design : large-scale machines / C. John Baker -- No-tillage drill and planter design : small-scale machines / Fatima Ribeiro, Scott E. Justice, Peter R. Hobbs and C. John Baker -- Managing a no-tillage seeding system / W. (Bill) R. Ritchie and C. John Baker -- Controlled-traffic farming as a complementary practice to no-tillage / W. C. Tim Chamen -- Reduced environmental emissions and carbon sequestration / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton -- Some economic comparisons / C. John Baker -- Procedures for development and technology transfer / C. John Baker.
Access limited to subscribing institution.
This second edition contains 19 chapters focusing on no-tillage technologies, particularly those related to no-tillage seed drilling, from a variety of accumulated experiences over the past 40 years. It also provides a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of no-tillage in general. Topics added or covered in more detail include: (i) soil carbon and how its retention or sequestration interacts with tillage; (ii) controlled traffic farming as an adjunct to no-tillage; (iii) a comparison of the performance of generic no-tillage opener designs; (iv) the role of banding fertilizer in no-tillage; (v) the economics of no-tillage; (vi) equipment used by small-scale farmers; (vii) forage cropping by no-tillage; (viii) a method for risk assessment of different levels of machine sophistication. This book represents a major resource for practitioners and academics in agronomy, soil science and agricultural engineering.
No-tillage.
Agricultural Economics.
Plant Production.
Plant Cropping Systems.
Fertilizers and Other Amendments.
Soil Management.
Agricultural and Forestry Equipment (General)
Agricultural economics.
Agriculture.
Band placement.
Carbon.
Carbon sequestration.
Conservation tillage.
Controlled traffic.
Cropping systems.
Farm machinery.
Fertilizers.
Forage.
Mechanization.
No-tillage.
Risk assessment.
Seed drills.
Small farms.
Technology.
Tillage.
Electronic books.
S604 / .B36 2006eb
631.5/31