The adoption of genetically modified canola in 1995 in Western Canada was done to improve the control of weeds during cropproduction. Thirty years later, Western Canadian agriculture has witnessed a complete transformation, whereby the use ofsummerfallow as the leading form of weed control has virtually disappeared, to...
Stuart J. Smyth· Indian Journal of Plant Gene...· 0 citations
Brazil is one of the world's leading producers of sugarcane, with its cultivation playing a central role in the supply of bioethanol for domestic use and export markets. As demand for renewable fuel continues to grow, there is an increasing need to enhance sugarcane productivity while ensuring environmental sustainabil...
R. Tavares, Ricardo de Castro Dias, Vladiel de Freitas Almeida Soares das Dores et al.· Discover Soil· 0 citations
Conservation agriculture is built on minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop diversification, yet the reduction of tillage removes a historically important weed-control operation and can expose production systems to new ecological and evolutionary pressures. This critical narrative review evaluates how...
Krisanu Mondal, Subhendu Das, Atri Samanta et al.· Journal of Experimental Agri...· 0 citations
Management practices focused on environmental outcomes in agriculture can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, complementing farm production practices that provide food and a wide variety of other social-ecological services. However, evidence of the efficacy of such practices fo...
C. Drever, Alisha Long, A. Lasisi et al.· Journal of Environmental Man...· 0 citations
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different cover crops on soil characteristics and corn productivity.
Theoretical Framework: The research is based on the principles of conservation agriculture, the use of cover crops, and nutrient cycling, with an emphasis on green manure and imp...
Darielson Oliveira Chaves, Pedro Rafael Junges, Linda Alexsandra Costa Oliveira et al.· Revista de Gestão Social e A...· 0 citations
Combining modern science with traditional ecological knowledge, biological control techniques can improve disease resistance and promote sustainable agriculture practices in traditional Jhum farming systems.
A. N. Tiameren, B. Susanta· Plant Science Today· 0 citations
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