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Conservation tillage is defined as a form of non-inversion tillage system that conserves natural or other resources, reduces loss of soil or moisture, and retains protective amounts of residue mulch (more than 30 %) on the soil surface. It holds great potential for the sustainability of agricultural productivity and the environment by preserving soil quality, reducing production costs, conserving soil and water, reducing herbicide, and weeding labor input costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Conservation tillage practices are technically appropriate, economically viable, socially acceptable, and environmentally non-degrading.
Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently, nourish the life of all the world in our care.
Shirley Erina Murray (1992)
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Reddy, P.P. (2016). Conservation Tillage. In: Sustainable Intensification of Crop Production. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2702-4_2
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