No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Baker, C. J. (C. John) (Author, Editor), Chamen, W. C. T. (Author), Hobbs, P. R. (Author), Justice, S. E. (Author), Reicosky, D. C. (Author), Ribeiro, M. F. S. (Author), Ritchie, W. R. (Author), Saxton, Keith E., 1937- (Author, Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, in association with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	No-tillage. Agricultural Economics. Agricultural and Forestry Equipment (General) Fertilizers and other Amendments. Plant Cropping Systems. Plant Production. Soil Management. Agricultural economics. Agriculture. Band placement. Carbon sequestration. Carbon. Conservation tillage. Controlled traffic. Cropping systems. Farm machinery. Fertilizers. Forage. Mechanization. Risk assessment. Seed drills. Small farms. Technology. Tillage. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

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.