No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Baker, C. J. (C. John), Saxton, Keith E., 1937-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Published jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Cabi Pub., 2006.
Subjects:	Sustainable agriculture. No-tillage. Soil conservation. Rice > Planting. Wheat > Planting. Crops, Agricultural. Conservation of Natural Resources. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.