No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture /
No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture /
by C.J. Baker ... [et al.] ; edited by C.J. Baker and K.E. Saxton.
- 2nd ed.
- Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Published jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Cabi Pub., c2007.
- xiv, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Rev. ed. of: No-tillage seeding / C.J. Baker . 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
1845931165 (CABI) 9781845931162 (CABI) 9251053898 (FAO)
No-tillage.
631.531
Rev. ed. of: No-tillage seeding / C.J. Baker . 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
1845931165 (CABI) 9781845931162 (CABI) 9251053898 (FAO)
No-tillage.
631.531