Conservation Agriculture

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Farooq, Muhammad (Editor), Siddique, Kadambot H. M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Environmental Management.; Soil Science & Conservation.

Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. In...