Module 4 - Conservation Tillage

Selected Readings

Asterisk (*) at the end of a reference indicates that it is available on the Web. See Appendix 1 for a full list of Websites.

Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages. Alberta Update on Direct Seeding. Direct Seeding Factsheet Summaries. http://www.reducedtillage.ca/factsheets.html. 

Ekboir, J., K. Boa, and A. A. Dankyi. 2002. Impact of No-Till Technologies in Ghana. Economics Program Paper 02-01. Mexico City: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).*

Hobbs, P., and R. Gupta. 2002. “Resource Conserving Technologies for Wheat in Rice-Wheat Systems.” In J. K. Ladha (ed.), Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues and Impact. Madison: American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

Hobbs, P. R., Y. Singh, G. S. Giri, J. G. Lauren, and J. M. Duxbury. 2002. “Direct-Seeding and Reduced-Tillage Options in the Rice-Wheat Systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia.” In S. Pandey, M. Mortimer, L. Wade, T. P. Tuong, K. Lopez and B. Hardy, (eds.), Direct Seeding: Research Issues and Opportunities. Manila: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).*

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). Intensifying Crop Production with Conservation Agriculture. http://www.fao.org/ag/ca/.

References Cited

Ekboir, J. (ed.). 2002. CIMMYT 2000-2001 Overview and Outlook: Developing No-Till Packages for Small-Scale Farmers. Mexico City: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

Pieri, C., G. Evers, J. Landers, P. O’Connell, and E. Terry. 2002. “No-Till Farming for Sustainable Rural Development.” Agriculture and Rural Development Working Paper. World Bank, Washington, DC.