Reduced Tillage, No‑Till and Low‑Till in Organic Production
Scientific Results
- Alternative Strategies for Transitioning to Organic Production in Direct-Seeded Grain Systems in Eastern Washington I: Crop Agronomy
- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (2010) 34: 483-503
- Blade Roller–Green Manure Interactions on Nitrogen Dynamics, Weeds, and Organic Wheat
- Agronomy Journal (2011) 103: 879-889
- Bread wheat performance, fusarium head blight incidence and weed infestation response to low-input conservation tillage systems in eastern Canada
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94: 193-201
- Comparing nematode and earthworm communities under combinations of conventional and conservation vegetable production practices
- Soil and Tillage Research (2010) 110: 42-50
- A Comparison of Reduced Tillage Implements for Organic Wheat Production in Western Canada
- Agronomy Journal (2016) Online, ahead of print
- Conservation tillage for organic agriculture: Evolution toward hybrid systems in the western USA
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 21-30
- Conservation tillage issues: Cover crop-based organic rotational no-till grain production in the mid-Atlantic region, USA
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 31-40
- Converting perennial legumes to organic cropland without tillage
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2016) 31: 166-171
- Cover Crop-Based, Organic Rotational No-Till Corn and Soybean Production Systems in the Mid-Atlantic United States
- Agriculture (2017) 7(4): 34
- Cover Crop Termination Timing is Critical in Organic Rotational No-Till Systems
- Agronomy Journal (2017) 109: 272-282
- Crop agronomic performance under a six-year continuous organic no-till system and other tilled and conventionally-managed systems in the northern Great Plains of Canada
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2015) 213: 131-141
- Cultural Strategies for Managing Weeds and Soil Moisture in Cover Crop Based No-Till Soybean Production
- Weed Science (2014) 62: 501-511
- A Decade of Progress in Organic Cover Crop-Based Reduced Tillage Practices in the Upper Midwestern USA
- Agriculture (2017) 7(5): 44
- Development of reduced tillage systems in organic farming in Europe
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 7-11
- Earthworm populations under different tillage systems in organic farming
- Soil and Tillage Research (2009) 104: 207-214
- Economic analysis of experimental organic agricultural systems on a highly eroded soil of the Georgia Piedmont, USA
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2010) 25: 296-308
- Effects of 4 tillage systems on soil structure and soil microbial biomass in organic farming
- Soil Use and Management (2008) 25: 1-10
- Effects of organic amendment and tillage on soil microorganisms and microfauna
- Applied Soil Ecology (2010) 46: 103-110
- Effects of reduced tillage, fertilisation and biodynamic preparations on crop yield, weed infestation and the occurrence of Toxigenic fusaria
- Effects of Reduced Tillage on Crop Yield, Plant Available Nutrients and Soil Organic Matter in a 12-Year Long-Term Trial under Organic Management
- Sustainability (2013) 5: 3876-3894
- Effects of Seeding Rate and Poultry Litter on Weed Suppression from a Rolled Cereal Rye Cover Crop
- Weed Science (2011) 59: 438-444
- Evaluation of monocropped and intercropped grain legumes for cover cropping in no-tillage and reduced tillage organic agriculture
- European Journal of Agronomy (2015) 65: 83-94
- Extreme Grain-Based Cropping Systems: When Herbicide-Free Weed Management Meets Conservation Tillage in Northern Climates
- Weed Technology (2013) 27: 204-211
- Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) production system performance under organic rotational no-till and two organic tilled systems in a cool subhumid continental climate
- Soil and Tillage Research (2014) 143: 145-154
- Green manure species respond differently to blade rolling
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2014) 94: 1507-1511
- High Planting Rates Improve Weed Suppression, Yield, and Profitability in Organically-Managed, No-till—Planted Soybean
- Weed Technology (2017) 31: 536-549
- High-Residue Cultivation Timing Impact on Organic No-Till Soybean Weed Management
- Weed Technology (2017) 31: 320-329
- Impact of reduced tillage on soil organic carbon and nutrient budgets under organic farming
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 68-80
- Impacts of Organic Zero Tillage Systems on Crops, Weeds, and Soil Quality
- Sustainability (2013) 5: 3172-3201
- The influence of a long-term black medic (Medicago lupulina cv. George) cover crop on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization and nutrient uptake in flax (Linum usitatissimum) under zero-tillage management
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2011) 91: 1071-1076
- Integrating a complex rotation with no-till improves weed management in organic farming. A review
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2015) 35: 967-974
- Long-term feasibility of reduced tillage in organic farming
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2015) 35: 339-346
- Low-Input Management and Mature Conservation Tillage: Agronomic Potential in a Cool, Humid Climate
- Agronomy Journal (2013) 105: 745-754
- Management of organic hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) cover crops in establishment year
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2017) 97: 1-5
- A method for mechanically killing cover crops to optimize weed suppression
- American Journal of Alternative Agriculture (1995) 10: 157-162
- New roller crimper concepts for mechanical termination of cover crops in conservation agriculture
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2009) 24:165-173
- Nitrogen Delivery from Legume Cover Crops in No-Till Organic Corn Production
- Agronomy Journal (2011) 103: 1578-1590
- No-till Organic Soybean Production Following a Fall-planted Rye Cover Crop
- No-till vegetable production – Its time is now
- HortTechnology (1999) 9: 373-379
- Occasional reduced tillage in organic farming can promote earthworm performance and resource efficiency
- Applied Soil Ecology (2016) 103: 22-30
- Organic Agriculture and the Quest for the Holy Grail in Water-Limited Ecosystems: Managing Weeds and Reducing Tillage Intensity
- Agriculture (2017) 7(4): 33
- Organic Maize Growth and Mycorrhizal Root Colonization Response to Tillage and Organic Fertilization
- Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (2010) 34: 836-849
- Organic no-tillage system effects on soybean, corn and irrigated tomato production and economic performance in Iowa, USA
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 49-59
- Organic No-Till Systems in Eastern Canada: A Review
- Agriculture (2017) 7(4): 36
- Organic wheat performance following conventional and non-inversion tillage systems
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2013) 29: 236-243
- Organic zero-till in the northern US Great Plains Region: Opportunities and obstacles
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 12-20
- Organically Managed No-Tillage Rye–Soybean Systems: Agronomic, Economic, and Environmental Assessment
- Agronomy Journal (2011) 103: 1169-1179
- Overcoming Weed Management Challenges in Cover Crop–Based Organic Rotational No-Till Soybean Production in the Eastern United States
- Weed Technology (2013) 27: 193-203
- Overview of Organic Cover Crop-Based No-Tillage Technique in Europe: Farmers’ Practices and Research Challenges
- Agriculture (2017) 7(5): 42
- Plant species and mulch application rate affected decomposition of cover crop mulches used in organic rotational no-till systems
- Canadian Journal of Plant Science (2016) 96: 59-71
- Potential long-term benefits of no-tillage and organic cropping systems for grain production and soil improvement
- Agronomy Journal (2007) 99: 1297-1305
- The Potential Use and Benefits of Reduced till in Organic Agriculture Systems
- Progress towards no-till organic weed control in western Canada
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2012) 27: 60-67
- Quality of soil organic matter and C storage as influenced by cropping systems in northwestern Alberta, Canada
- Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (2011) 89: 71-79
- Reduced tillage effects on soil properties and growth of cereals and associated weeds under organic farming
- Soil and Tillage Research (2011) 111: 133-141
- Reduced tillage in temperate organic farming: Effects on soil nutrients, nutrient content and yield of barley, rye and associated weeds
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2015) 30: 270-279
- Reduced-Tillage Organic Corn Production in a Hairy Vetch Cover Crop
- Agronomy Journal (2012) 104: 621-628
- Rolled Mixtures of Barley and Cereal Rye for Weed Suppression in Cover Crop—based Organic No-Till Planted Soybean
- Weed Science (2017) 56: 426-439
- Rolled Rye Mulch for Weed Suppression in Organic No-Tillage Soybeans
- Weed Science (2011) 59: 224-231
- Rolled Winter Rye and Hairy Vetch Cover Crops Lower Weed Density but Reduce Vegetable Yields in No-tillage Organic Production
- HortScience (2011) 46: 387-395
- Screening Five Fall-Sown Cover Crops for Use in Organic No-Till Crop Production in the Upper Midwest
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (2014) 38: 748-763
- Selecting Cover Crop Mulches for Organic Rotational No-Till Systems in Manitoba, Canada
- Agronomy Journal (2014) 106: 1193-1204
- Shallow non-inversion tillage in organic farming maintains crop yields and increases soil C stocks: a meta-analysis
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2016) 36: 22
- Short- and full-season soybean in stale seedbeds versus rolled-crimped winter rye mulch
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2014) 29: 92-99
- Tillage effects on weed communities in an organic winter wheat–sunflower–spelt cropping sequence
- Weed Research (2011) 51: 413-421
- Transition from Intensive Tillage to No-Tillage and Organic Diversified Annual Cropping Systems
- Agronomy Journal (2008) 100: 591-599
- Use of a mechanical roller crimper as an alternative kill method for cover crop
- American Journal of Alternative Agriculture (2003) 18: 37-45
- Using minimum tillage to improve the efficiency of ecosystem service delivery on organic farms
- Weed Community Dynamics and Suppression in Tilled and No-Tillage Transitional Organic Winter Rye–Soybean Systems
- Weed Science (2014) 62: 125-137
- Weeds and crop yields under conservation tillage in organic farming
- Weed growth and crop performance following hairy vetch, rye, and wheat cover crops in a cool semiarid region
- Organic Agriculture (2013) 3: 149-161
- Wheat yield and quality as influenced by reduced tillage in organic farming
- Organic Agriculture (2014) 4: 1-13
- Yield and Net Returns during the Transition to Organic Feed Grain Production
- Agronomy Journal (2011) 103: 51-59
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