May conservation tillage enhance soil C and N accumulation without decreasing yield in intensive irrigated croplands? Results from an eight-year maize monoculture
Andrea Fiorini, Roberta Boselli, Ștefania Codruța Mariș, Stefano Santelli, Federico Ardenti, Federico Capra, Vincenzo Tabaglio
Topics & Concepts
AgronomyTillageSoil carbonEnvironmental scienceConventional tillageMonocultureBiomass (ecology)Crop yieldIrrigationNo-till farmingSoil organic matterSoil fertilitySoil waterBiologySoil scienceSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism