Zero till great but not always good as promoted

By Bob Freebairn
April 16 2018 - 8:00am
Zero till wheat crops can overcome possible problems like soil nitrogen tie-up by added fertiliser and carefully planned rotations.
Zero till wheat crops can overcome possible problems like soil nitrogen tie-up by added fertiliser and carefully planned rotations.

A review of tillage research (including no-till) shows enormous advantages of no-till or zero till compared to the once traditional multiple tillage per crop farming system. But research has also highlighted problems associated with zero till can occur and these have to be addressed as part of high yield cropping systems.  

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