No-tillage seeding in conservation agriculture / C.J. Baker [and others] ; edited by C.J. Baker and K.E. Saxton.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Other Authors: Baker, C. J. (C. John)
Saxton, Keith E., 1937-
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Published jointly by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Cabi Pub., [2007], ©2007.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
No-tillage.
Physical Description:xiv, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The 'what' and 'why' of no-tillage farming / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton
  • The benefits of no-tillage / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton
  • The nature of risk in no-tillage / C. John Baker, W. (Bill) R. Ritchie, and Keith E. Saxton
  • Seeding openers and slot shape / C. John Baker
  • The role of slot cover / C. John Baker
  • Drilling into dry soils / C. John Baker
  • Drilling into wet soils / C. John Baker
  • Seed depth, placement and metering / C. John Baker and Keith E. Saxton
  • Fertilizer placement / C. John Baker
  • Residue handling / C. John Baker, Fatima Ribeiro, and Keith E. Saxton
  • Comparing surface disturbance and low-disturbance disc openers / C. John Baker
  • No-tillage for forage production / C. John Baker and W. (Bill) R. Ritchie
  • No-tillage drill and planter design : large-scale machines / C. John Baker
  • No-tillage drill and planter design : small-scale machines / Fatima Ribeiro, Scott E. Justice, Peter R. Hobbs and C. John Baker
  • Managing a no-tillage seeding system / W. (Bill) R. Ritchie and C. John Baker
  • Controlled-traffic farming as a complementary practice to no-tillage / W. C. Tim Chamen
  • Reduced environmental emissions and carbon sequestration / Don C. Reicosky and Keith E. Saxton
  • Some economic comparisons / C. John Baker
  • Procedures for development and technology transfer / C. John Baker.