Expansion of no-tillage practice in conservation agriculture in Brazil

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 208; p. 104877
• Main Authors: Fuentes-Llanillo, Rafael, Telles, Tiago Santos, Soares Junior, Dimas, de Melo, Thadeu Rodrigues, Friedrich, Theodor, Kassam, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural census; agricultural conservation practice; Brazil; corn; cotton; crop diversification; management systems; mulches; no-tillage; Soil conservation; soil water; Soybean; soybeans; Sustainability; technology transfer; Water conservation; wheat; Brazil; Water conservation; Soybean; Agricultural census; Sustainability; Soil conservation

•From 2006 to 2017, No-Till (NT) area increased by 84.9 % from 17.9 to 33.0 million ha.•NT area as a share of Total Area of crops changed from 51.2 to 61.0%.•The spread of NT system permitted the expansion of soybean crop to new tropical areas.•NT as a lone practice is no guarantee for production su...