Effects of Conservation Tillage on Crop Yield： a Case Study in the Part of Typical Ecological Zones in China

• Published in: Agricultural sciences in China Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 860 - 866
• Main Authors: TANG, Qiu-xiang, LI, Shao-kun, XIE, Rui-zhi, ZHANG, Jian-xin, REN, Tian-zhi, LIN, Tao, GAO, Shi-ju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regionalization, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China%Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China%Xinjiang University of Agriculture, Urumqi 830052, P.R. China%Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regionalization, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China%Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830043, P.R. China; Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
• Subjects: case studies; China; conservation tillage mode; corn; corn straw; crop yield; crops; ecoregions; farmer recognition; fuzzy mathematics; households; mulching; no-tillage; oases; peasantry; planting; rice straw; sowing; stubble; wheat; wheat straw; yield effect; 东北平原; 中国西北; 作物产量; 保护性耕作; 免耕播种; 华北平原; 案例; 生态区域; China; farmer recognition; fuzzy mathematics; conservation tillage mode; yield effect

To evaluate the effects of different conservation tillage modes on crop yield in various ecological regions, we interviewed peasant households in the Northeast China Plain, North China Plain, Chengdu Plain, and Northwest China Oasis, China, to analyze the influencing factors of the tillage methods o...