Impact of reduced tillage on CO2 emission from soil under maize cultivation

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 180; pp. 21 - 28
• Main Authors: Rutkowska, Beata, Szulc, Wiesław, Sosulski, Tomasz, Skowrońska, Monika, Szczepaniak, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2018
• Subjects: burning; carbon; carbon dioxide; Carbon emission; climate; Conventional tillage; corn; deforestation; fertilizer application; fossil fuels; grain yield; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; growing season; humans; organic matter; plowing; Reduced tillage; sandy soils; subsoil; Zea mays; Carbon emission; Zea mays; Conventional tillage; Reduced tillage

•The impact of a new environmentally safe and low-cost maize production system on corn yield and soil CO2 emission was evaluated.•Maize grain yield was more determined by weather and soil condition than by tillage system.•The CO2 emission was significantly higher in the conventional system than unde...