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Conservation agriculture in eastern and southern provinces of Zambia : (Record no. 29662)

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fixed length control field 03871nab a22004217a 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field G97391
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field MX-TxCIM
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20230403184514.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 210614s2013 ne |||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 0167-1987
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2012.09.002
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN)
Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) CIS-6885
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thierfelder, C.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
Field link and sequence number INT2939
9 (RLIN) 877
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Conservation agriculture in eastern and southern provinces of Zambia :
Remainder of title long-term effects on soil quality and maize productivity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Amsterdam (Netherlands) :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Elsevier,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0167-1987
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Sustainable and resilient cropping systems are required in southern Africa to arrest declining soil fertility and offset the future negative effects of climate change. Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as a potential system for improving soil quality and providing stable yields through minimum soil disturbance, surface crop residue retention (mulching) and crop rotations or associations. However, concerns have been raised about the lack of evidence of the benefits of CA for small-scale farmers in southern Africa. This research was carried out in two communities and one on-station site in Zambia to provide more scientific evidence about the effects of CA on soil quality, infiltration, soil moisture and crop performance. Results from Kayowozi showed that maize yields in a direct seeded CA treatment, using cowpea seeded with a dibble stick in full rotation, increased by up to 78% after four cropping seasons in comparison to a conventional control using a ridge and furrow system. At Malende, maize yields for animal traction rip-line seeded and direct seeded plots were, on average, 75% and 91% higher than a conventionally tilled control plot after six cropping seasons. Detailed studies undertaken at the Monze Farmer Training Centre revealed that CA treatments, especially that using cotton in rotation, increased water infiltration and soil moisture. In some years, infiltration was five times higher on CA fields than on those using conventional tillage. Carbon increases were only found at the on-station long-term trial, where, over time, CA plots outperformed conventional practice leading to an overall increase of 12% carbon in the first 30 cm, compared with decreases of 15% in the conventional control. Comparative analyses between the on-farm and on-station trials point to a lack of adequate mulching, which might be the reason for lower carbon at the on-farm sites. We conclude that the effects of CA can build up on different soil types in most systems, but that scaling up and out requires the whole community to be targeted, rather than relying on individual farmers to overcome constraints related to the set-up in rural communitieS.
536 ## - FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE
Text of note Conservation Agriculture Program
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English
591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES
Affiliation CIMMYT Informa No. 1819
594 ## - STAFFID
StaffID INT2939|CRUL01
595 ## - COLLECTION
Collection CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation agriculture
9 (RLIN) 2619
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Direct sowing
9 (RLIN) 1792
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Sustainable land management
9 (RLIN) 9165
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mulching
9 (RLIN) 5840
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crop rotation
9 (RLIN) 1807
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Soil conservation
9 (RLIN) 2273
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 4309
Geographic name Zambia
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mwila, M.
9 (RLIN) 5744
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 1793
Personal name Rusinamhodzi, L.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
Field link and sequence number CRUL01
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Soil and Tillage Research
Related parts v. 126, p. 246-258
Place, publisher, and date of publication Amsterdam (Netherlands) : Elsevier, 2013.
Record control number G444738
International Standard Serial Number 0167-1987
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/517
Link text Access only for CIMMYT Staff
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Koha item type Article
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Full call number Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
01/18/2016   CIS-6885 01/18/2016 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 01/18/2016

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