MARC details
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| fixed length control field |
03606nab a22004217a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
G97773 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
MX-TxCIM |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20220920151650.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
210615s2013 ne |||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
0378-4290 |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2012.11.010 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
CIS-7063 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Thierfelder, C. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Intensification Program |
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Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT2939 |
| 9 (RLIN) |
877 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Maize-based conservation agriculture systems in Malawi : |
| Remainder of title |
long-term trends in productivity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Elsevier, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2013. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Peer review |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0378-4290 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In Malawi and throughout much of Africa, maize yields have declined over the past several decades due to continuous cultivation, often in monocropping with little or no inputs. As a result, soil degradation has been aggravated by the loss of valuable top soil caused by rainwater runoff due to the absence of effective conservation practices. To combat this trend, Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems were introduced using a pointed stick or hand hoe to plant directly into untilled soil with crop residues as surface mulch. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of different cropping systems (CA and conventional) on soil physical and chemical parameters and long-term maize productivity in target communities of the southern and central regions of Malawi. This study analysed the effects of CA on soil parameters and maize yield over eight cropping seasons. The biophysical variability of the communities was explored through principal component analysis. Results showed that maize yields in CA systems were strongly affected by rainfall infiltration, which was 24?40% greater compared with the conventional ridge and furrow system. In some cases, maize yields in CA plots were double that of conventional tillage plots. The larger water infiltration observed in CA plots relative to conventional tillage indicated that CA systems may increase access to soil water by the crop and offset the negative effects of seasonal dry spells. Yield benefits of CA over conventional tillage systems were greater especially from the 5th season although, in some instances, greater yields on CA were recorded almost immediately. CA can be practiced in diverse environments from sandy to clay soils, nutrient rich to infertile soils and from low to high rainfall areas as long as adequate inputs (fertilizer, herbicides and labour) are available with good extension support to farmers, especially in the initial years. |
| 536 ## - FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE |
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| Text of note |
Conservation Agriculture Program |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Text in English |
| 591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES |
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| Affiliation |
CIMMYT Informa No. 1828|Elsevier |
| 594 ## - STAFFID |
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| StaffID |
INT2939 |
| 595 ## - COLLECTION |
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| Collection |
CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Direct sowing |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1792 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Zero tillage |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1753 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Sustainability |
| Source of heading or term |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1283 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chisui, J.L. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
20303 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gama, M. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4915 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Cheesman, S. |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3170 |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Intensification Program |
| -- |
Sustainable Agrifood Systems |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1685 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Jere, Z.D. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2187 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bunderson, W.T. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1691 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Eash, N.S. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
74 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1793 |
| Personal name |
Rusinamhodzi, L. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Sustainable Intensification Program |
| Field link and sequence number |
CRUL01 |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Title |
Field Crops Research |
| Related parts |
v. 142, p. 47-57 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) : Elsevier, 2013. |
| Record control number |
G444314 |
| International Standard Serial Number |
0378-4290 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/476 |
| Link text |
Access only for CIMMYT Staff |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Article |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |