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Rainfall risk and the potential of reduced tillage systems to conserve soil water in semi-arid cropping systems of southern Africa (Record no. 58193)

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control field 58193
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field MX-TxCIM
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20220920151607.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 160517s2016 xxu|||p|op||| 00| 0 eng d
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.3934/agrfood.2016.1.85
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mupangwa, W.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
Field link and sequence number INT3147
9 (RLIN) 894
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Rainfall risk and the potential of reduced tillage systems to conserve soil water in semi-arid cropping systems of southern Africa
Medium [Electronic Resource]
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Springfield, USA :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. AIMS Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Open Access
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Improvement of household food security in the Limpopo Basin has been elusive due to a combination of factors related to information and market constraints, but also farmers’ risk aversion induced by the high variability of rainfall during the growing season. The purpose of this study was to (1) characterize the rainfall and growing season patterns experienced by smallholder farmers, and (2) measure soil water dynamics in ripper and basin tillage systems being promoted in the semi-arid Limpopo Basin of southern Africa. The results show that the second half of the growing season receives more rainfall than the first half in the Limpopo Basin. However, rainfall is more variable during the January-March than the October-December period. Growing seasons start earlier and end later in the Mozambique part of the basin which is closer to the Indian Ocean. The Limpopo Basin is prone to two and three week dry spells with chances of 14 day spells higher (34–42%) than the 21 day spells (8–12%). The chances of 14 and 21 day dry spells increase substantially during the second half of the growing season. The 1980–1990 was one of the driest decades in the Limpopo Basin. Planting basin system conserved more soil water on sandy loam (18–24%) and clay loam (4–12%) soils than the conventional practice during flowering and grain filling maize growth stages. Ripper had 17–29% more soil water than conventional practice during flowering and grain filling maize growth stages. There is a high risk of dry spells and soil water deficits in smallholder cropping systems of the Limpopo basin. There is therefore scope in promoting rain and soil water management technologies, and good land husbandry in order to reduce risk of crop failure in the smallholder cropping systems.
526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE
Program name Maize CRP
Maize Flagship Projects FP1 - Sustainable intensification of maize-based farming systems
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Language note Text in English
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cropping systems
Miscellaneous information AGROVOC
Source of heading or term
9 (RLIN) 1068
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 2274
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Water conservation
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 2273
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Soil conservation
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
9 (RLIN) 1080
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drought
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
9 (RLIN) 4496
Geographic name Zimbabwe
Miscellaneous information AGROVOC
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 2517
Personal name Walker, S.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 4084
Personal name Masvaya, E.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 4085
Personal name Magombeyi, M.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
9 (RLIN) 4086
Personal name Munguambe, P.
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Record control number u57927
International Standard Serial Number 2471-2086
Place, publisher, and date of publication Springfield, USA : AIMS Press,
Title AIMS agriculture and food
Related parts v. 1, no. 1, p. 85-101
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10883/18132
Link text Open Access through DSpace
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Article
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Date last seen Total Checkouts 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
01/26/2017   01/26/2017 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 01/26/2017

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