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024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2023.16327
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100	1		_aKudumo, L.P. _931615
245	1	0	_aSoil moisture content and maize grain yield under conventional and conservation agriculture practices - results of short term field tests in liselo, Namibia
260	1		_bAcademic Journals,, _c2023. _aNigeria :
500			_aPeer review
501			_aOpen Access
520			_aThis article focuses on the results from trials developed to monitor the short-term effects of conventionally tilled systems versus CA on soil quality and crop productivity under conditions of the major cropping systems in central, north-central and north-eastern regions of Namibia. Conventional tillage (CT), Minimum tillage (MT), Minimum tillage, mulch (MT-M), Minimum tillage, rotation (MT-R) and Minimum tillage, mulch and rotation (MT-MR) were the primary treatments tested. Significant differences (p≤0.000) among the treatments were observed in the 0-60 cm soil profiles where MT-M plots had the highest soil moisture content (39.8 mm, Standard Error of Mean 0.2815) over the study period. A significant difference (p=0.0206) in grain yield was observed in the second season with CT plots yielding the highest grain yield (3852.3 kg ha-1, standard error of mean 240.35). Results suggest that CA has the potential to increase water conservation and contribute to reduction of the risk of crop failure. Climate change driven degradation under conventional tillage necessitate alternative sustainable tillage methods. Conservation tillage methods and conservation agricultural practices that minimize soil disturbance while maintaining soil cover need to be adopted more locally as viable alternatives to conventional tillage.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aConservation agriculture _2AGROVOC _92619
650		7	_aConventional tillage _2AGROVOC _98383
650		7	_aGrain _2AGROVOC _91138
650		7	_aYields _2AGROVOC _91313
650		7	_aSoil Water Content _2AGROVOC _99061
650		7	_aMaize _2AGROVOC _91173
651		7	_2AGROVOC _931616 _aNamibia
700	1		_aItanna, F. _931617
700	1		_aThierfelder, C. _9877 _8INT2939 _gSustainable Agrifood Systems
700	1		_aKambatuku, J. _931618
773	0		_tAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research _gv. 19, no. 9, p. 891-896 _dNigeria : Academic Journals, 2023 _x1991-637X _w89502
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22704
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