February 2016

Effect of conservation tillage on soil respiration rate and water content under wheat/maize system in North China Plain

Conservation tillage management can improve soil moisture and reduce or increase soil CO2 emission. Soil CO2 flux rate, soil moisture, and the relationship between soil respiration and temperature on North China Plain throughout a 3-year period was determined. Tillage systems were rotary tillage without crop residues (CT), rotary tillage with crop residues incorporated into the soil in winter, and no-tillage with crop...

Author(s): Houssou Assa  Albert,  Liang Guopeng, Gao Lili, Jing Li, Wu Xueping, Wu Huijun, Wang Xiaobin and Cai  Dianxiong