The development and adoption of conservation tillage systems on the Canadian Prairies

One of the major agricultural innovations on the Canadian Prairies over the last 40 years has been the introduction of conservation tillage (CT). Conservation tillage-a system that includes minimum and zero tillage (ZT) -was introduced as an alternative to traditional (conventional) tillage (TT) to...

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Published in:	International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Main Authors:	L. Awada, C.W. Lindwall, B. Sonntag
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2014-03-01
Subjects:	Conservation tillage Zero tillage Land degradation Innovation development and adoption Economic and environmental benefits
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633915300137

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