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| | *Application of special herbicides replaces tillage for weed control and thus enables farmers to have an 18 months fallow period (chemical fallow) after two crops have been taken over a 6 month period. | | *Application of special herbicides replaces tillage for weed control and thus enables farmers to have an 18 months fallow period (chemical fallow) after two crops have been taken over a 6 month period. |
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| | *Yields are higher than conventional tillage. | | *Yields are higher than conventional tillage. |
| − | *Costs are lower than conventional tillage | + | *Costs are lower than conventional tillage. |
| − | *No-till technology reduces soil erosion | + | *No-till technology reduces soil erosion. |
| − | *Soil compaction is too reduced | + | *Soil compaction is too reduced. |
| − | *Increase in the water retention capacity of soil | + | *Increase in the water retention capacity of soil. |
| − | *Precise in corporation of phosphate fertilizer beneath seeds | + | *Precise in corporation of phosphate fertilizer beneath seeds. |
| − | *Evaporation suppression or control | + | *Evaporation suppression or control. |
| − | *Runoff reduction | + | *Runoff reduction. |
| − | *Application of crop residues in the No-till technology applied fields, increases soil organic matter and thus the amount of carbon sequestrated | + | *Application of crop residues in the No-till technology applied fields, increases soil organic matter and thus the amount of carbon sequestrated. |
| − | *Balance in nutrient levels | + | *Balance in nutrient levels. |
| − | *Minimal disturbance to the natural state of soil | + | *Minimal disturbance to the natural state of soil. |
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| | + | == Reference == |
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| | + | [https://www.wocat.net/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Books/WOOK_PART2.1.pdf Where the Land is Greener] |
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