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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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| *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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