Nele Verhulst

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential impact of conservation agriculture on carbon and nitrogen cycling in agriculture has been reviewed by synthesizing the knowledge of carbon cycling and summarizing the influence of tillage, residue management and crop rotation on soil organic carbon stocks.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed crop residue management practices, mainly surface retention, incorporation or removal, describing their advantages and limitations in cereal-based agroecosystems in developing countries.

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative soil quality evaluation is performed in which the performance of the system is determined in relation to alternatives, and the results show that the effect of a reduction in tillage on the variation in total porosity with depth may be related to differences in traffic on different sites, or on soil quality at the time tillage was reduced or stopped.

TL;DR: A review of the literature concerning CA principles and their interactive effects on weed life cycles and community composition, briefly review CA-appropriate cultural practices for additional weed control, and identify areas where further research is needed as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a review focusing on achievements in stress tolerance breeding and physiology and presents future tools for quick and efficient germplasm development is presented to increase maize system resilience to climate-related stresses and mitigate the effects of future climate change.