Why do we need to standardize no-tillage research?

MulchIn Soil & Tillage Research 137 (2014) 16–22, a new article addresses the need to standardize no-till research. The publication

was contributed by R. Derpsch et al. as letter to the editor just recently.

No-tillage is looked upon by many as a way to enable sustainable cropping intensification to meet future agricultural demands. Although no-tillage suggests merely the absence of tillage, in reality several components need to be applied to a conservation agriculture system to guarantee …” Read more …