Conservation Tillage Practices on GHG Emissions, Soil Health and Overall Agricultural Sustainability

2025/04/01 by Rajiv Kumar Srivastava, R. K. Srivastava · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science #Crop Yield and Soil Fertility #Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/sum.70096

openalex publication_date 2025/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/27

Abstract

ABSTRACT Tillage practices are essential in agriculture for soil preparation, residue management and weed control, significantly influencing soil health and productivity. Historically evolving from manual tools to mechanised methods, tillage impacts soil structure, water and nutrient cycles. This review evaluates conventional, reduced and no‐till systems concerning their effects on greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 , N 2 O, CH 4 ), soil health and agricultural sustainability. Conventional tillage intensifies CO 2 emissions through soil disturbance and organic matter decomposition, while reduced and no‐till systems decrease CO 2 and mitigate N 2 O and CH 4 emissions. Moreover, no‐till enhances water retention, improving drought resilience and sustainable water management. Conservation tillage practices emerge as pivotal strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing agricultural sustainability through improved soil health and water retention.

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