Effects On The Soils Properties
When oxygen is introduced into the soil via tillage, the decomposition of organic matter is accelerated. carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus were all higher in the no-till system than on reduced till, and conventional till systems in an Australian study (Thomas et al., 2007).
Strip tillage has some similarities with no-till systems because the surface is protected with residue. However, strip-till also has a similar effect on soil properties as conventional tillage systems because the farmer still breaks the soil’s crust which allows aerobic conditions to speed the decay of organic matter. A two-year study found that strip-till did not affect the amount of soil organic carbon or its extractable phosphorus (Kingrey et al., 1996).
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