Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Two Agricultural Systems: Conventional Tillage and No-Tillage

Vincenzo Tabaglio, Paolo Caprioli, Roberta Boselli, Andrea Fiorini, Cristina Ganimede, Giovanni Lazzari, Dora Ines Melo Ortiz, Stefano Santelli, Romano Demalde'

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Abstract

A field trial was carried out to compare two agricultural management systems in the Po Valley (Northern Italy): Conventional tillage (CT) vs. No-tillage (NT). The different management of the experimental field had been established since 2011. In 2014 the trial was cropped with maize and CT system was compared with NT system concerning crop yields, soil characteristics and operating costs. Experimental trial was set up as randomized complete block design with four replicates. The soil is a fine, mixed, mesic, Udertic Haplustalf. The software C.E.M.A. was used to determine operating costs and fuel consumption of the two agro-ecosystems. In term of net income it was observed a difference of about 100 € per hectare in favor of NT system. Regarding greenhouse gases emissions NT saved about 360 kg per hectare of CO2.
Lingua originaleEnglish
Titolo della pubblicazione ospiteIntegrated strategies for agro-ecosystem management to address climate change challenges
Pagine181-184
Numero di pagine4
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2017
EventoXX Convegno Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Agrometeorologia (AIAM) e XLVI Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Agronomia (SIA) - Milano
Durata: 12 set 201714 set 2017

Convegno

ConvegnoXX Convegno Nazionale dell’Associazione Italiana di Agrometeorologia (AIAM) e XLVI Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Agronomia (SIA)
CittàMilano
Periodo12/9/1714/9/17

Keywords

  • GHG emission
  • climate change mitigation
  • conventional tillage
  • costi operativi
  • crop yields
  • emissioni gas serra
  • farmers’ net income
  • lavorazione convenzionale
  • mitigazione cambiamento climatico
  • no-tillage
  • non lavorazione
  • operating costs
  • reddito netto
  • rese colturali

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