Comparison of no-tillage and conventional tillage in the development of sustainable farming systems in the semi-arid tropics

K. Thiagalingam, N. P. Dalgliesh, N. S. Gould, R. L. McCown, A. L. Cogle and A. L. Chapman
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 36, 8, 995-1002, 1991

The results of 5 short-term experiments and farm demonstrations in which no-tillage technology was compared with conventional or reduced tillage in the semi-arid tropics of the Northern Territory and far north Queensland, during the mid 1980's to mid 1990's, are reviewed. The importance of a surface mulch in ameliorating soil temperature, moisture and fertility, and in reducing soil movement and loss in crop production in the semi-arid tropics was confirmed.
doi:10.1016/0167-1987(91)90044-X