Conservation agriculture farming systems in rainfed annual crop production in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorVan Antwerpen, R.
dc.contributor.authorLaker, Michiel Christiaan
dc.contributor.authorBeukes, D.J.
dc.contributor.authorBotha, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorCollett, A.
dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-01T08:20:06Z
dc.date.available2022-12-01T08:20:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa is, relative to the rest of the world, a water scarce country with a limited amount of arable land, especially land with a long-term sustainable agricultural production potential. Agriculture should therefore focus on the implementation of soil and water conservation systems. Soil conservation is administered in the South African legislation under the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act 43 of 1983. The objective of this paper is to summarise Conservation Agriculture (CA) systems practiced in South Africa. These include measures to control wind and water erosion as well as soil compaction through implementation of rip on the row, vertical mulching, controlled traffic, crusting control, mulching, water harvesting and crop rotation. No-tillage is not in the scope of this paper, although aspects of reduced and minimum tillage are covered. Integrating these with existing farming systems could be complex and should be considered with great care. It is proposed that CA specialists should be trained to assist farmers in the selection, adoption and implementation of appropriate CA systems.en_US
dc.description.departmentPlant Production and Soil Scienceen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjps20en_US
dc.identifier.citationR. van Antwerpen, M.C. Laker, D.J. Beukes, J.J. Botha, A. Collett & M. du Plessis (2021) Conservation Agriculture farming systems in rainfed annual crop production in South Africa, South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 38:3, 202-216, DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2020.1797195.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0257-1862 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2167-034X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/02571862.2020.1797195
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88580
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited and NISC (Pty) Ltden_US
dc.rights© 2021 Southern African Plant and Soil Sciences Committee. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Journal of Plant and Soil, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 202-216, 2021. doi : 10.1080/02571862.2020.1797195. South African Journal of Plant and Soil is available online at : https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjps20.en_US
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen_US
dc.subjectRainfed agricultureen_US
dc.subjectFarming systemsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.titleConservation agriculture farming systems in rainfed annual crop production in South Africaen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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