Is conservation agriculture ‘climate-smart’ for maize farmers in the highlands of Tanzania?

Yield response of maize (Zea mays L.) to conservation agriculture cropping system in Southern Africa

(2015) Christian Thierfelder et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

The impact of conservation agriculture on smallholder agricultural yields: A scoping review of the evidence

(2014) Sylvie M. Brouder et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Maize productivity and nutrient and water use efficiencies across soil fertility domains on smallholder farms in Zimbabwe

(2014) Natasha Kurwakumire et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Fertilizer use should not be a fourth principle to define conservation agriculture

(2014) R. Sommer et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Global metaanalysis of the nonlinear response of soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions to fertilizer nitrogen

(2014) I. Shcherbak et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Limited potential of no-till agriculture for climate change mitigation

(2014) David S. Powlson et al.   Nature Climate Change

Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview

(2013) Cheryl Palm et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Targeting conservation agriculture in the context of livelihoods and landscapes

(2013) Todd S. Rosenstock et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Toward a protocol for quantifying the greenhouse gas balance and identifying mitigation options in smallholder farming systems

(2013) T S Rosenstock et al.   Environmental Research Letters

A fourth principle is required to define Conservation Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: The appropriate use of fertilizer to enhance crop productivity

(2013) B. Vanlauwe et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Climate-Smart Landscapes: Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation in Tropical Agriculture

(2013) Celia A. Harvey et al.   Conservation Letters

A comparative analysis of conservation agriculture systems: Benefits and challenges of rotations and intercropping in Zimbabwe

(2012) Christian Thierfelder et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Calculating the Detection Limits of Chamber-based Soil Greenhouse Gas Flux Measurements

(2012) T. B. Parkin et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

High-yield maize with large net energy yield and small global warming intensity

(2012) P. Grassini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Climate variability and crop production in Tanzania

(2011) Pedram Rowhani et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Integration of legume trees in maize-based cropping systems improves rain use efficiency and yield stability under rain-fed agriculture

(2011) Gudeta W. Sileshi et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

A meta-analysis of long-term effects of conservation agriculture on maize grain yield under rain-fed conditions

(2011) Leonard Rusinamhodzi et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

An agronomic assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from major cereal crops

(2011) Bruce Linquist et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of organic and mineral fertilizer nitrogen on greenhouse gas emissions and plant-captured carbon under maize cropping in Zimbabwe

(2011) Farai Mapanda et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Crop yield and weed management in rainfed conservation agriculture

(2011) M. Farooq et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Robust negative impacts of climate change on African agriculture

(2010) Wolfram Schlenker et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Towards an agronomic assessment of N2O emissions: a case study for arable crops

(2010) J. W. Van Groenigen et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification

(2010) J. A. Burney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics’ view

(2009) Ken E. Giller et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Short term changes in dynamics of C and N in soil when crops are cultivated on permanent raised beds

(2009) E. Verachtert et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Applied Climate-Change Analysis: The Climate Wizard Tool

(2009) Evan H. Girvetz et al.   PLoS One

Effects of conservation agriculture techniques on infiltration and soil water content in Zambia and Zimbabwe

(2009) Christian Thierfelder et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Differential response to tree fallows in rotational woodlot systems in semi-arid Tanzania: Post-fallow maize yield, nutrient uptake, and soil nutrients

(2008) A.A. Kimaro et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Livelihoods, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Morogoro, Tanzania

(2008) Jouni Paavola   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY