Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia

Rice-based systems have recently been recognized as the most critical plant source of C emissions worldwide. Globally, rice production is highest in Asia. Actions to introduce sustainable intensification practices into existing rice lands or diversifying with lower C-emitting crops such as potatoes...

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Autores principales: Ramírez, D., Silva Díaz, C., Ninanya, J., Carbajal, M., Rinza, J., Kakraliya, S., Gatto, M., Kreuze, Jan F.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129739
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author Ramírez, D.
Silva Díaz, C.
Ninanya, J.
Carbajal, M.
Rinza, J.
Kakraliya, S.
Gatto, M.
Kreuze, Jan F.
author_browse Carbajal, M.
Gatto, M.
Kakraliya, S.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Ninanya, J.
Ramírez, D.
Rinza, J.
Silva Díaz, C.
author_facet Ramírez, D.
Silva Díaz, C.
Ninanya, J.
Carbajal, M.
Rinza, J.
Kakraliya, S.
Gatto, M.
Kreuze, Jan F.
author_sort Ramírez, D.
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description Rice-based systems have recently been recognized as the most critical plant source of C emissions worldwide. Globally, rice production is highest in Asia. Actions to introduce sustainable intensification practices into existing rice lands or diversifying with lower C-emitting crops such as potatoes will be crucial to mitigate climate change. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of potato cultivation under zero/minimum-tillage and/or organic mulching (with emphasis on rice-straw) (PZTM) on key performance indicators that are crucial to achieving agronomic gains in Asia. Forty-nine studies were selected and systematically reviewed to address the study objective. Studies reveal a consensus of increase in yield, profitability, nutrient-use efficiency, and water productivity, promoted by the significant soil moisture conservation in PZTM. There is inconsistent evidence that zero-tillage benefits weed control, but its effectiveness is enhanced by mulching. Even if soil organic matter is increased (+13–33%) and zero-tillage is the main factor driving the reduction in C footprint, no values of kg CO2 eqha−1 have been reported in PZTM to date. Only a small fraction (∼2%) of the rice-cultivated areas (RCA) is intensified with potato cultivation. That way, scaling-up PZTM among rice farmers has large potential (∼24% RCA) to increase the sustainable intensification of rice-based systems in Asia.
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spelling CGSpace1297392025-12-08T10:29:22Z Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia Ramírez, D. Silva Díaz, C. Ninanya, J. Carbajal, M. Rinza, J. Kakraliya, S. Gatto, M. Kreuze, Jan F. conservation agriculture solanum tuberosum sustainable intensification soil quality Rice-based systems have recently been recognized as the most critical plant source of C emissions worldwide. Globally, rice production is highest in Asia. Actions to introduce sustainable intensification practices into existing rice lands or diversifying with lower C-emitting crops such as potatoes will be crucial to mitigate climate change. The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of potato cultivation under zero/minimum-tillage and/or organic mulching (with emphasis on rice-straw) (PZTM) on key performance indicators that are crucial to achieving agronomic gains in Asia. Forty-nine studies were selected and systematically reviewed to address the study objective. Studies reveal a consensus of increase in yield, profitability, nutrient-use efficiency, and water productivity, promoted by the significant soil moisture conservation in PZTM. There is inconsistent evidence that zero-tillage benefits weed control, but its effectiveness is enhanced by mulching. Even if soil organic matter is increased (+13–33%) and zero-tillage is the main factor driving the reduction in C footprint, no values of kg CO2 eqha−1 have been reported in PZTM to date. Only a small fraction (∼2%) of the rice-cultivated areas (RCA) is intensified with potato cultivation. That way, scaling-up PZTM among rice farmers has large potential (∼24% RCA) to increase the sustainable intensification of rice-based systems in Asia. 2022 2023-03-22T20:53:04Z 2023-03-22T20:53:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129739 en Open Access MDPI Ramírez, D. A.; Silva-Díaz, C.; Ninanya, J.; Carbajal, M.; Rinza, J.; Kakraliya, S.; Gatto, M.; Kreuze, J. 2022. Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia. Agronomy, 12(7), 1494. ISSN: 2073-4395.
spellingShingle conservation agriculture
solanum tuberosum
sustainable intensification
soil quality
Ramírez, D.
Silva Díaz, C.
Ninanya, J.
Carbajal, M.
Rinza, J.
Kakraliya, S.
Gatto, M.
Kreuze, Jan F.
Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title_full Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title_fullStr Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title_full_unstemmed Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title_short Potato Zero-Tillage and Mulching Is Promising in Achieving Agronomic Gain in Asia
title_sort potato zero tillage and mulching is promising in achieving agronomic gain in asia
topic conservation agriculture
solanum tuberosum
sustainable intensification
soil quality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129739
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