Conservation agriculture increases the soil resilience and cotton yield stability in climate extremes of the southeast US

Amin Nouri; Daniel C. Yoder; Mohammad Raji; Safak Ceylan; Sindhu Jagadamma; Jaehoon Lee; Forbes R. Walker; Xinhua Yin; Judith Fitzpatrick; Brady Trexler; Prakash Arelli; Arnold M. Saxton

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00223-6

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2021)

Conservation agriculture increases the soil resilience and cotton yield stability in climate extremes of the southeast US

Amin Nouri,
Daniel C. Yoder,
Mohammad Raji,
Safak Ceylan,
Sindhu Jagadamma,
Jaehoon Lee,
Forbes R. Walker,
Xinhua Yin,
Judith Fitzpatrick,
Brady Trexler,
Prakash Arelli,
Arnold M. Saxton

Affiliations

Amin Nouri: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Daniel C. Yoder: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Mohammad Raji: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Tennessee
Safak Ceylan: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Sindhu Jagadamma: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Jaehoon Lee: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Forbes R. Walker: Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, The University of Tennessee
Xinhua Yin: Department of Plant Sciences, The University of Tennessee
Judith Fitzpatrick: Prolific Earth Sciences, Inc.
Brady Trexler: Prolific Earth Sciences, Inc.
Prakash Arelli: USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics Research Unit
Arnold M. Saxton: Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00223-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Long-term no-tillage systems enhance cotton yield resilience to climate extremes through improved soil quality in Tennessee, USA, according to a 29-year rain-fed plot-scale cotton experiment.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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