Effect of No Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Wheat Grain Yield Variability: A Review

Authors

  • Kenza Kadiri Hassani

    Laboratory of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra B.P. 242, Morocco
    International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat P.O. Box 1014, Morocco
    Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat P.O. Box 6356, Morocco
  • Rachid Moussadek

    International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat P.O. Box 1014, Morocco
    Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat P.O. Box 6356, Morocco
  • Bouamar Baghdad

    Georesources Environmentalist Consultant/Expert, Associate Professor at Casablanca School of Architecture and Landscape—Honoris United Universities, Casablanca, B.P. 20100, Morocco
  • Abdelmjid Zouahri

    Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat P.O. Box 6356, Morocco
  • Houria Dakak

    Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat P.O. Box 6356, Morocco
  • Hassnae Maher

    International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat P.O. Box 1014, Morocco
    Research Unit on Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, Regional Center of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat P.O. Box 6356, Morocco

    Laboratory of Materials, Nanotechnology and Environment, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat B.P. 703, Morocco
  • Abdelhak Bouabdli

    Laboratory of Geosciences, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra B.P. 242, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v6i1.6172
Received: 16 January 2024 | Revised: 29 March 2024 | Accepted: 31 March 2024 | Published Online: 22 April 2024

Abstract

Conservation Agriculture (CA) covers more than 205 million hectares in the world. This made it possible to face and mitigate the challenges of climate change, reducing soil erosion and providing multiple ecosystem services. The first elementary factor influenced is the yield evaluation. It has a direct effect on farmers' choices for sustainable production. The present article records a review focused on wheat yield average positive change compared between conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) systems. The international database collected showed that NT is adaptable everywhere. The results of wheat yield differentiation showed the influence of crop rotation depending on stations located in different climatic zones. In more than 40 years of research, specialists have succeeded in demonstrating the importance of crop productivity like wheat. The whole integrates also experimentations where the initiation starts more than ten years.

Keywords:

Climate change; No tillage; Crop rotation; Wheat; Yield

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Kadiri Hassani, K., Moussadek, R., Baghdad, B., Zouahri, A., Dakak, H., Maher, H., & Bouabdli, A. (2024). Effect of No Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Wheat Grain Yield Variability: A Review. Journal of Environmental & Earth Sciences, 6(1), 57–70. https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v6i1.6172

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