| Several methods of sowing into mulch were tested: A) No-till sowing into a standing cover crop, then rolling the cover crop with a roller crimper; B) No-till sowing into a standing cover crop, then creating mulch by passing over it with a flail shredder; C) No-till sowing into a standing cover crop, and no follow-up procedures; D) Mulch obtained with a flail shredder, then no-till sowing with a tine air seeder; and E) Roller crimper followed by no-till sowing with a tine air seeder. All of these methods, except method B, have shown good results in terms of weed control, and preser-vation of soil water (even during the dry summer in 2016). Yields were comparable with those of the tilled fields, except for method C. Practical recommendations... |
