Introduction This Special Issue of the Journal of International Soil and Water Conservation Research is dedicated to those pioneers in soil conservation,farmers,researchers and extentionists,who questioned tradition a...Introduction This Special Issue of the Journal of International Soil and Water Conservation Research is dedicated to those pioneers in soil conservation,farmers,researchers and extentionists,who questioned tradition and implemented new theories and new technologies in soil conservation.These pioneers recognized the often devastating impacts of agricultural land and soil degradation,and their observations of the impacts of intensive tillage and soil erosion led them to try new technologies such as zero till,no-till,direct seeding,stubble and residue mulching,and various other conservation tillage practices.Their successes are significant,because through these approaches,the pioneers laid the ecological foundation on which a more sustainable agriculture could be developed.展开更多
文摘Introduction This Special Issue of the Journal of International Soil and Water Conservation Research is dedicated to those pioneers in soil conservation,farmers,researchers and extentionists,who questioned tradition and implemented new theories and new technologies in soil conservation.These pioneers recognized the often devastating impacts of agricultural land and soil degradation,and their observations of the impacts of intensive tillage and soil erosion led them to try new technologies such as zero till,no-till,direct seeding,stubble and residue mulching,and various other conservation tillage practices.Their successes are significant,because through these approaches,the pioneers laid the ecological foundation on which a more sustainable agriculture could be developed.
