TY - JOUR AU - Haddaway, Neal R. AU - Hedlund, Katarina AU - Jackson, Louise E. AU - Kätterer, Thomas AU - Lugato, Emanuele AU - Thomsen, Ingrid K. AU - Jørgensen, Helene B. AU - Isberg, Per-Erik PY - 2017 DA - 2017/12/18 TI - How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon? A systematic review JO - Environmental Evidence SP - 30 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The loss of carbon (C) from agricultural soils has been, in part, attributed to tillage, a common practice providing a number of benefits to farmers. The promotion of less intensive tillage practices and no tillage (NT) (the absence of mechanical soil disturbance) aims to mitigate negative impacts on soil quality and to preserve soil organic carbon (SOC). Several reviews and meta-analyses have shown both beneficial and null effects on SOC due to no tillage relative to conventional tillage, hence there is a need for a comprehensive systematic review to answer the question: what is the impact of reduced tillage intensity on SOC? SN - 2047-2382 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-017-0108-9 DO - 10.1186/s13750-017-0108-9 ID - Haddaway2017 ER -