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Table 7 Intermediate intensity tillage descriptions (from no tillage versus intermediate tillage comparisons)

From: How does tillage intensity affect soil organic carbon? A systematic review

Intermediate intensity tillage descriptions

Number of studies

Chisel tillage

56

Disk tillage

40

Chisel and disk

16

Not stated

7

Cultivator

6

Heavy duty cultivator

4

Disk and harrow

4

Heavy disk plough, harrow and rotavator

3

Cultivator or disk harrow

3

Rotavator

2

Chisel, disk and field cultivator

2

Offset disk and scarifier

2

Tine cultivator

2

Spring-tined cultivator

1

Multiple disk tillage

1

Sweep plough

1

Rototill

1

One cultivation

1

Blade cultivator, single pass

1

Heavy duty cultivator, 5–6 passes

1

Disk and mulch treader

1

Chisel, disk and rotary tiller

1

Double disk tillage

1

Heavy duty cultivator, disk and harrow

1

Disk and scarifier

1

Rotary harrow

1

Rotary field cultivator

1

Chisel, disk and spring tine

1

Cultivator (grubber)

1

Tandem disk

1

Undercutter and fallow master

1

Cultivator (disk coulters in combination with a spiker roller)

1

Rotary tiller (aggressive tillage)

1

Tined implements

1

Roto-till, sweep, disk and chisel

1

3 cultivations

1

Dual-layer tillage with a chisel and light secondary tillage (15 cm)

1

Heavy duty cultivator, sweep and harrow

1

Harrow

1

No till with one chisel every 3 years

1

Mouldboard plough or rotovator

1

Rigid tine cultivator

1

Chisel and cultivator

1

Grubber

1

Chisel and field cultivator

1