Tillage and Traffic Systems for Improved Productivity and Agricultural Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

Today’s agriculture faces several challenges. While it plays a critical role in terms of food safety, the pressure on sustainability of yields, together with the importance of climate change mitigation, increases. Moreover, the economics of crop production is strongly affected by production factors, such as soil physical, biological, and chemical properties, as well as local climates, and external production factors, such as an increase in fertilizer prices or unstable fuel prices, etc. Environmental footprint is another important topic discussed when assessing different tillage and traffic systems, ranging from GHG emissions to soil erosion. Recent research shows the potential of reduced tillage and the optimization of the effect of field traffic, ranging from low-inflation tires to controlled field traffic, to meet these farming problems.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the recent research on tillage and traffic systems, which improve productivity and agricultural sustainability. These topics fit into the scope of Land as they reflect the land–water as well as land–climate interactions and land management area.

We encourage our colleagues to submit original research papers, review papers, and short communications on themes connected to conservation tillage technologies (no tillage, reduced tillage, and strategic tillage), precision tillage (including variable depth control), soil compaction management (remediation, prevention, mitigation, and diagnostic), controlled traffic farming systems, etc. Submissions should discuss the effects of these systems on soil properties, crop responses, the economics of their implementation, the overall profitability of these systems, and their effect on the environment.

Dr. Jana Galambošová
Dr. Diogenes L. Antille
Dr. Paula A. Misiewicz
Guest Editors

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• no tillage, reduced tillage, and minimum tillage
• strategic tillage
• precision tillage (including variable depth control)
• controlled traffic farming systems
• low-ground-pressure mobility systems (including rubber-tracked vehicles, VF/IF marked tires, and central tire inflation systems)
• soil compaction management (remediation, prevention, mitigation, and diagnostic)
• economics of tillage and traffic systems
• GHG emissions and climate change mitigation
• decarbonization of agriculture production
• soil erosion