CONSERVATION TILLAGE, DIRECT SEEDING & NO-TILL APPLICATIONS Conservation tillage systems for sustainable farming. Direct seeding and no-till agricultural practices in new cropping systems
SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT Conservation and use of forests. Actions aimed at safeguarding and maintaining the forest ecosystem and its functions.
REHABILITATION OF DEGRADED AREAS Development of good agricultural practices and environmental soil management.
SOIL COMPACTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS, & CONTROL Soil deformation, soil shear, and soil compaction effects as a function of land use system and machine application.
SOIL DYNAMICS & TRACTION Advances in soil dynamics with regards to tillage and traction. Soil-tool interactions and modelling soil behaviour.
SOIL MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL TO REDUCE EROSION, NUTRIENT LEACHING AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION Erosion and nutrient leaching control by using soil management. Soil carbon and CO2 management strategies. N2O and other greenhouse gas emissions.
PRODUCTION OF BIO-FUEL Effects of bio-fuel production on agro ecosystems. Balance of nutrients and availability of carbon due to bio-fuel production
SOIL BIOLOGICAL QUALITY & HEALTH Effects of soil management on soil microbiological & other biological processes, soil biology, nutrient rotation and soil structure formation
