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Agriculture

Disadvantages of minimum tillage — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.178.124.3 (talk) 16:15, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

See Minimum tillage. --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:38, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

That article does not state any disadvantages. --Viennese Waltz 09:54, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

No-till farming is a better article which lists some disadvantages. Minimum tillage is a form of No-till farming, but not quite as radical. Xuxl (talk) 11:00, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Like no-till farming, but possibly to a lesser extent, "minimum tillage generally delays soil warming in spring",^[1] which in temperate climates can result in reduced nitrogen mineralization needed for plant growth.  --Lambiam 11:44, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

One might suppose that disadvantages include not fully utilizing the positive effects of tillage. 2603:6081:1C00:1187:5F7:8109:BF29:EAE5 (talk) 19:37, 8 July 2022 (UTC)