Conservation tillage refers to a set of agronomic practices aimed atreducing the intensity and depth of soil tillage. Compared to traditionalmethods such asploughing, harrows are used—often featuring acombination of different working elements (e.g., discs and tines) withinthe same implement. The goal is to make soil management moresustainable byinput savingslimiting erosion, improving moistureretention, and promoting the accumulation of organic matter. The maintechniques include minimum tillage, strip tillage, and no-till seeding,which is done without any soil tillage.
Document no: 3. IT_PA_ConservativeTillage_BS3_EN
