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GOVAERTS, Bram Director of the Integrated Development Program, CIMMYT

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- Changes in the bacterial community structure in soil under conventional and conservation practices throughout a complete maize (Zea mays L.) crop cycle. Applied Soil Ecology. 157:103733. 2021
- Influence of 9 years Permanent Raised Beds and Contour Furrowing on Soil Health in Conservation Agriculture Based Systems in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development. 2020
- Wet or dry sowing had a larger effect on the soil bacterial community composition than tillage practices in an arid irrigated agro-ecosystem. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20:1-14. 2020
- Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Agricultural Systems. 180:102792. 2020
- Durum wheat selection under zero tillage increases early vigor and is neutral to yield. Field Crops Research. 248:107675. 2020
- A Standard Methodology for Evaluation of Mechanical Maize Seed Meters for Smallholder Farmers Comparing Devices from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- Rotation, Mulch and Zero Tillage Reduce Weeds in a Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Trial. AGRONOMY-BASEL. 10. 2020
- 15N Fertilizer recovery in different tillage–straw systems on a Vertisol in north‐west Mexico. Soil Use and Management. 35:482-491. 2019
- Factors contributing to maize and bean yield gaps in Central America vary with site and agroecological conditions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE. 157:300-317. 2019
- IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT RAISED BEDS CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED CROP YIELD AND PROFITABILITY IN THE NORTHEASTERN TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA. Experimental Agriculture. 55:807-817. 2019
- High N fertilizer application to irrigated wheat in Northern Mexico for conventionally tilled and permanent raised beds: Effects on N balance and short term N dynamics. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 181:606-620. 2018
- Genotype by tillage interaction and performance progress for bread and durum wheat genotypes on irrigated raised beds.. Field Crops Research. 216:42-52. 2018
- Ion exchange resin samplers to estimate nitrate leaching from a furrow irrigated wheat-maize cropping system under different tillage-straw systems. Soil & Tillage Research. 175:91-100. 2018
- Precision for Smallholder Farmers: A Small-Scale-Tailored Variable Rate Fertilizer Application Kit. AGRICULTURE-BASEL. 8. 2018
- Incorporation of bean plant residue in soil with different agricultural practices and its effect on the soil bacteria. Applied Soil Ecology. 119:417-427. 2017
- The Bacterial Community Structure and Dynamics of Carbon and Nitrogen when Maize (Zea mays L.) and Its Neutral Detergent Fibre Were Added to Soil from Zimbabwe with Contrasting Management Practices.. Microbial Ecology. 73:135-152. 2017
- Seven years resource-conserving agriculture effect on soil quality and crop productivity in the Ethiopian drylands. Soil & Tillage Research. 163:99-109. 2016
- The Evolution of the MasAgro Hubs: Responsiveness and Serendipity as Drivers of Agricultural Innovation in a Dynamic and Heterogeneous Context.. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION & EXTENSION. 22:455-470. 2016
- Nitrogen fertilizer placement and timing affects bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum) quality and yield in an irrigated bed planting system. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 106:185-199. 2016
- Crop residue retention enhances soil properties and nitrogen cycling in smallholder maize systems of Chiapas, Mexico. Applied Soil Ecology. 103:110-116. 2016
- 16S metagenomics reveals changes in the soil bacterial community driven by soil organic C, N-fertilizer and tillage-crop residue management. Soil & Tillage Research. 159:1-8. 2016
- Bacterial indicator taxa in soils under different long-term agricultural management.. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 120:921-933. 2016
- Conservation agriculture affects arthropod community composition in a rainfed maize–wheat system in central Mexico. Applied Soil Ecology. 100:81-90. 2016
- Innovation Diffusion in Conservation Agriculture: A Network Approach. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 28:314-329. 2016
- RESTORING CROPLAND PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIAN DRYLANDS AFTER NINE YEARS OF RESOURCE-CONSERVING AGRICULTURE. Experimental Agriculture. 52:165-187. 2016
- Ending hunger : Can we achieve humanity?s elusive goal by 2050? 2016
- Bacterial community structure in maize residue amended soil with contrasting management practices. Applied Soil Ecology. 90:49-59. 2015
- Impacts of conservation agriculture-based farming systems on optimizing seasonal rainfall partitioning and productivity on vertisols in the Ethiopian drylands. Soil & Tillage Research. 148:1-13. 2015
- Crop residue management and soil health: A systems analysis. Agricultural Systems. 134:6-16. 2015
- Agricultura de conservación, ¿mejora la calidad del suelo a fin de obtener sistemas de producción sustentables? 2015
- Conservation Agriculture in Latin America 2015
- Eficiencia del uso de nitrógeno y optimización de la fertilización nitrogenada en la agricultura de conservación 2015
- Fate of atrazine in a soil under different agronomic management practices. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part B-pesticides Food Contaminants and Agricultural Wastes. 49:844-855. 2014
- Durum wheat (Triticum durum L.) quality and yield as affected by tillage–straw management and nitrogen fertilization practice under furrow-irrigated conditions. Field Crops Research. 164:166-177. 2014
- Effects of Tillage and Crop Residue Management on Maize Yields and Net Returns in the Central Mexican Highlands Under Drought Conditions. Pedosphere. 24:476-486. 2014
- Improved wheat performance with seed treatments under dry sowing on permanent raised beds. Field Crops Research. 164:189-198. 2014
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Nontilled, Permanent Raised, and Conventionally Tilled Beds in the Central Highlands of Mexico. Journal of Crop Improvement. 28:547-574. 2014
- Bacterial colonization of a fumigated alkaline saline soil.. Extremophiles. 18:733-743. 2014
- Toward Practical Implementation of Conservation Agriculture: A Case Study in the May Zeg-zeg Catchment (Ethiopia). Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 38:913-935. 2014
- An innovation systems approach to enhanced farmer adoption of climate-ready germplasm and agronomic practices 2014
- Relative impacts of tillage, residue management and crop-rotation on soil bacterial communities in a semi-arid agroecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 65:86-95. 2013
- Evaluation of three field-based methods for quantifying soil carbon. PLOS ONE. 8. 2013
- Adoption of conservation agriculture in the Mexican Bajio. Outlook on Agriculture. 42:171-178. 2013
- Contenido de humedad del suelo : guía útil para comparar las prácticas de manejo de cultivo 2013
- Cracking: A practical guide for comparing crop management practices 2013
- Estabilidad de los agregados del suelo tamizando en húmedo: guía útil para comparar las prácticas de manejo de cultivo 2013
- Infiltration: A practical guide for comparing crop management practices 2013
- Resistencia a la penetración : guía útil para comparar las prácticas de manejo de cultivo 2013
- Soil aggregate stability by wet sieving: A practical guide for comparing crop management practices 2013
- Soil water content: A practical guide for comparing crop management practices 2013
- Yield and yield components: A practical guide for comparing crop management practices 2013
- Impact of conservation agriculture on catchment runoff and soil loss under changing climate conditions in May Zeg-zeg (Ethiopia). Journal of Hydrology. 475:336-349. 2012
- Greenhouse gas emissions under conservation agriculture compared to traditional cultivation of maize in the central highlands of Mexico.. Science of The Total Environment. 431:237-244. 2012
- Medium-term effects of conservation agriculture based cropping systems for sustainable soil and water management and crop productivity in the Ethiopian highlands. Field Crops Research. 132:53-62. 2012
- Conservation agriculture, increased organic carbon in the top-soil macro-aggregates and reduced soil CO2 emissions. Plant and Soil. 355:183-197. 2012
- Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in the central highlands of Mexico. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 152:50-58. 2012
- NIR Spectroscopy: An Alternative for Soil Analysis. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 43:346-356. 2012
- Agricultura de conservacion : Condiciones de riego para el Noroeste de Mexico : I. Fundamentos del sistema 2012
- Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2010 2012
- Conservation agriculture, improving soil quality for sustainable production systems? 2012
- Global crop improvement networks to bridge technology gaps. Journal of Experimental Botany. 63:1-12. 2012
- Wheat yield and tillage–straw management system × year interaction explained by climatic co-variables for an irrigated bed planting system in northwestern Mexico. Field Crops Research. 124:347-356. 2011
- Effects of conservation agriculture on runoff, soil loss and crop yield under rainfed conditions in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Soil Use and Management. 27:404-414. 2011
- Conservation agriculture for wheat-based cropping systems under gravity irrigation: increasing resilience through improved soil quality. Plant and Soil. 340:467-479. 2011
- Soil quality as affected by tillage-residue management in a wheat-maize irrigated bed planting system. Plant and Soil. 340:453-466. 2011
- Soil water content, maize yield and its stability as affected by tillage and crop residue management in rainfed semi-arid highlands. Plant and Soil. 344:73-85. 2011
- The effect of tillage, crop rotation and residue management on maize and wheat growth and development evaluated with an optical sensor. Field Crops Research. 120:58-67. 2011
- Use of Conservation Agriculture to Improve Farming Systems in Developing Countries 2011
- Phylogenetic and multivariate analyses to determine the effects of different tillage and residue management practices on soil bacterial communities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76:3685-3691. 2010
- Molecular characterization of soil bacterial communities in contrasting zero tillage systems. Plant and Soil. 329:127-137. 2010
- Organic carbon and stable 13C isotope in conservation agriculture and conventional systems.. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 42:551-557. 2010
- Microbial Community Structure and Diversity as Indicators for Evaluating Soil Quality 2010
- Sensor portátil Greenseeker(TM) para la medición del índice diferencial de vegetación normalizado (NDVI) : una herramienta para la evaluación integral de las prácticas agronómicas : Parte A: conceptos y estudios de caso 2010
- Short-term effects of conservation agriculture on Vertisols under tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) in the northern Ethiopian highlands. Soil & Tillage Research. 106:294-302. 2010
- The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) Greenseeker(TM) handheld sensor: Toward the integrated evaluation of crop management. Part B - User guide 2010
- The natural abundance of 13C with different agricultural management by NIRS with fibre optic probe technology. Talanta. 79:32-37. 2009
- Conservation agriculture as a sustainable option for the central Mexican highlands. Soil & Tillage Research. 103:222-230. 2009
- Contour furrows for in situ soil and water conservation, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Soil & Tillage Research. 103:257-264. 2009
- Crop rotation, wheat straw management, and chicken manure effects on soil quality.. Agronomy Journal. 101:600-606. 2009
- Straw management, crop rotation and nitrogen source effect on carbon and nitrogen dynamics: A laboratory study. Plant and Soil. 325:243-253. 2009
- Fourteen years of applying zero and conventional tillage, crop rotation and residue management systems and its effect on physical and chemical soil quality. European Journal of Agronomy. 30:228-237. 2009
- Short term changes in dynamics of C and N in soil when crops are cultivated on permanent raised beds. Plant and Soil. 320:281-293. 2009
- Classification of the soil at CIMMYT's experimental station in the Yaqui Valley near Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico 2009
- The effect of different tillage and residue management practices on soil characteristics, inorganic N dynamics and emissions of N2O, CO2 and CH4 in the central highlands of Mexico: a laboratory study. Plant and Soil. 314:231-241. 2009
- Using NDVI and soil quality analysis to assess influence of agronomic management on within-plot spatial variability and factors limiting production. Plant and Soil. 317:41-59. 2009
- Straw management, crop rotation, and nitrogen source effect on wheat grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency. European Journal of Agronomy. 29:21-28. 2008
- Climate change: Can wheat beat the heat?. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 126:46-58. 2008
- Are extracts of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (L.)) and Gliricidia sepium (Jacquin) an alternative to control pests on maize (Zea mays L.). Crop Protection. 27:763-774. 2008
- Long-term consequences of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on selected soil micro-flora groups in the subtropical highlands. Applied Soil Ecology. 38:197-210. 2008
- Aggregation and C and N contents of soil organic matter fractions in a permanent raised-bed planting system in the Highlands of Central Mexico. Plant and Soil. 305:237-252. 2008
- Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2008 2008
- Influence of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on soil microbial biomass and catabolic diversity. Applied Soil Ecology. 37:18-30. 2007
- Evaluating spatial within plot crop variability for different management practices with an optical sensor. Plant and Soil. 299:29-42. 2007
- Infiltration, soil moisture, root rot and nematode populations after 12 years of different tillage, residue and crop rotation managements. Soil & Tillage Research. 94:209-219. 2007
- Model-based assessment of maize cropping under conventional and conservation agriculture in highland Mexico. Soil & Tillage Research. 94:83-100. 2007
- Microbial biomass C measurements in soil of the central highlands of Mexico. Applied Soil Ecology. 35:432-440. 2007
- Influence of permanent raised bed planting and residue management on physical and chemical soil quality in rain fed maize/wheat systems. Plant and Soil. 291:39-54. 2007
- Long-term consequences of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on maize/wheat root rot and nematode populations in subtropical highlands. Applied Soil Ecology. 32:305-315. 2006
- A minimum data set for soil quality assessment of wheat and maize cropping in the highlands of Mexico. Soil & Tillage Research. 87:163-174. 2006
- Soil aggregate and microbial biomass in a permanent bed wheat-maize planting system after 12 years. Field Crops Research. 97:302-309. 2006
- C and N mineralization and microbial biomass in heavy-metal contaminated soil. European Journal of Soil Biology. 42:89-98. 2006
- Conventionally Tilled and Permanent Raised Beds with Different Crop Residue Management: Effects on Soil C and N Dynamics. Plant and Soil. 280:143-155. 2006
- Nitrous oxide production of heavy metal contaminated soil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 38:931-940. 2006
- Stable high yields with zero tillage and permanent bed planting. Field Crops Research. 94:33-42. 2005
document
editorial article
- Improving global integration of crop research. Science. 357:359-+. 2017
- Experts address the question: “How can sustainable land management contribute to mitigating climate change?”. Natural Resources Forum. 32:252-256. 2008
review
- Quantifying carbon for agricultural soil management: from the current status toward a global soil information system. Carbon Management. 567-587. 2019
- Assessing sustainability in agricultural landscapes: a review of approaches1,2. Environmental Reviews. 299-315. 2018
- Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America. Advances in Agronomy. 127-235. 2016
- Weed dynamics and conservation agriculture principles: A review. Field Crops Research. 56-68. 2015
- Insights into genotype × tillage interaction effects on the grain yield of wheat and maize. Crop Science. 1845-1859. 2013
- Maize production in a changing climate: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies. Advances in Agronomy. 1-58. 2012
- The use of the marasha ard plough for conservation agriculture in Northern Ethiopia. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 287-297. 2011
- Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Between Myth and Farmer Reality. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 97-122. 2009