Effects of Tillage Systems on Grain Production in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia

We determined the impact of different tillage systems on grain yield and costs on Kolkhoz Iskra farm near Ulan-Ude, in the Mukhorshibirsky region, Republic of Buryatia, Russia, in 2013-2015. On average, the productivity of oats cultivated by no-tillage and minimum tillage systems increased over the three years. Minimum tillage and notillage systems are expedient, profitable alternatives to conventional moldboard soil tillage because they cost less, and lead to an increase in crop yield and conservation impacts on the soil as compared with the conventional system.