Welcome to the ISTRO website
On this site you will find information about the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation (ISTRO), which focusses on the impact and consequences of various soil tillage (including no-till) practices and from field traffic. More information about the organisation itself can be found on the organisation page.
Activities organised by ISTRO and other organisations concerning soil tillage can be found on the activities page.
Further information about recent publications are found on the publications page.
ISTRO Info December 2024
- Published: 26 December 2024 26 December 2024
December 23rd 2024 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the December 2024 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- Orbituary Prof. Márta Birkás
- 22nd International ISTRO conference
- New Honorary ISTRO members
- New Editors for Journal Soil and Tillage Research
- News from our Working Groups
- A call for Early Career Researchers to apply to join
the Early Career Editorial Board of Soil & Tillage Research.
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
Three new honorary members were appointed this year, for their great contribution to the ISTRO organisation; Dr. Blair McKenzie, Dr. Kayode Carroll Oni and Dr. Chibueze Ibegbu Ijioma.
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Dr. Blair McKenzie's last employment was as a Research Scientist and sometime programme leader at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (Dundee UK) subsequently merged to the James Hutton Institute and as a Research Fellow at the University of Dundee. His duties in these organisations included research, teaching, supervision of postgraduate students (both masters and PhD’s), management and administration. Blair served as ISTRO Secretary-General from 2015-2022. He retired from employment in 2022 but still serves as one of the Chief Editors of Soil & Tillage Research.
Prof. Dr. Kayode Carroll Oni served meritoriously as one of the longest serving President of ISTRO Nigeria Branch. A professor of Farm Power and Machinery, in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. His core research area is Soil Tillage Dynamics. Prof. Oni served as the Executive Director, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization for eight years; he has retired from the active service of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria since 2018.
Prof. Dr. Chibueze Ibegbu Ijioma is an active member of ISTRO Nigeria Branch. He has served the Brach association meritoriously. A professor of Farm Power and Machinery, Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. Prof. C. I. Ijioma received a Research Grant Award in Soil Tillage Studies in 2007 and he has served as ISTRO Board Member and continues to provide good leadership and support for ISTRO Nigeria Branch. Prof. C. I. Ijioma has retired from the active service of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria since 2017.
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| Dr. Blair McKenzie | Dr. Kayode Carroll Oni | Dr. Chibueze Ibegbu Ijioma |
ISTRO Info July 2024
- Published: 21 August 2024 21 August 2024
August 9th 2024 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the July 2024 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- New Editor at Soil & Tillage Research: Dr. Iris Vogeler Cronin.
- Latest news about the ISTRO 2024 event
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
The new editor Dr. Iris Vogeler is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark. Her research interests include soil functioning, with focus on soil water dynamics, nutrient transport and GHG emissions as related to crop and soil management. She has special interest in the use of ecosystem models to better understand is the processes and interactions between climate, soil, plants, and animals in agricultural systems.
More details can be read in the latest issue of ISTRO Info.
Latest news about the upcoming ISTRO conference in Virginia Beach:
There is still room for a few more ORAL paper presentations. The abstract topic list relates to many areas of interest including tillage, soils, outreach, and agriculture production in general, so your research can be presented in one of our many sessions!
Go ahead and submit your ORAL title and abstract now as we are planning sessions!
- ORAL abstracts should be submitted by visiting https://istro2024.dryfta.com/
- All conference information can be found on our conference website: HERE
ISTRO Info April 2024
- Published: 19 April 2024 19 April 2024
April 19th 2024 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the April 2024 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- Elected board positions
- Abstract Submission Deadline Extended ISTRO 2024
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
In the previous ISTRO info, all ISTRO members were called for voting for the board positions. The following positions have now been officially filled; Prof. Mark Reiter, USA; Dr. Silvia lmhoff, Argentina; Prof. Azikiwe Peter 0nwualu, Nigeria; Prof. Lingling Li, China.
The 4 elected members will replace the current board members who are serving until the ISTRO 2024 conference in Virginia Beach.
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| Treasurer Prof. Mark Reiter |
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Board member Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu |
Board member Prof. Lingling Li |
We congratulate the new board members and wish them luck in their work for ISTRO!