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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 September 2022
- Published: 05 December 2022 05 December 2022
September 27th 2022 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the September 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- International Conference held in Brno, Czech Republic, September 2022
- News and update from ISTRO Group F
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
The 2nd Central European ISTRO Conference (CESTRO) was organised as the second joint scientific Conference since the association of the national branches of the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Hungary was established. Simultaneously the event was the 8th International Conference of the Czech ISTRO branch.
The Conference took place in Brno in 2022 when the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Johann Mendel is commemorated. G. Mendel, the father of modern genetics, whose ideas about inheritance were far ahead of his time, is one of the most famous scientists who lived and worked in Brno.
The conference was attended by 86 participants from 14 countries. A rich scientific programme consisted of 28 lectures and 30 posters presented over two days. Poster presenters were given the opportunity to speak for 5 minutes about their posters. While this was challenging for some young presenters speaking outside their native language they all acquitted themselves well and their performances stimulated subsequent discussions. (image: Vladimír Smutný)
Output of the conference: Conference Report, Book of abstracts (both documents: courtesy of Czech ISTRO branch)
ISTRO info July 2022
- Published: 27 July 2022 27 July 2022
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July 8st 2022 - The latest version of ISTRO info, the July 2022 issue, is available for download. In this issue:
- Report of the 2022 General Assembly
- New honorary members
- CESTRO and Czech ISTRO Branch
- Upcoming Meetings and Events
- New Books
In the July 2022 issue of ISTRO info, Jan van den Akker (pictured top left), Doug Karlen (Pictured top right), Marta Birkas (pictured bottom left) and Hubert Boizard (pictured bottom right) have been nominated as Honorary Members of ISTRO. Their nominations were acclaimed for the General Assembly. All of them made a huge contribution to different topics related to soil conservation, soil quality, soil structure evaluation and in turn the sustanaible management of soils.
Jan van den Akker served ISTRO as Secretary General (2006 – 2009) and was also responsible for the edition of the Proceedings (Van den Akker et al., 1999, 2003) of subsoil compaction workshops.
Doug Karlen served also as Secretary General of ISTRO (2009 – 2015) and was responsible for several contributions related to soil quality.
Marta Birkas (pictured in the bottom row, far right) was the Chair of the Hungarian ISTRO Branch (2002 – 2007) and her research area is focused on adaptable soil tillage, soil conservation and climate damage mitigation.
Hubert Boizard has been part of the ISTRO Board for several years and also helps to organise the 21st ISTRO conference in Paris.
ISTRO 2022 General Assembly
- Published: 01 April 2022 01 April 2022
You can register HERE. The agenda according to the ISTRO constitution is: