*2.3. No-Tillage (NT)*

The NT practice began with the pre-sowing fertilization of the plot with urea by a centrifugal fertilizer spreader, followed by a chemical termination of the cover crop with glyphosate. Thereafter, in order to facilitate the sowing, the cover crop residues were lodged in the seeding direction by using a Cambridge roller. The seeding was carried out using a sod-seeder with a preset load of 2.8 kN per planter unit. The seeding rate was the same as the one adopted in CT and MT (200 kg/ha).
