Conservation tillage system and management : crop residue management with no-till, ridge-till, mulch-till.
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Ames IA :
MidWest Plan Service,
1992.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The relationship between tillage systems, residue cover and erosion - - Making the transition to conservation tillage - - Tillage system definitions - - Water erosion - - Wind erosion control - - Estimating residue cover - - Harvesting - - Crop response to tillage systems - - Costs and returns - - Soil compaction - - Controlled traffic - - Water quality - - Weed control - - Insect management - - Disease management - - Fertilizer management - - Conservation tillage systems - - No-till planting equipment - - Ridge-till planting equipment - - No-till drills - -Dry land small grain seeding equipment - - Crop cultivators - - Pesticide application equipment.