Download or read book Reduced Tillage for Corn and Cotton in Arid and Semi arid Southwestern USA written by Sifat Sultana and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results demonstrated that for both test crops, all of the soil quality indicators except for pre-planting MWD in cotton field soil were unaffected by tillage treatments. For cotton in 2017 and both 2017 and 2018 in corn, field measurements of soil included the soil penetration resistance (PR), water infiltration rates (IR) and volumetric moisture content (VMC) of the soil taken at different intervals. Soil PR showed variability throughout the growing season for different depths of soil for both test crops. In 2017, the cornfield soil PR was significantly lowest for PT at the beginning of the season. In the mid-season, the PR became insignificant for 0-10 and 20-30 cm depth for different tillage treatments; but in the 10-20 cm depth, PT showed significantly lowest PR. In the post-harvest phase, PR was done in the 0-10 and 10-20 cm depth only because the PR at 20-30 cm depth exceeded the measuring capacity of the instrument. PR for the upper depths of soil were not significantly different among the tillage treatments. For all the 2018 PR measurements during the pre-planting, mid-season and post-harvest measurements, there were no significant tillage effects on the soil PR. In the cotton field in 2017, the PR readings were significantly affected by different tillage treatments at the beginning and the middle of the season. In post-harvest soil, for 0-10 and 10-20 depth of soil, there was no effect of tillage. However, in the subsurface depth (20-30 cm), PT had a significantly lower PR compared to BT, and PR of ST exceeded the measurement limit of the instrument. For cotton in 2017 and both years for corn, IR was not affected significantly at the beginning and end of the season. For both test crops, VMC showed variability throughout the growing seasons of 2017 and 2018. This study shows that RT practices can successfully substitute conventional tillage practices for cotton and silage corn in irrigated cropping systems of New Mexico with comparable yields and higher net returns as well as better soil health maintenance. Keywords: Reduced tillage, conventional tillage, strip tillage, plow-tillage, no-tillage.
Download or read book Handbook of Soil Sciences Two Volume Set written by Pan Ming Huang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 2272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co
Download or read book Cotton Production with Conservation Tillage Under Arid Irrigated Conditions written by B.A. Ekholt and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Managing Cover Crops Profitably 3rd Ed written by Andy Clark and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.
Download or read book Journal of Soil and Water Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 25, no. 1 contains the society's Lincoln Chapter's Resource conservation glossary.
Download or read book Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation written by Douglas L. Karlen and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation" that was published in Sustainability
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Download or read book The Effectiveness of Reduced Tillage in Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change on Corn Production in the U S North Central Plains written by Jeffrey Spencer Evans and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Carbon Dynamics in Indian Himalayan Region written by Gaurav Mishra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributed volume assimilates the knowledge, experience, and exciting aspects of soil carbon research in the Indian Himalayan region. It includes different aspects and factors associated with soil carbon sequestration in the region, one of the biodiversity hot spots and highly vulnerable to climatic change impacts. Information on different aspects of soil organic carbon dynamics concerning adaptive land management practices and anthropogenic impacts is covered. Further topics include applying advanced tools and techniques to soil carbon vis-a-vis soil erosion research. This book is of interest to researchers and policymakers involved in soil carbon research and offer ideas to enhance the soil carbon in the region concerned. In addition, the book will provide up-to-date information for researchers interested in soil carbon research for the maintenance of soil quality and fertility in the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan region.
Download or read book Conservation Tillage for Agriculture in the 1990 s written by James Paul Mueller and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Vertisols and Technologies for their Management written by N. Ahmad and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1996-12-11 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vertisols, one of the eleven established soil orders, are clay soils with unusual and interesting properties. They cover more than 350 million hectares of land in the world and in tropical Africa alone there are over 100 million hectares. Because of their very small particle size and high surface area, these soils have higher physical and chemical reactivity than other soils. Their interaction with agrochemicals/industrial wastes, has been, increasingly, the subject of research especially in the last two decades. Vertisols create special problems when used for engineering purposes. This book is intended to provide comprehensive and state-of-the-art information about Vertisols worldwide. Special attention is given to the use and management of soils such as fertilizer use, crop selection, soil tillage, water restriction on land including irrigation, and soil erosion. A special chapter has been added to deal with geotechnical engineering of Vertisols. Vertisols have great potential for agricultural production but many, especially in the developing world, are underutilized due to a lack of understanding regarding their behaviour and management. This book is written by leading scientists worldwide. It is expected that this monograph will be of great use to soil scientists and agronomists, graduate and senior graduate students. Improvement of their management may solve the current food deficiency in the world.
Download or read book Global Pathways to Water Sustainability written by David E. McNabb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the current and future state of freshwater and the global drive to achieve the UN sustainability goal. It first explores the major barriers to achieving the goal and then examines some of the programs water managers are adopting to overcome those barriers. These programs include finding new ways to supplement existing water supplies, and greater acceptance of alternative supplies, such as recycled waste water and desalination; green infrastructures, and rain and storm water harvesting. It concludes with two chapters on water management tools, including asset management and strategic planning, which are of particular interest to small water and wastewater utilities.
Download or read book Irrigation With Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater A Guidance Manual written by G.Stuart Pettygrove and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrigation with Reclaimed Municipal Wastewater - A Guidance Manual is for use in the planning, design, and operation of agricultural and landscape irrigation systems using reclaimed municipal wastewater. It is written for civil and sanitary engineers, agricultural engineers, and agricultural extension workers and consultants. The manual is also useful as a reference for public works officials, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators, and students at colleges and universities. The text emphasizes irrigation for the purpose of optimizing crop production; therefore, it includes detailed instruction in the calculation of crop water requirements. Furthermore, the benefits and limitations of using reclaimed municipal wastewater for agricultural and landscape irrigation are discussed, as are other topics of special interest, including water management for salinity and sodicity control, and economic and legal aspects of reclaimed wastewater irrigation.
