Runoff and Erosion as Affected by Corn Residue: Part I. Total Losses

Authors

John E. Gilley, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
S. C. Finkner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
R. G. Spomer, United States Department of Agriculture
L. N. Mielke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1-1986

Comments

Published in the Transactions of the ASAE 29(1) (January-February 1986): 157-160.

Abstract

The effects of verying rates of corn residue on runoff and erosion from a loess soil in southwestern Iowa were measured using a rainfall simulator. Consistent reductions in runoff, sediment concentration and soil loss resulted from increased residue application. Small amounts of surface cover produced substantial reductions in erosion. A regression equation relating surface cover to residue weight was obtained. Equations describing relative runoff, sediment concentration and soil loss as a function of surface cover were also developed using regression analysis.