Tillage, Residue and Erosion on Moderately Sloping Soils

Authors

Elbert C. Dickey, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
David P. Shelton, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Paul J. Jasa, University of Nebraska at LincolnFollow
Thomas Peterson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1984

Citation

Transactions of the ASAE, vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 1093-1099, 1984.

Comments

Copyright 1984 The American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Abstract

Tillage treatments leaving 20% or more of the soil surface covered with residue reduced soil erosion by at least 50% of that which occurred from a moldboard plow system. No-till had the least erosion and tended to have the lowest cumulative runoff. These results were based on rainfall simulation tests on six tillage treatments used on both 5 and 10% slopes in continuous corn production.