A Conservation Tillage-Cropping Systems Study in the Northern Great Plains of the United States
Authors:
- A.L. BlackABA.L. Black
- D.L. TanakaDTD.L. Tanaka
- 16 August 2019
- book chapter
- Published by Taylor & Francis
- p. 335-342
Abstract
Soil erosion is recognized as a serious threat to sustainable agriculture and, in some areas of the world, to the production of food and fiber to meet human needs. In the semiarid northem Great Plains soil losses, predominantly by wind and to a lesser extent by water erosion, exceed 5 tons per acre annually on about 50% of the cropland. Cost-effective minimum-till and no-till conservation production systems, adaptable to the region, could potentially reduce soil losses by wind and water to negligible levels.Keywords
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