1831 Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:1831-1837 doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0423 Received 11 Dec. 2007. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). © Soil Science Society of America 677 S. Segoe Rd. Madison WI 53711 USA All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any informa...

Soil quality indicators and nematode abundance were characterized in a loessial soil under long-term conservation tillage to evaluate the effects of no-till, double-disk, chisel, and moldboard plow treatments. Indicators included soil electrical conductivity (EC), soil texture, soil organic matter (SOM), and total particulate organic matter (tPOM). Nematode abundance was positively correlated w...

applying a suitable tillage method is vital to chickpea production in dryland conditions. hence, eight tillage methods were studied using strip plots in a randomized complete block design with three replications over three years at the dryland agricultural research institute in maragheh, iran. the amount of rainfall in the three years of the study were 202, 264 and 203 mm, respectively, which w...

The discrepancy between the plow width and tractor leads to asymmetry of plowing units. geometry plowshare surface moldboard contributes generation lateral forces on working tool. All this imbalance tool deviation from straight-line movement during plowing. To maintain movement, driver has adjust machine every 5-10 meters, which is highly tiresome. study causes slips unit, we constructed a math...

to evaluate the effect of cover crops, tillage systems and nitrogen (n) application rates on yield of forage sorghum (cv. kfs3), a factorial–spilt plot arrangement based on randomized complete block design with four replications was carried out at the research farms college of agriculture and natural resources, university of tehran, karaj, during the growing seasons of years 2005 and 2006. comb...

• Tillage intensity increased soil organic C losses and risks of wind water erosion. Occluded POM was more management-sensitive in smaller than larger sized aggregates. Maximizing plant inputs via cropping system type partially mitigated negative tillage effects. Soil disturbance from N management limited mitigating effects system. increases the susceptibility agricultural soils to erosion carb...