Row Cropping Sandy Soils Under Sprinklers Using a Winter Grain Cover to Control Wind Erosion

Cary, J.W. and Kohl, R.A. and Westermann, D.T. and Rickman, R.W. (1975) Row Cropping Sandy Soils Under Sprinklers Using a Winter Grain Cover to Control Wind Erosion. Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 549. University of Idaho College of Agriculture. 14 pp.

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Abstract

One of the most effective ways to prevent the wind erosion
of sandy soils is to maintain a continuous crop cover. Summer
row cropping following a winter grain cover offers several
attractive features, although it does present management
problems. The grain cover must be established in the fall
after harvesting the row crop, and the transition back to a
row crop in the spring must be made without leaving the
soil surface unprotected from the wind.
This report summarizes 4 years of observations and
exploratory studies in which a variety of cover-row cropping
management systems were tested with emphasis on methods
for establishing row crops directly in the winter cover.
Pertinent literature and observations of other field trials
are also discussed.

Item Type:	Technical Bulletin
NWISRL Publication Number:	0302
Subjects:	Irrigation > Sprinkler irrigation Soil > Erosion Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:57
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2016 16:24
Item ID:	1129
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/1129