Comparison of fall and spring bedding for furrow irrigated potatoes following fall moldboard or chisel plowing

Shock, C. and Stieber, T. and Eldredge, E. and Sojka, R. and Kennedy-Ketcheson, E. (1989) Comparison of fall and spring bedding for furrow irrigated potatoes following fall moldboard or chisel plowing. Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station Special Report No. 848. pp. 36-39.

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Abstract

The decision to fall or spring bed potatoes is often dictated by weather and
processor contract agreements. Although there are advantages to both fall an(
spring bedding, soil conditions are often wet in the spring in Malheur County,
Oregon. Spring bedding of wet soils leads to soil compaction and decreased
water infiltration. The primary objective of the study was to determine the
effects of fall or spring bedding on tuber yields and quality under furrow
irrigation.
Determining the most effective method of fall potato ground preparation was
the second objective of the trial. Land for potato production is normally
moldboard plowed in the fall. Chisel plowing may provide better placement of
residues in bedded ground and thus promote higher infiltration under furrow
irrigation.
The third objective of the study was characterizing the soil environments
under the tillage treatments and relating these to resultant potato quality.

Item Type:	Technical Bulletin
NWISRL Publication Number:	0699
Subjects:	Irrigated crops > Potato Soil > Tillage Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:58
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2016 16:50
Item ID:	1168
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/1168