Straw Residue to Control Furrow Erosion on Sloping, Irrigated Cropland

Berg, Robert D. (1984) Straw Residue to Control Furrow Erosion on Sloping, Irrigated Cropland. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 39(1):58-60.

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Abstract

Small amounts of straw placed uniformly in steeply sloping portions of irrigation
furrows reduced soil erosion and sedimentation on three fields with an erodible silt
loam soil. Erosion was eliminated during the first irrigation on two fields in the strawtreated
plots and markedly reduced during subsequent irrigations on these plots and on
the third field. The reduction ranged from 30% to 100% in straw-treated furrows compared
to furrows without straw. Straw treatment also increased infiltration and lateral
water movement significantly, and crop yields rose 7% to 16% .

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0523
Subjects:	Irrigation > Furrow irrigation > Erosion > Sraw residue Soil > Erosion Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
Depositing User:	Dan Stieneke
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:52
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2017 23:19
Item ID:	416
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/416