Managing agricultural residues
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Managing agricultural residues
Lewis, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Many agriculturalists, conservationists, and environmentalists are stressing the importance of sustaining soil productivity so that future generations will have adequate productive land on which to produce food. One significant factor affecting soil productivity is the retention of crop residues on the surface of the soil to help control soil erosion. This book provides a review of the vast amount of literature on the subject, condensing the findings in a comprehensive, easy-to-understand manner. It focuses on topics such as erosion control, crop production in systems involving surface residues, residue use for fuel and animal feed, plant pathogens, insects, soil properties, and the economics of conservation tillage.
Table of Contents
Residue Production and Uses - An Introduction to Managing Agricultural Residues (P.W. Unger). Wind Erosion Control with Residues and Related Practices (D.W. Fryrear and J.D. Bilbro). Influence of Crop Residues on Water Erosion (E.E. Alberts and W.J. Neibling). Crop Residue Effects on Water Conservation (J.L. Steiner). Residue Management Impact on the Environment (G.K. Sims, D.D. Buhler, and R.F. Turco). Influence of Crop Residues on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Chemical Properties (H.H. Schomberg, P.B. Ford, and W.L. Hargrove). Residue Effects on Soil Physical Properties (E.J. Kladivko). Surface Crop Residue Effects on the Soil Surface Energy Balance (R. Horton, G.J. Kluitenberg, and K.L. Bristow). Residue Effects on Soil Micro- and Macro- Organisms (V.L. Cochran, S.D. Sparrow, and E.B. Sparrow). Crop Management in Conservation Tillage Systems (C.W. Lindwall, F.J. Larney, A.M. Johnston, and J.R. Moyer). Weed Control in Conservation Tillage Systems (G. A. Wicks, O.C. Burnside, and W.L. Felton). Effects of Surface Residues on Insect Dynamics (R.L. Burton and J.D. Burd). Plant Disease Incidence as Influenced by Conservation Tillage Systems (J.E. Watkins and M.G. Boosalis). Phytotoxicity of Plant Residues (A.R. Putnam). Crop Residue Use as Animal Feed (T. Klopfenstein). Residue Use as Fuel (W.A. Lepori and R. Egg). Economics of Residue Management in Agricultural Tillage Systems (W.L. Harman). Residue Management - What Does the Future Hold? (P.W. Unger).
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