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Tillage and Management Alternatives for Returning Conservation Reserve Program Land to Crops

Charles A. Shapiro*,a, David L. Holshouserb, William L. Kranzc, David P. Sheltonc, John F. Witkowskic, Keith J. Jarvic, Gerald W. Echtenkampa, Lisa A. Lunza, Robert D. Frerichsa, Ray L. Brentlingera, Mari A. Lubberstedta, Melinda McVey McCluskeyd and Walter W. Stroupe

a Haskell Agric. Lab., Univ. of Nebraska, 57905 866 Rd., Concord, NE 68728-2828
b Virginia Tech, Tidewater Agric. Res. and Ext. Cent., 6321 Holland Rd., Suffolk, VA 23437
c Northeast Res. and Ext. Cent., Univ. of Nebraska, 601 East Benjamin Avenue, Suite 104, Norfolk, NE 68701-0812
d Northeast Community College, East Benjamin Ave., Norfolk, NE 68701
e Dep. of Biometry, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583



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Fig. 1. Schematic of field layout by residue blocks for each experiment.

 


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Fig. 2. Average monthly rainfall from 1995 through 1997 and 25-yr average and average monthly temperature from 1994 through 1997 and 16-yr average, Haskell Agric. Lab., Concord, NE.

 


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Fig. 3. Effect of residue and tillage on plant population and emergence of corn, sorghum, and soybean for land coming out of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). DK, disk treatment; NT, no-till treatment; and PL, plow treatment. Error bars indicate standard errors.

 


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Fig. 4. Soil water content response to no-till (NT) and plow (PL) tillage treatments for soybean following Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Error bars indicate standard errors.

 


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Fig. 5. Soil temperature response to no-till (NT) and plow (PL) tillage treatments for soybean following Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Error bars indicate standard errors.

 





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