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Tillage Index Based on Created Soil Conditions
Transactions of the ASAE
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1984
Abstract
The ambiguity of current tillage nomenclature has led to much confusion. This report explains a uniform, comprehensive tillage index that was developed to avoid that ambiguity. It is based on row topography, residue cover, roughness, and tillage depth that result from passage of the tillage tool rather than on the tillage tool used. Examples of the use of this tillage index are presented. This index, because of its percentage crop residue cover and potential surface water storage components, will be useful when the Universal Soil Loss Equation is to be used for estimating erosion potential on a given field.
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Open
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Copyright Date
1984
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
T. S. Colvin, Donald C. Erbach, Wesley F. Buchele and R. M. Cruse. "Tillage Index Based on Created Soil Conditions" Transactions of the ASAE Vol. 27 Iss. 2 (1984) p. 370 - 371 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wesley_buchele/33/
This article is a contribution of USDA-ARS and Iowa State University. Journal Paper No. J-10870 of the Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, lA. Project No. 2462, contributing to NC156.
This article is from Transactions of the ASAE 27, no. 2 (1984): 370–371.