Long-term rotation and tillage effects on soil structure and crop yield

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 127; pp. 85 - 91
• Main Authors: Munkholm, Lars J., Heck, Richard J., Deen, Bill
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Avena fatua; corn; cover crops; crop rotation; crop yield; disturbed soils; Glycine max; Hordeum vulgare; long term effects; moldboard plows; oats; Rotation; silt loam soils; soil pore system; Soil quality; soil sampling; soybeans; spring barley; Tillage; Trifolium pratense; Visual soil structure evaluation; water content; X-ray CT; Yield; Zea mays; Visual soil structure evaluation; Soil quality; X-ray CT; Yield; Rotation; Tillage

► Positive effect of diverse rotation on soil structural quality. ► Diverse crop rotation needed for optimal performance of no tilled soil. ► Crop yield correlated significantly with the visual soil structure scores. Tillage and rotation are fundamental factors influencing soil quality and thus the...