2014
Soybean Response to Conservation Tillage Practices Under Tile Drained Conditions
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Amitava Chatterjee, North Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Dakota Soybean Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
North Dakota State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Conservation tillage practices are important to sustain soil health. Excessive wetness and an increased chance of disease infestations have discouraged the adoption of conservation tillage in the Red River Valley. Installing a tile drainage system facilitates the draining of excess water and reduces the disease attack, such as Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Phytopthora and Pythium. Besides a low production cost, conservation tillage practices, such as strip tillage, help retain the nitrogen enriched soybean residues available for the successive crop in the rotation. Determining the effect of conservation tillage practices on production and soil health.

Unique Keywords:
#conservation tillage, #crop management systems, #tile drainage
Information And Results
Final Project Results

Conservation tillage practices have the potential to improve soil health by increasing bulk density and microbial activity, but need significant time. This long term, on-farm experiment will determine whether tile drainage has the potential to facilitate the adoption of conservation tillage practices under soybean production in the Red River Valley.

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