Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil permeability

Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil permeability

Poor water penetration constitutes a major production constraint for more than 400, 000 acres of agricultural land in California. The associated economic losses are particularly appreciable in the production of fruit and nut crops. In response to a hypothesis that cover cr...

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Main Authors: Olatunji A. Folorunso, Dennis Rolston, P Terry Prichard, Dianne T. Louie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1992-11-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n06p26
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spelling doaj-af841b2410ed451eaac1003947a1d82d2020-11-25T03:31:59ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911992-11-01466262710.3733/ca.v046n06p2610.3733/cav046n06_8Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil permeabilityOlatunji A. Folorunso0Dennis Rolston1P Terry Prichard2Dianne T. Louie3O. A. Folorunso is a Visiting Scientist from the University of Maiduguri, NigeriaD. E. Rolston is Professor of Soil Science, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis.T. Prichrd is Water Management Specialist, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis.D. T. Louie is Staff Research Associate, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis.Poor water penetration constitutes a major production constraint for more than 400, 000 acres of agricultural land in California. The associated economic losses are particularly appreciable in the production of fruit and nut crops. In response to a hypothesis that cover crops may improve water infiltration in orchards, studies were conducted at Davis and Ceres. After 3 years' study, results indicate major benefits are possible with the planting of cover crops.http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n06p26
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Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil permeability
California Agriculture
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description Poor water penetration constitutes a major production constraint for more than 400, 000 acres of agricultural land in California. The associated economic losses are particularly appreciable in the production of fruit and nut crops. In response to a hypothesis that cover crops may improve water infiltration in orchards, studies were conducted at Davis and Ceres. After 3 years' study, results indicate major benefits are possible with the planting of cover crops.
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