Abstract
A methodology was developed to estimate quantities of crop residues that can be removed while maintaining rain or wind erosion at less than or equal to the tolerable soil-loss level. Six corn and wheat rotations in the 10 largest corn-producing states were analyzed. Residue removal rates for each rotation were evaluated for conventional, mulch/reduced, and no-till field operations. The analysesindicated that potential removable maximum quantities range from nearly 5.5 million dry metric t/yr for a continuous corn rotation using conventional till in Kansas to more than 97 million dry metric t/yr for a corn-wheat rotation using no-till in Illinois.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-26 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology |
Volume | 113-116 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Posted with permission from Humana Press.NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-510-36157