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Subject listing for: Crop Rotation |
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This site explores yield response to corn-soybean-wheat crop rotation systems in Ontario, Canada, and briefly discusses why the rotations are important.
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This chapter in the guide for field crops explores various topics regarding soil management and fertilizer use
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Published in the 1998 Proceedings of the 9th Australian Agronomy Conference, this paper discusses a study carried out in New South Wales looking at the reduction of cotton growth and yield when grown in rotation with cereal vs leguminous crops.
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An 8 page publication in pdf format from the Oregon State University Extension Service (USA), this document discusses a method for controlling a potato pest called Columbia root-knot nematode using crop rotations and cover crops.
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A Power Point Presentation to the 2001 Crop & Pest Management School for Producers.
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This USDA Soil Quality - Agronomy Technical Note describes conservation crop rotation and its long-term effects on the sustainability of cropland.
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This article from an on-line zero-tillage manual describes the benefits of crop rotations that could lead to greater overall efficiency in soil water utilization.
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An excerpt from Agronomy Guide for Field Crops (Chapter 2) on benefits of crop rotation and specific crop rotations and their impacts.
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This University of Wisconsin-Madison Soybean Health Home Page reports that choices in crop rotation and crop sequences with nonhosts can be made that contribute to the steady depletion of Sclerotia sclerotiorum in the soil.
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Part of the proceedings of the 10th International Rapeseed Congress held in canberra, Australia, in 1999, this paper finds that Mustard, canola, crambe, pea and lentil are excellent rotation crops prior to winter wheat.
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A paper in pdf format that discusses the effects of crop rotation in agricultural systems with special emphasis on plant health and the implications of organic farming.
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This poster presented at the ASA briefly discusses a study of four annual cropping systems managed with a range of chemical-input intensities at the Michigan State University, W. K. Kellogg Biological Station.
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This North Dakota small grains page contains links to four articles on crop rotations for small grains crops.
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This four-page fact sheet in pdf format discusses using crop rotation systems to avoid possible problems (such as increased weeds, disease, and soil compaction) found with conservation tillage.
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Part of the Manitoba Soil Science Society Proceedings Database 1957-2003, this report provides information on manure applications for specific crops.
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ACRES USA discusses different methods of weed control for organic farming. This method incorporates ideas of crop competition, soil fertility, crop rotation, variety selection, sanitation and deep shaded crops.
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Documentación de la experiencia del proyecto de agricultura orgánica de la FHIA (Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola) en La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras con el frijol choreque (Lathyrus latifolius) y el Dolichos. Acontecimiento informal por el Ingeniero Rinaldo Diaz Votto, coordinador del proyecto.
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This site contains the table of contents for the crop rotation, nitrogen, and disease related papers presented at the 2001 Australian Agronomy Conference.
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This site contains the table of contents for crop rotation, legume, and other cropping systems papers presented at the 2001 Australian Agronomy Conference.
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This on-line booklet contains profiles of eight farmers from Canada and the United States who are transitioning to organic farming. It also has information on crop rotations, soil fertility, pest management, certification, and marketing.
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Iowa State University Extension published a paper giving a thorough description of carbon sequestration, including its importance, the benefits and the process. (pdf only).
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This Iowa State Extension publication in pdf format defines carbon sequestration, and discuses its importance and benefits in relation to soil.
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This Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association on-line manual describes crop rotation schemes which are not usually considered in North American agriculture.
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En esta edición No. 11 de Noticias Sobre Cultivos de Cobertura se presenta información sobre el cultivo y uso de la jícama: como se cultivan, labores, usos del follaje, costo de producción, rendimientos, ventajas, desventajas y aspectos a investigar. Basado en el caso de la comunidad de Las Lomas, Colomoncagua, Intibucá, Honduras.
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This on-line book in pdf format published by ICRISAT in 2001 contains information on the use of legumes and green manures in rice-based cropping systems of tropical Asia.
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This page has on-line zero-tillage manuals, events, a message board, and links to Canada's agricultural departments and search engines.
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This page has a list of members of a network of researchers involved in organic crop rotation experiments, a list of homepages/links with information about research in organic crop rotations, and a list of references to work on research in organic crop rotations.
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This 1997 IITA Annual Report entry argues that genotypes with improved nitrogen-use efficiency can increase productivity of maize-based cropping systems when combined with improved soil fertility, crop rotation, organic manure, and inorganic fertilizers.
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This is a report of an on-going research study whose objective is to quantitatively evaluate three soil management factors: tillage, time of grain cropping, and cover crop management.
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This FAO database contains photos concerning land degradation, crop rotation and intercrops, farmer training, conservation agriculture impact on soil property, direct seeding, cover crops, microcatchment, conservation agriculture and environment, tools and equipment for zero-tillage, soil restoration, food security and conservation agriculture, and agriculture and livestock interaction.
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A bulletin containing useful information that producers could use to re-determine the 'best' crop rotation for each field according to problems, circumstances and commodity prices.
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Reporte de un experimento conducido en condiciones de campo en dos localidades experimentales con diferente disponibilidad de fósforo. Publicado en Terra, Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo, A.C. vol. 20 no. 1 2002 (formato PDF).
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A New Mexico State University (USA) Guide from 1999 describes interseeding of brassicas in sweet corn and chiles and gives recommendations.
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This site contains a table of contents for papers and posters relevant to crop rotation systems that were presented at the 1998 Australian Agronomy Conference.
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Developed by the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC), SALT is a diversified agroforestry farming system that adequately controls soil erosion while helping restore soil structure and fertility. A fully-illustrated manual on how to farm the hilly land without losing the topsoil. Includes history of the system.
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This is an article on upland farming systems in the Philippines based on nutrient recycling and soil conservation. Some systems are traditional practices developed by Philippine farmers, and others have been introduced by development programs.
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An in depth look at legumes and their role in soil health. Includes photographs of several legume species.
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This paper looked at soil pH in a long-term rotation, tillage and stubble management field trial that started in 1979. It was presented at the 1998 Australian Agronomy Conference.
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This FAO soils bulletin is an detailed online book that describes and discusses concepts and strategies for sustainable dryland cropping systems, from soil chemical and biological factors to social and economic issues.
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This 1996 proceedings of the third meeting of the Institute for Biodynamic Research in Copenhagen, Denmark is available on-line and contains 7 papers on nitrogen fixation and nitrogen cycling.
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This is a summary of a corn-soybean rotation experiment that resulted in higher corn and soybean yields than the respective monocultures.
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This Dakota Lakes Research Farm (USA) publication on crop rotations may be downloaded from this site. The publication provides background information on crop rotation systems, as well as specific information producers can use for rotational planning.
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A University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program page with research summaries of annual cropping systems, sustainable agriculture systems, and tree and vine crops.
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Posted by Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, this report looks at the shift from continuous corn cropping to corn-soybean rotations and the effects on crop yields brought by these changes.
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A Washington State University cooperative extension list of crop rotation recommendations for the control of various plant diseases.
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This paper explores how vegetable growers in Texas (USA) use crop rotation to increase the productivity of their farms over years of intensive cultivation.
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This is an example of one of General George Washington's crop rotation plans. There are links to the different farm activities at the bottom of the page.
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