Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy, Central Iowa, and BioCentury Research Farms

Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effectson Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Central Iowa

Authors: Mahdi Al-Kaisi (Iowa State University) , David Kwaw-Mensah (Iowa State University)

Abstract

Tillage systems and crop rotation systems have significant long-term effects on soil health, productivity, and the soil quality components of soil carbon and other physical, biological, and chemical soil properties. Additionally, both tillage and crop rotation control weed and soilborne diseases. There is need for a well-defined, long-term tillage and crop rotation study across the different soil types and climate conditions in the state. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of five tillage systems and crop rotations on soil productivity.

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How to Cite: Al-Kaisi, M. & Kwaw-Mensah, D. (2016) “Long-Term Tillage and Crop Rotation Effectson Soil Carbon and Soil Productivity in Central Iowa”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2015(1).