Stacking Agricultural Management Tactics to Promote Improvements in Soil Structure and Microbial Activities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Experimental Plots, Agricultural Management and Soil Sampling
2.2.1. Field Study 1
2.2.2. Field Study 2
2.3. Soil Physical and Biological Analyses
2.4. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Field Study 1
3.2. Field Study 2
4. Discussion
4.1. Field Study 1
4.2. Field Study 2
4.3. Summary of Both Case Studies
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Factor | Aggregate Mean Weight Diameter | Erodible Fraction | FDA a Hydrolysis | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn | Soybean | Corn | Soybean | Corn | Soybean | |
Cover Crop | 0.784 | 0.084 | 0.117 | 0.032 | 0.153 | 0.028 |
Residue | 0.167 | 0.034 | 0.715 | 0.006 | 0.821 | 0.024 |
Cover Crop×Residue | 0.282 | 0.093 | 0.481 | 0.038 | 0.168 | 0.069 |
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Lehman, R.M.; Osborne, S.L.; McGraw, K. Stacking Agricultural Management Tactics to Promote Improvements in Soil Structure and Microbial Activities. Agronomy 2019, 9, 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090539
Lehman RM, Osborne SL, McGraw K. Stacking Agricultural Management Tactics to Promote Improvements in Soil Structure and Microbial Activities. Agronomy. 2019; 9(9):539. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090539
Chicago/Turabian StyleLehman, R. Michael, Shannon L. Osborne, and Kimberly McGraw. 2019. "Stacking Agricultural Management Tactics to Promote Improvements in Soil Structure and Microbial Activities" Agronomy 9, no. 9: 539. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090539