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| Translated title of the contribution | Erosion reduction in tractor tracks - The effects of intermittent planting in tractor tracks of wheat and sugar beet fields with different soil cultivation |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 57-66 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Pflanzenbauwissenschaften |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Abstract
In Lower Saxony, soil erosion caused by tractor tracks has occurred in more than half of the arable fields. The amount of erosion can reach up to 5t ha -1 a -1. By intermittent planting on the tracks, the erosion can be reduced considerably. A field study conducted over three years shows that the intermittent planting in tracks can reduce erosion by 25-80% in cereal fields and by up to 80% in sugar beet fields. The study also suggests that conservation tillage can decrease soil erosion in the tracks by improving water infiltration and slowing down runoff due to crop residues. The erosion in the tracks without the intermittent planting was 4-15 times lower when conservation tillage was used as compared to conventional tillage. Within a 5% range of the fields slope, conservation tillage provided sufficient soil protection from erosion. When the slope was > 5%, the direction of tillage had a strong effect on erosion. With tracks were running diagonally across the slope, erosion was 75% less than that with tracks running along the slope. The results of the field study allow giving practical advices for the intermittent planting in tractor tracks depending on cultivation practice, range of slope and direction of tillage.
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- Agronomy and Crop Science
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In: Pflanzenbauwissenschaften, Vol. 11, No. 2, 11.2007, p. 57-66.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Erosionsminderung in Fahrgassen - Wirkung der Intervallbegrünung in Weizen und Zuckerrüben bei verschiedenen Bodenbearbeitungsverfahren
AU - Mosimann, Thomas
AU - Sanders, Sandra
AU - Brunotte, Joachim
PY - 2007/11
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N2 - In Lower Saxony, soil erosion caused by tractor tracks has occurred in more than half of the arable fields. The amount of erosion can reach up to 5t ha -1 a -1. By intermittent planting on the tracks, the erosion can be reduced considerably. A field study conducted over three years shows that the intermittent planting in tracks can reduce erosion by 25-80% in cereal fields and by up to 80% in sugar beet fields. The study also suggests that conservation tillage can decrease soil erosion in the tracks by improving water infiltration and slowing down runoff due to crop residues. The erosion in the tracks without the intermittent planting was 4-15 times lower when conservation tillage was used as compared to conventional tillage. Within a 5% range of the fields slope, conservation tillage provided sufficient soil protection from erosion. When the slope was > 5%, the direction of tillage had a strong effect on erosion. With tracks were running diagonally across the slope, erosion was 75% less than that with tracks running along the slope. The results of the field study allow giving practical advices for the intermittent planting in tractor tracks depending on cultivation practice, range of slope and direction of tillage.
AB - In Lower Saxony, soil erosion caused by tractor tracks has occurred in more than half of the arable fields. The amount of erosion can reach up to 5t ha -1 a -1. By intermittent planting on the tracks, the erosion can be reduced considerably. A field study conducted over three years shows that the intermittent planting in tracks can reduce erosion by 25-80% in cereal fields and by up to 80% in sugar beet fields. The study also suggests that conservation tillage can decrease soil erosion in the tracks by improving water infiltration and slowing down runoff due to crop residues. The erosion in the tracks without the intermittent planting was 4-15 times lower when conservation tillage was used as compared to conventional tillage. Within a 5% range of the fields slope, conservation tillage provided sufficient soil protection from erosion. When the slope was > 5%, the direction of tillage had a strong effect on erosion. With tracks were running diagonally across the slope, erosion was 75% less than that with tracks running along the slope. The results of the field study allow giving practical advices for the intermittent planting in tractor tracks depending on cultivation practice, range of slope and direction of tillage.
KW - Intermittent planting
KW - Rill erosion
KW - Soil protection
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