Research Results

Implementing new cropping practices and technologies can impact many aspects of the agroecosystem, including yield and profitability, pest populations, water quality, and soil properties. Many times these changes occur slowly and potential benefits or problems do not arise for several years. Therefore, both short- and long-term studies are necessary to fully understand the impacts of a new production practice or new cropping system (set of production practices). Below we discuss the accomplishments and progress we have made in developing new cropping systems centered on conservation tillage.

 

I. New Production Practices:

A. Best Management Practices for Cotton L

B. Best Management Practices for Soybean

C. Best Management Practices for Corn

D. Best Management Practices for Wheat

E. Economic Analysis

 

 

II . Improvements in Water Quality

LCropping System Effects

 

IIII. Integrated Pest Management

Fire Ant Mound Density

Pest and Beneficial Insect Populations

Weed Ecology

 

IV. Improvements in Soil Quality

Soil Fertility

Soil Microbiology

Soil Compaction


Please be aware that some of the information presented is preliminary and the results have not been peer reviewed. Due to space limitations, it is not possible to present all of the data collected in each study. However, more information about these experiments can be obtained by contacting the person listed at the end of each page.

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