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Effect Of Tillage Tools On Improving Corn Yields From A Compacted Soil, Kenneth L. Wells, John H. Grove, Morris J. Bitzer, B. C. Milam
Effect Of Tillage Tools On Improving Corn Yields From A Compacted Soil, Kenneth L. Wells, John H. Grove, Morris J. Bitzer, B. C. Milam
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An experiment was conducted on a 2-5% sloping Mercer silt loam soil on a farm in Bourbon/Harrison Counties where very poor corn was grown in 1984 because of soil compaction and drought. Soil test levels of the experimental area were: pH 4.8. and 99, 316, 2070. and 120 lbs/A of P, K, Ca, and Mg, respectively. Examination of the field showed that the compacted zone occurred uniformly in the 0-5 inch surface layer of soil. Cause of this compacted layer was thought to be due to excessive disk tillage in prior years when preparing the field for tobacco production and …