Management Strategies for Improved Soil Quality with Emphasis on Soil Compaction

Project Overview

LNE94-044

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1994: $130,000.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1998

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $378,755.00

Region: Northeast

State: New York

Project Leader:

David W. Wolfe

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Cornell University, Dept of Fruit & Vegetable Science

View the project final report

Annual Reports

1994 annual report

Information Products

Capital Vegetable News March 1997 (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Cover Crops Recent NY Findings (Conference Proceeding)

Soil Compaction Crop Response and Remediation (Bulletin)

Can Compost Application Improve Beet Yields (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Capital Vegetable News January 1996 (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Host Efficiency of Sixteen Cover Crops to the Lesion Nematode (Conference/Presentation Material)

Soil Quality A Challenge to Conquer (Conference Proceeding)

Growth and Yield Sensitivity of Four Vegetable Crops to Soil Compaction (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Table 1. 1996 Snap Bean Yield Respones to 32 Soil Tillage and Rotation Treatments (Tables)

Capital Vegetable News November 1996 (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Table 1. 1995 Field Results from western NYL. Brooke Farm (Tables)

Table1A. 1997 Snap Bean Yield response to 64 Soil Tillage and Rotation Treatments (Tables)

Commodities

Agronomic: sorghum (milo)
Vegetables: beans, beets, cabbages, sweet corn

Practices

Crop Production: continuous cropping, cover crops, fallow, organic fertilizers
Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, mulches - killed
Production Systems: agroecosystems
Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, soil quality/health

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.