Tillage Practices for Improving Nitrogen Cycling and Soil Quality

Project Overview

SW96-016

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1996: $102,000.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1999

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $109,989.00

Region: Western

State: California

Principal Investigator:

Louise Jackson

UC Davis

View the project final report

Annual Reports

1996 annual report

Information Products

Apprenticeship Trains CSA Farmers (Article/Newsletter/Blog)

Research Progress Report to the California Iceberg Lettuce Advisory Boards Research Program (Report)

Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics after Tillage in California Soils (Conference Proceeding)

Commodities

Agronomic: rye

Practices

Crop Production: conservation tillage
Education and Training: demonstration, extension, on-farm/ranch research
Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns
Production Systems: agroecosystems
Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, 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.