Minimum tillage practices affect disease and yield of lettuce

Vegetable growers have been experimenting with reduced tillage practices to increase soil organic matter, limit compaction, and reduce fuel and labor costs. We studied soil properties of different tillage practices and compared deep minimum tillage (chiseling and ripping)...

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Main Authors: Louise Jackson, Irenee Ramirez, Israel Morales, Steven Koike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2002-01-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v056n01p35