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Equipment issues in crop residue management for direct seeding

Description

Uniform and wide distribution of straw and chaff residues is essential in direct seeding systems. You must spread residues evenly to avoid or reduce problems such as: equipment plugging; poor seed placement; disease, weed and insect infestations; nutrient tie-up; and cold soil under straw piles and heavy residue mats.

Updated

November 1, 1999

Tags
direct seeding field crops planting machines residue seeding and planting soil management soils stubble

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Direct seeding

Extent

3 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (1992-2006)

Contributor

Green, Murray

Contributor

Eliason, Marshall

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture
Subject (LCSH)

Agricultural machinery.

Resource Dates

Date Created

1996-01-01

Date Added

2016-01-12T22:31:32.263037

Date Modified

1999-11-01

Date Issued

1996-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

519-4

NEOS catalogue key

2376503

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca