Paper · 2003 · Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

No-till spring cereal cropping systems reduce wind erosion susceptibility in the wheat/fallow region of the Pacific Northwest

M. E. Thorne; F. L Young; W. L. Pan; et al.

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Abstract

The dust-mulch fallow phase of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in low-rainfall areas of the Columbia Plateau leaves the soil surface loose-structured and exposed to erosion during high winds common to the region, and is a major source of airborne particulate matter. The objective of this research is to evaluate no-till spring cropping as an alternative to traditional winter wheat/dust-mulch fallow in reducing wind erosion susceptibility. Surface residue cover, random roughness, and crop canopy coverage were measured during a 3-year transition period from winter wheat/fallow to no-till spring cereals. These measurements were applied to soil loss ratio models as indices of wind erosion susceptibility. No-till spring cereal rotations reduced erosion susceptibility compared with winter wheat/fallow by maintaining soil cover during spring and fall when erosion is high. Crop canopy cover reduced erosion susceptibility after fall seeding in winter wheat/fallow and after no-till spring seeding. This research indicates that no-till spring cropping would significantly reduce wind erosion in winter wheat/fallow areas.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

Claim · model-written summary

No-till spring cereal rotations reduced modeled erosion susceptibility relative to winter wheat/fallow.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume0
Treatment
No-till spring cereal rotationse0
Outcome
erosion susceptibilitye0
Direction
reducede0
Comparator
winter wheat/fallowe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“No-till spring cereal rotations reduced erosion susceptibility compared with winter wheat/fallow by maintaining soil cover during spring and fall when erosion is high.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 724–891 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

Claim · model-written summary

Crop canopy cover reduced erosion susceptibility after fall seeding in wheat/fallow.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume0
Organ / stage
Crop canopy covere0
Outcome
erosion susceptibilitye0
Direction
reducede0
Qualifier
after fall seeding in winter wheat/fallowe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Crop canopy cover reduced erosion susceptibility after fall seeding in winter wheat/fallow and after no-till spring seeding.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 892–1016 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesimulated

Claim · model-written summary

Crop canopy cover reduced erosion susceptibility after no-till spring seeding.

Taxon
spring cerealt0
Organ / stage
Crop canopy covere0
Outcome
erosion susceptibilitye0
Direction
reducede0
Qualifier
after no-till spring seedinge0

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“Crop canopy cover reduced erosion susceptibility after fall seeding in winter wheat/fallow and after no-till spring seeding.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 892–1016 · show in text ↑
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“spring cereal”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)basis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors conclude no-till spring cropping would significantly reduce wind erosion.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume0
Outcome
no-till spring croppinge0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“no-till spring cropping would significantly reduce wind erosion in winter wheat/fallow areas.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1046–1139 · show in text ↑

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