“yield decrease”

Claim · model-written summary

Removing crop residue may reduce future crop yield.

Taxon

CornZea mays subsp. mayst0

Treatment

Removing crop residue from the soil surfacee0

Outcome

future crop yielde0

Direction

reducee0

Verbatim

t0

“Corn Stalks”

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“Removing crop residue from the soil surface for use as a biofuel or biofuel feedstock raises questions about long-term soil quality; it may increase erosion , decrease infiltration, and reduce the soil organic carbon content, and may reduce future crop yield.”