Using the long-term rotation experiment near Elora, ON (established 1980) to study the impacts of tillage and diversity of crop rotations on a number of agri-environmental factors.
Project Description:
Publications:
Corn and soybean yields and returns are greater in rotations with wheat
Crop rotations differ in soil carbon stabilization efficiency, but the response to quality of structural plant inputs is ambiguous
This study set out to evaluate crop rotation diversity, perenniality, carbon inputs, and carbon input quality as predictors of soil
News
Focus on continuous living cover, not adding more crops to rotation, to see soil carbon gains
Diverse crop rotations – those with a greater variety of crops over time – have been recently promoted as a
Tillage, crop rotation, and their effects on soil health
To till or not to till, if only there was an easy answer! Thankfully, a long-term research trial at the
Resources:
Crop Rotation Counts
Crop Rotation Counts: Key Findings from Long-Term Rotation Plot Research Key findings GrainTALK 2 Videos GrainTALK: Rotation Impacts on Soil
Place:
This project was conducted at Ontario Crops Research Center – Elora
Funding Sources:
GFO, OMAFRA
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