Crop residue removal and soil erosion by wind
Abstract
Crop residue, particularly corn (Zea mays L.) residue, is often grazed by livestock or baled as animal feed or bioenergy feedstock. These practices are expected to increase to meet the increasing demands for forage and feedstock. Under irrigated, high-yield conditions, corn residue can pose some management challenges under no-till management. These can include slow soil warming in spring, delayed planting due to reduced soil drying, interference with planter operations, poor soil-seed contact, and increased pests and diseases. A strategy to address these challenges is the removal of corn residue.
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Crop residue left on the soil surface can buffer wind and water erosive forces; harvesting crop residue can increase erosion risk due to less physical protection of the soil surface, leading to both nutrient and soil organic carbon losses.
“The crop residue left on the soil surface can buffer wind and water erosive forces (Blanco-Canqui and Wortmann 2017), thus harvesting crop residue can increase the erosion risk due to the less physical protection of soil surface (EPA 2011;Lal 2005), leading to both nutrient and SOC losses.”
From Bioenergy production and environmental impacts (2018) · cites this paper as Blanco-Canqui and Wortmann 2017
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- Authors
- Blanco-Canqui, H., & Wortmann, C.
- ORCID
- Wortmann, Charles
- Venue
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-09
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 0022-4561 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-3300
- OpenAlex
- W2752950106
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Earth-Surface Processes › Aeolian processes and effects
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Keywords
- crop residue removal, wind erosion, corn residue, maize, no-till management, biomass feedstock, soil warming, late sowing, soil drying
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