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Filtering by: Decade 1990-1999 Date issued sim 1992-04-06 Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Fallow water retention and wheat growth as affected by tillage method and surface soil compaction

Creator:

Schillinger, William F.

Abstract:

No-tillage winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a wheat-fallow cropping system has consistently produced lower grain yields than conventionally tilled soils in the semiarid Pacific Northwest. A 2-year study was conducted in a long-term tillage trial at Moro, OR to determine factors responsible for differences in wheat growth and...

Resource Type:

Dissertation