ecofallow

ecofallow

[¦ek·ō¦fa·lō]
(agriculture)
A system for destroying weeds and conserving soil moisture in crop rotation with minimum disturbance of crop residue and soil.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In a three year rotation, corn or sorghum yield increased from 1254 kg [ha.sup.-1] to 1568 kg [ha.sup.-1] with ecofallow compared with conventional till (Wicks and Fenster 1981).
(1991) concluded that Nebraska's ecofallow program in the WF rotation had not always increased winter wheat yields.
Winter Wheat and Grain Sorghum Production as Influenced by Depth of Soil Water, Tillage and Cropping System
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