Comparative tests on plowed and unplowed soil for sugar beet seed-bed preparation

Donnen, L

Comparative tests on plowed and unplowed soil for sugar beet seed-bed preparation

Author

L. D. Donnen

Author Affiliations

L. D. Donnen is Associate Irrigation Agronomist in the Expriment Station, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 1(9):1-4. DOI:10.3733/ca.v001n09p1c. August 1947.

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Abstract

Results of trials over a period of four years show that nothing is gained in the production of sugar beets by plowing the soil in seed-bed preparation provided shallow cultivation kills all the weed growth.

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