Precision tillage: For cotton production

Stockton, J; Carter, L; Bassett, D; Yamada, H

Precision tillage: For cotton production

Authors

J. R. Stockton
L. M. Carter
D. M. Bassett
H. Yamada

Authors Affiliations

J. R. Stockton is Associate Specialist in Irrigation, University of California, Davis; L. M. Carter is Agricultural Engineer, USDA, Agricultural Engineering Research Division, Shafter; D. M. Bassett is Assistant Agronomist, University of California, Davis; H. Yamada is Assistant Specialist in Irrigation, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 16(1):10-11. DOI:10.3733/ca.v016n01p10. January 1962.

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Abstract

Drill row preparation for cotton by deep tillage, with either vertical mulching or subsoiling, allowed better root development, accelerated plant growth and significantly increased yields in experiments at the U. S. Cotton Field Station, Shafter.

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