Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Dedication; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Table of Contents; PART I: HISTORICAL, EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT, CROP MANAGEMENT, AND SOIL SYSTEMS; 1. A Systems Approach To Conservation Tillage: Introduction; 2. Leadership in Conservation Tillage; 3. Conservation Tillage Systems and Equipment Requirements; 4. Ridge Tillage for Erosion Control; 5. Differences in Crop Yields as a Function of Tillage System, Crop Management and Soil Characteristics; 6. An Overview of the Ohio Conservation Tillage Research; 7. Conservation Tillage in Michigan: A Status Report
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16. Machinery Requirements and Cost Comparisons Across Tillage Systems17. Results of an Economic Comparison of Conventional and Chisel Plow Conservation Tillage Systems in the Southeast Saginaw Bay Coastal Drainage Basin; PART IV: CONSERVATION TILLAGE: ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC POLICY, AND SOCIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; 18, Conservation Tillage: Water Quality Considerations; 19, Environmental Implications of Conservation Tillage: A Systems Approach; 20, An Evaluation of the Applicability of Selected Models to Conservation Tillage in the North Central States
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21, Soil and Nutrient Losses with Conservation Tillage22, Conservation vs. Conventional Tillage: Ecological and Environmental Considerations; 23, Conservation vs. Conventional Tillage: Wildlife Management Considerations; 24, Farmers' Attitudes and Behaviors in Implementing Conservation Tillage Decisions; 25, Public Policy Issues Influencing Directions in Conservation Tillage; 26, Sharing Information on Conservation Tillage; INDEX
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8. Fertilizer Management for Conservation Tillage9. The Effects of Conservation Tillage on Soil Properties; 10. A Comparison of Conservation Tillage Systems for Reducing Soil Erosion; PART II: CONTROL OF WEEDS, INSECTS, AND PLANT DISEASES; 11. Conservation Tillage and Weed Control; 12. Conservation Tillage and Plant Disease; 13. Conservation Tillage and Insect Control; 14. Effects of Paraquat and Atrazine on Non-Target Organisms; PART III: THE ECONOMICS AND ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTED CONSERVATION TILLAGE CROP SYSTEMS; 15. The Data Required for Economic Evaluation: Short and Long Run
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book describes concepts, value judgments and background information on the expanding conservation tillage practices in the United States and provides a technical appraisal of the state of the art. Still, much remains to be learned about the agronomic, agricultural engineering and environmental parameters; and it is hoped that the inormation herein presented will stimulate further research toward a more integrated apporach to conversation tillage practices.