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Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production

Cornell University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Horticulture: Cornell Vegetables: Online resources : 2006 New York Vegetable Cultural Practices Results : Organic reduced tillage 2006

Organic Reduced tillage 2006

The Homer Thompson Research Farm
in Freeville, NY

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Zone builder 2006

Zones made in rye vetch plots

Conventionl plow, rye vetch and low soil disturbance

Conventionl plow, oat pea cover and low soil disturbance

Conventionl plow, oat pea cover, straw mulch and low soil disturbance

Conventionl plow, oat pea cover, straw mulch and high soil disturbance

Conventionl plow, oat pea cover and high soil disturbance

Conventionl plow, rye vetch cover and high soil disturbance

Strip till, rye vetch and high soil disturbance 107

Strip till, oat pea and high soil disturbance

Strip till, oat pea, straw mulch and high soil disturbance

Strip till, oat pea, straw mulch and low soil disturbance

Strip till, oat pea and low soil disturbance

Strip till, rye vetchand low soil disturbance

Cornell Commercial Vegetable Production

Comments or questions? Contact:

Anusuya Rangarajan
Statewide specialist for
Fresh Market Vegetable Production
ar47@cornell.edu
Department of Horticulture
121 Plant Science Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-1780; Fax: (607) 255-9998

Betsy Ingall
Research Technician
bai1@cornell.edu
Department of Horticulture
158 Plant Science Building
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 254-8943; Fax: (607) 255-9998