Cover Crop Production and Weed Control on Highway Right-of-Ways Using Composted Organics
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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Compost mulch has been compared with topsoil and subsoil as a media for crop growth and weed suppression during revegetation of highway right-of-ways. In this study compost was shown to be as effective as topsoil and subsoil controls for crop growth, while significantly reducing growth of weed species. There were no significant differences between 5 and 10 cm depths of compost application, indicating that the shallower depth would be adequate for most situations. Compost mulches offer promising opportunities for crop and weed management during revegetation of roadsides and other disturbed landscapes.
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This is an ASAE Meeting Presentation, Paper No. 022051.