Impacts of conventional and diversified rotation systems on crop yields, profitability, soil functions and environmental quality
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2013-01-01
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Liebman, Matthew
Chase, Craig
Wander, Michelle
Tomer, Mark
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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Comparisons were made among contrasting cropping systems within a long-term, large-scale field experiment in Boone County, Iowa. Combining crop diversity with lower herbicide inputs and non-transgenic crops was effective in reducing requirements for nitrogen fertilizer; maintaining or improving weed suppression, grain yields, and profi ts; and increasing several soil quality indicators.