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User: Joe Simmons
Created on: 2012-05-15
Observation Date 2012-05-15
Comment:
Justin Mezo flail mowed cover crops, red clover and/or c. rye, in the LTER Biodiversity treatments B3 (111, 203, 306, 403), B4 (104, 220, 307, 404), B6 (107, 207, 317, 406), B7 (105, 219, 305, 407), B15 (112, 213, 301, 415), and B16 (101, 210, 308, 416). Flail mowed all corn and soybeans treatments that had cover crops growing in them. Flail mowed with JD 7420b tractor and JD 115 flail mower. Flail mowed with JD 7420b tractor and JD 115 flail mower. We had such good growth of the red clover and c. rye that we decided to mow the cover crops before chiseling plowing the treatments. Without flail mowing we did not think the cover crops would have been incorporated into the soil which would have caused large clumps of biomass creating a poor seedbed. Flail mowing prevents large clumps of red clover and rye on top/in the soil. Preventing the clumps of biomass (i.e. red clover and rye clumps) allows for a better seedbed preparation and better seed to soil contact.
Areas:
B15 B16 B3 B4 B6 B7
Observation Type:
Mowing
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