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Corn residue breakdown myths
2014-11-07 20:59:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Tillage does not speed residue decay and Bt cornstalks are not more resistant to breakdown. Three years of tillage and residue field and laboratory trials at Ames, Iowa, found no differences in corn residue breakdown due to tillage or type of residue, says research leader Mahdi Al-Kaisi, ISU Extension soil scientist. read more
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