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Location: Soil Dynamics Research

Title: The impact of a cover crop residue on infiltration in no-till soils at on-farm trial sites in 25 states over six years

Author
item PETERSON, CARA - University Of Maryland
item REBERG-HORTON, CHRIS - North Carolina State University
item TULLY, KATE - University Of Maryland
item ARMSTRONG, SHALAMAR - Purdue University
item Balkcom, Kipling
item BASCHE, ANDREA - University Of Nebraska
item BETTS, WILLIAM - North Carolina State University
item CARLSON, SARAH - Practical Farmers Of Iowa
item DARBY, HEATHER - University Of Vermont
item DAVIS, BRIAN - North Carolina State University
item DAVIS, PAYTON - Clemson University
item DRIVER, KAYLA - North Carolina State University
item ELLIS, CHARLES - University Of Missouri
item FERREIRA DE ALMEIDA, TAUANA - University Of Nebraska
item FLESSNER, MICHAEL - Virginia Tech
item FRANCE, WESLEY - University Of Arkansas
item GAILANS, STEFAN - Practical Farmers Of Iowa
item GASKIN, JULIA - University Of Georgia
item HAYMAKER, JOSEPH - Virginia Tech
item HENRIQUEZ IONA, ESLEYTHER - North Carolina State University
item LEY, ETHAN - University Of Minnesota
item MASON, JOHN - Virginia Tech
item MCMECHAN, JUSTIN - University Of Nebraska
item MILLER, JARROD - University Of Delaware
item PARK, DARA - Clemson University
item PONCET, AURELIE - University Of Arkansas
item PRESLEY, DEANN - Kansas State University
item RAY, MELISSA ANN - University Of Georgia
item REITER, MARK - Virginia Tech
item ROSS, JESSICA - University Of Wisconsin
item RUARK, MATTHEW - University Of Wisconsin
item RUHL, LINDSEY - University Of Vermont
item SCHAUER, MONICA - University Of Wisconsin
item SEEHAVER, SARAH - North Carolina State University
item SIAS, CYNTHIA - Virginia Tech
item SMITH, RICHARD - University Of New Hampshire
item THAPA, RESHAM - Tennessee State University
item TINGLE, SHAWN - University Of Delaware
item TOOKER, JOHN - Pennsylvania State University
item TREADWELL, DANIELLE - University Of Florida
item Waggoner, Ashley
item WALLACE, JOHN - Pennsylvania State University
item WARREN, NICHOLAS - University Of New Hampshire
item WELLS, SAMANTHA - University Of Minnesota
item Mirsky, Steven

Submitted to: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/28/2024
Publication Date: 11/11/2024
Citation: Peterson, C., Reberg-Horton, C., Tully, K., Armstrong, S.D., Balkcom, K.S., Basche, A., Betts, W., Carlson, S., Darby, H.M., Davis, B.W., Davis, P., Driver, K., Ellis, C., Ferreira De Almeida, T., Flessner, M.L., France, W., Gailans, S., Gaskin, J.W., Haymaker, J., Henriquez Iona, E.L., Ley, E.D., Mason, J., Mcmechan, J., Miller, J.O., Park, D., Poncet, A.M., Presley, D.R., Ray, M., Reiter, M.S., Ross, J., Ruark, M.D., Ruhl, L., Schauer, M., Seehaver, S., Sias, C., Smith, R.G., Thapa, R., Tingle, S., Tooker, J., Treadwell, D.D., Waggoner, A.L., Wallace, J.M., Warren, N.D., Wells, S., Mirsky, S.B. 2024. The impact of a cover crop residue on infiltration in no-till soils at on-farm trial sites in 25 states over six years [abstract]. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meetings, San Antonio, TX. Nov. 10-13-2024.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The long-term soil moisture conservation benefits of cover crops and their residue are well-established, however the impact of a cover crop residue on infiltration during a single rainfall is variable. To better define the extent to which cover crops increase infiltration in the short-term, soil moisture data was analyzed from a six-year on-farm trial project conducted in 25 states. At each no-till, rainfed farm field site, participating farmer-partners made all cover and cash crop management decisions independently. Soil moisture sensors installed after cover crop termination and cash crop planting recorded continuous soil moisture data at 0-5, 10-20, and 40-50 cm deep in test plots with and without a cover crop residue. Individual infiltration events were extracted from the continuous soil moisture data and fit to a mixed effects model. Random effects such as cover crop biomass quantity, soil texture, field slope and precipitation rate were assessed for influence over infiltration differences between bare and cover cropped plots.