strip-till
striptill

Strip-till is a conservation system that uses a minimum tillage.

However, compared to no-till, strip-till may in some cases reduce soil moisture.

Strip-till conserves more soil moisture compared to intensive tillage systems.

Strip-till allows the soil's nutrients to be better adapted to the plant's needs, while still giving residue cover to the soil between the rows.

A two-year study found that strip-till did not affect the amount of soil organic carbon or its extractable phosphorus.

In one experiment simple no-till and strip-till failed to show increases in soil food web structure over two years, but did after six years.

This type of tillage is performed with special equipment and can require the farmer to make multiple trips, depending on the strip-till implement used, and field conditions.

StripTillFarmer.com A Source For Strip-Till Practices and Equipment, April 2008.

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