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No-Till Management Intensity Zones for Pennsylvania

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A classification of management intensity zones for no-till maize production was developed for Pennsylvania using GIS. Zones were based on analysis of Growing Degree Days, drainage characteristics, slope, water holding capacity of the root zone, and rock fragment content. Six zones were distinguished, reflecting the relative management requirements for notill. The map was produced as a tool for farmers and extension agents to recognize the challenges associated with no-till in their area.

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  1. The Pennsylvania State University, 116 ASI Building, University Park, PA, 16802-3504, USA

    S. W. Duiker, D. A. Miller & E. J. Ciolkosz

  2. Nebraska Research Initiative, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Nebraska, 113 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0517, USA

    W. J. Waltman

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  1. Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, CSIC, Cordoba, Spain

    Luis García-Torres (Professor) (Professor)

  2. European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF), Brussels, Belgium

    Luis García-Torres (Professor), Armando Martínez-Vilela (ECAF Executive Director) & Antonio Holgado-Cabrera (Professor),  (ECAF Executive Director) & 

  3. Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Conservation Agriculture Working Group, 00100, Rome, Italy

    José Benites

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Duiker, S.W., Miller, D.A., Hunter, J.M., Ciolkosz, E.J., Waltman, W.J. (2003). No-Till Management Intensity Zones for Pennsylvania. In: García-Torres, L., Benites, J., Martínez-Vilela, A., Holgado-Cabrera, A. (eds) Conservation Agriculture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1143-2_30

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