Evolution of Conservation Tillage Systems for Processing Tomato in California’s Central Valley

Autor:	Nicholaus M. Madden, Anil Shrestha, Daniel S. Munk, Karen Klonsky, Kurt J. Hembree, Jeffrey P. Mitchell, E.M. Miyao, T. A. Turini, B. J. Aegerter
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Tractor Tillage business.product_category Agronomy Yield (wine) Environmental science Profitability index Acre Horticulture business
Zdroj:	HortTechnology. 22:617-626
ISSN:	1943-7714 1063-0198
DOI:	10.21273/horttech.22.5.617
Popis:	Traditional processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production in California’s Central Valley relies heavily on tillage to produce high yields. However, recent research and farm innovation have produced a variety of conservation tillage (CT) management alternatives that cut costs, reduce soil disturbance, and produce fewer emissions. A 12-year study in Five Points, CA, demonstrated that CT methods reduced tractor passes by 40%, lowered tillage costs by ≈$80 per acre in 2011 dollars, and achieved comparable yields as standard tillage (ST) methods. As comparable yield performance and net profitability are further demonstrated, an array of CT systems will become increasingly attractive to producers and more common in Central Valley tomato growing areas.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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