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Type of farming where farmers leave plant stalks to reduce erosion?
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When farmers leave plant stalks in the field to reduce soil erosion it is called .?
No-till or reduced-till farming, fallowing, etc.
What is it called when farmers leave plant stalks in the field to reduce soil erosion?
No-till or reduced-till farming, fallowing, etc.
What farmers leave plant stalks in the field to reduce soil erosion?
Many farmers throughout agricultural areas of the US follow this practice.
What is the practicing of leaving old stalks to provide cover from rain in order to reduce water runoff and soil erosion is called?
cover crops
What is plant stalks are left behind in the fields after harvesting to reduce soil erosion?
They are typically called after-stems.
What do you call it when a farmer leaves plant stalks in the field to stop erosion?
No-till farming: means that farmers leave all of the last crop's residue in the soil while planting the new crop.
A farmer is growing corn and wants to maintain soil fertility and reduce erosion what conservation methods could the farmer try?
Conservation Plowing because the farmers disterb the soil and its plant cover very little as possible. Dead weeds and stalks of the previous crops are left on the ground to help return the nutrients, retain moisture, and hold the soil in place, also preventing erosion.
Practice of leaving plant stalks in the field?
no-till farming
How was farming affected by aliens?
Farming was effected by aliens because aliens sent down beams creating the crop art, or the pictures in the corn stalks.
What is a reaper in farming?
A reaper is used to cut down the stalks of plants to gather, usually during harvest time.
In no-till farming plant stalks are?
Left on the ground to decompose naturally. They might be mowed down, or simply left standing.
Who used the threshing machine?
Farmers who wish to gather in the cereal crop (wheat, barley, etc). The threshing machine separated the grain from the stalks.
