Description of practice
Roughening the soil surface is a temporary erosion control practice that increases the relief of a bare soil surface to reduce wind velocity, surface water runoff, increase infiltration and trap sediment.
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Tilling stripsStrips are tilled across 50% of the field perpendicular to the expected wind direction. This is a temporary wind erosion control measure, the success of which depends on climatic, soil, and cover conditions. |
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Emergency tillageAs a last resort wind erosion control practice, emergency tillage makes the soil surface rougher by producing clods and surface ridges that trap moving soil particles. |
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Note: Most of the Further information links are to a full description of the example in the WOCAT database. However sometimes the link may be to similar practices or a research paper. Occasionally the link is to a commercial product in which case it should be understood that this does not imply any endorsement of the product by iSQAPER.