Barley seedling emergence in wet soils - R008

Barley seedling emergence in wet soils - R008

Summary of 6 experiments comparing CROSS SLOT® no-tillage openers with double disc openers in a wet soil with surface residue and earthworms. Personnel: Dr A.D. Chaudhry (1985) Massey University, NEW ZEALAND Ref. PhD Thesis Equipment: CROSS SLOT® openers Double disc openers. Conclusions: CROSS SLOT® openers produced superior seedling emergence counts of barley in all six experiments. The superiority of the CROSS SLOT® opener over the double disc opener ranged from 40% to 440%. The average superiority of the CROSS SLOT® opener over the double disc opener was approximately 210%.