Soil Residue Cover Examples
The following are examples of different levels of residue soil cover. The percentage of soil cover in each photo is estimated.
No-till corn residue 100% soil cover
No-till corn residue, 90% soil cover
No-till corn residue, 75% soil cover
No till corn residue, 50% soil cover
No till corn residue, 10% soil cover
No till wheat residue, 95% soil cover
Tilled wheat residue, 50% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue with emerging cereal rye, 25% soil cover
Soybean residue with emerging cover crop, 80% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled soybean residue, 5% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 15% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 20% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 10% soil cover
Tilled corn residue, 5% soil cover
Tilled wheat residue, 20% soil cover
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