Concerns about wind erosion during the summer fallow period following sunflower harvest
arise from the assumption that low residue amounts following harvest provide inadequate …

Wind erosion adversely affects soils, plants, animals, equipment, the environment, and
people. Wind erosion can be minimized or prevented by either standing residue or flat …

Crop agriculture in the dryland portions of the northern Great Plains has undergone
considerable evolution over the past 10-20 years as the traditional wheat-dominated crop …

Maintaining standing vegetative soil cover is an important method of wind erosion control.
However, an improved physical understanding of the mechanisms by which standing …

In a laboratory wind tunnel study the relationship between soil loss; wind velocity; and the
number, height, and diameter of plant stalks was determined. Wood dowels were used to …

Soil protection against wind erosion on arable land has mostly been investigated in the field
with plant residues–as practiced in reduced and no-tillage systems or in wind tunnels with …

During times when crop canopies are short or sparse, wind erosion can uncover plant roots,
deplete the soil resource, and damage plants by abrasion and desiccation. Few studies …

Maintenance of crop residues on the soil surface is promoted as a management practice for
reducing soil erosion by wind and water. Crop residue on the soil surface, however, also …

Windbarriers used to control wind erosion may be woody or herbaceous, annual or
perennial; or they can be “artificial.” To properly space windbarriers, the velocity-reduction …

Standing senescent stems increase the aerodynamic roughness of the surface, reducing
wind energy available for momentum transfer at the soil surface, such as for wind erosion …