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Editorial
Questioning the Value of Soil Health for the Irrigated Arid West
08/21/2014
Abstract
In 2010, Washington potato yields averaged 33 tons per acre, compared to Nebraska at 20.7, Wisconsin at 19.8, and Maine at 14.5 tons per acre (Idaho s main potato producing counties average 27.2 tons per acre). And it is not just potatoes; the Columbia Basin produces high yields of corn, dry beans, onions, and many other crops. However, the productive soils in the Columbia Basin often have soil organic matter levels less than 1%, much less than the level considered as adequate for proper functioning, and certainly not high enough to be considered high quality soils.
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- Title
- Questioning the Value of Soil Health for the Irrigated Arid West
- Creators
- Andrew McGuire - WSU Extension
- Academic Unit
- Soil Health Claims and Products
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Format
- html
- Identifiers
- 99901402601001842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Editorial