MI-Hickory Corners
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Treatments
289.0 m
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Data
Kellog Biological Station
2013
Alfisol
9.3°C
Dfa
Era 1: 1993-2006
maize (1 year)
maize/crimson clover (1 year)
maize-maize-soybean-wheat (4 years)
maize/crimson clover-maize/ryegrass-soybean-wheat/red clover (4 years)
Era 2: 2007-2012
maize (1 year)
maize/cereal rye (1 year)
maize-soybean (2 years)
maize/cereal rye-soybean/cereal rye (2 years)
maize-soybean-wheat (3 years)
maize/cereal rye-soybean/cereal rye-wheat/red clover (3 years)
Organic systems in Era 2:
Maize-soybean-winter small grain+alfalfa (4 years)
Maize/cereal rye-soybean/cereal rye- winter small grain+alfalfa (4 years)
Fertilizer treatments included cover cropping vs. no cover cropping crossed with different fertilizer types (low synthetic, combination low synthetic and compost, compost only, and high synthetic).
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Description of available data:
Contact information:
3701 E Gull Lake Dr, Hickory Corners, MI - 42.42°, -85.37° (lat, lon)
Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD)
The original experimental design contained six rotations fully crossed with four nutrient management practices. In 2006, the rotations changed so that the organic management system used different rotations than the other three systems.
4
1993
886.0 mm
Reduced tillage (Chisel plow followed by soil finish)
Crop Yields, Soil Data, Limited Biogeochemical Fluxes
Sieg Snapp (PI), [email protected]
Brook Wilke, [email protected]
Sven Bohm, [email protected]
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Websites:
https://lter.kbs.msu.edu/research/long-term-experiments/living-field-lab/