Nigthmare in the Tilling Fields

Carol A. Miles (milesc@wsu.edu)
Wed, 1 May 1996 17:05:04 -0800

Nigthmare in the Tilling Fields - this article just appeared in the Cornell
Ag Viepoints Newsletter. It summarizes work by USDA-ARS scientist Doug
Buhler in Rosemount, Minnesota. The work indicates that tilling soil in
darkness can reduce small-seeded broadleaf weeds by 50-80%.

Does anyone know if this work has been published and/or is the reference
available? Have these results been documented elsewhere? A pointer to the
author or others who have conducted this type of research would be
appreciated. Buhler is apparantly located at the National Soil Tilth
Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Carol A. Miles, Ph.D.
Washington State University
Extension Agricultural Systems
360 NW North Street
Chehalis, WA 98532
PHONE 360-740-1295 FAX 360-740-2792
milesc@wsu.edu