Crop and Soil Management 2007–2008
Section 1, Soil Management

Tables

  • Table 1.1-1. Selected properties and typical capabilities of major Pennsylvania soils.
  • Table 1.1-2. Ideal soil bulk densities and root growth limiting bulk densities for soils of different textures.

Figures

  • Figure 1.1-1. Soil regions of Pennsylvania.
  • Figure 1.1-2. The textural triangle quickly helps to determine the textural classification of a soil from the percentages of sand, silt, and clay it contains.
  • Figure 1.1-3. Development of tillage systems in Pennsylvania, 1990-2000.
  • Figure 1.1-4. Nonconservation tillage in Pennsylvania in 2000.
  • Figure 1.1-5. No-till in Pennsylvania, 2004.
  • Figure 1.1-6. No-till management intensity zones for Pennsylvania.

Soil Management