Effect of Cropping Systems on Runoff, Erosion, and Wheat Yields¹

Abstract

Synopsis Crop rotations that include legume‐grass sod crops are more effective for runoff and erosion control, soil organic matter maintenance, and high wheat yields than the unfertilized pea‐wheat and fallow‐wheat systems. Summer fallowing causes the largest erosion losses and the most rapid depletion of organic matter.