Agronomy Library > Disease

Tillage Has Less Effect on Crop Diseases Than Other Factors
Author: Bruce Barker, Top Crop Manger
Date Created: April 10, 2007
Last Reviewed: April 10, 2007
The rural myth that crop disease can be greater under direct seeding and no-till is just that, a myth. While research has shown that a few diseases can be slightly worse under no-till, for the vast majority of diseases that infect prairie crops, disease is no worse when tillage is reduced or eliminated. “I don't know of any farmers who have gone back to tillage because of disease,” says Roger Andreiuk, an agronomist with Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages (RTL) at Leduc. “It isn't on the radar screen, and that's because there has been a lot of research and experience to show that there isn't a concern with disease and no-till.” click here to read the full article on the Top Crop Manager website