Soil Surface Crusting Management Consideration

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Date of Publication
October 29, 2024
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Overview

Soil crusting is found throughout much of Texas and can limit root growth, water infiltration, and crop emergence. Learn how to identify and manage soil surface crusting.

Publication Information

Soil surface crusting differs from simply hard soil. It is the formation of hardened soil layers at the soil surface and can reduce the rate of water infiltration, increase surface run-off, and hamper seedling growth. This fact sheet discusses the impact of soil crusting, how to detect it, and management approaches to help mitigate crusting.

Who is this for?

* Soil managers

* Crop producers

What will you learn?

* Causes of soil crusting

* How to detect and identify soil crusting

* Impacts of surface crusting

* How to manage crusting

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