Hatfield, Jerry L.Prueger, J. H.2016-04-192016-04-191996Theoretical and Applied Climatology 54(1-2): 47-590177-798X1434-4483http://hdl.handle.net/10919/68729Metadata only recordThis paper discusses two separate field studies of residue management, one a cotton crop in semi-arid Lubbock, Texas and the other a corn-soybean system in humid central Iowa. During the early vegetative stage, measures of plant growth, soil water, and microclimatic variables were taken, comparing stubble treatments with bare soil.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightHumid zonesSemiarid zonesSoil managementWaterSoilConservation tillageCrop residuesSoil waterSoil temperatureMicroclimateField ScaleAbstractCopyright Springer-Verlag 1996https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00863558