Other identifying features such as creases, incipient ridges (nascent ridges found in the furrows) and the shapes of the ridge edges are also useful for identification purposes.

“I found that this ridges and furrows method of cultivation not only protects plants from excess moisture but also protects the crop from weeds.

The University of Iowa has moved the iconic “Ridge and Furrow” sculpture from the T. Anne Cleary Walkway outside the Pomerantz Career Center to outside the Medical Education and Research Facility.

The melting was not uniform, nor did it produce longitudinal furrows, but on the contrary a rippled structure of ridges and furrows transverse to the wind, adding yet one more variety to the many ...