Corn Yield and Nitrogen- and Water-Use under No-Tillage Rotations

Pikul, J. L.; Osborne, Shannon L.; Riedell, Walter E.

doi:10.1080/00103624.2012.719980

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“…Despite greater crop water use, the CC system had greater water productivity than all other rotations due to the significantly greater grain yield in the entire rotation cycle. In rainfed agriculture, lower water productivity for CC was reported compared with other rotations (Copeland et al, 1993;Varvel, 1994;Pikul et al, 2012). Studies available on crop rotations in limited and full irrigation conditions show a similar result to the present paper, that is, less or similar impact of rotation compared with continuous cropping in yield and resource use (Schneekloth et al, 1991;Gaudin et al, 2015).…”

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Limited Irrigation of Corn‐Based No‐Till Crop Rotations in West Central Great Plains

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Identifying the most profitable crop rotation for an area is a continuous research challenge. The objective of this study was to evaluate 2‐, 3‐, and 4‐yr limited irrigation corn (Zea mays L.)‐based crop rotations for grain yield, available soil water, crop water productivity, and profitability in comparison with 1 yr continuous corn (CC). A field study was conducted from 2001 through 2010 on a deep silt loam soil near Tribune, KS. The study consisted of four crop rotations, that is, CC, corn–winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (C–W), corn–winter wheat–grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) (C–W–Gs), and corn–winter wheat–grain–sorghum–soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (C–W–Gs–Sb) with irrigation limited to 254 mm annually. Grain yield of corn from the CC rotation was significantly lower, on average by 2.5 Mg ha−1, than corn yield from the other three rotations mainly due to difference in irrigation level. However, the mean yield of CC over one cycle of rotation [∼10.2 Mg (ha rotation‐cycle)−1] was significantly greater than mean corn equivalent grain yield of the other three rotations over one cycle of each rotation. Seasonal soil water usage from upper depths of the soil profile was significantly greater for CC. In this study, average crop water productivity [16.6 kg (mm ha)−1] and profitability of the CC rotation were also greater than in the other rotations. In selecting profitable rotations, producers should consider crop yield potential and value in addition to resilience.Core Ideas This research compares four corn‐based rotations from yield, resource use, and impact on environment which are crucial to cropping decision and consulting Second it addresses an area of limited water irrigation condition in which research outputs are rare. Dryland and irrigated conditions are relatively well covered, but cropping decision when there is resource which is more than dryland but less than full irrigation is not well addressed. This research result contributes to that. Third, this research is based on long‐term data that address yield of major crops (corn, wheat, sorghum, and soybean) and water use of these crops at every 30 cm of rooting depth. This information will continuously be used by researchers looking for such a data for modeling and other purposes.

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“…Diversifying crop options may increase the resiliency of agroecosystems (Lin, 2011) and stabilize cropping systems vulnerable to a changing climate (Altieri et al, 2015) through agronomic (Johnston et al, 2005;Kirkegaard et al, 2008;Hansen et al, 2012;Seymour et al, 2012;Cutforth et al, 2013;Angus et al, 2015), economic (Entz et al, 2002;Zentner et al, 2002bZentner et al, , 2004, and environmental Gan et al, 2011;Davis et al, 2012) benefits. In the summer-dominate precipitation region of the North American Great Plains, soil conservation practices have enabled crop intensification through fallow replacement (Lafond et al, 1992;Anderson et al, 2003), which has increased opportunities to diversify crops (Halvorson et al, 1999;Zentner et al, 2002b;Tanaka et al, 2005;Roberts and Johnston, 2007), enhance N and water use efficiencies (Pikul et al, 2012). In addition to conserving soil water, the reduction or elimination of tillage is a strategy to combat water and wind erosion (Singh et al, 2012;Williams et al, 2014) in combination with continuous annual cropping (Thorne et al, 2003;Feng et al, 2011).…”

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Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Winter Wheat and Cropping System Performance across Precipitation Gradients in the Inland Pacific Northwest, USA

Maaz

Schillinger

Machado

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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Ecological instability and low resource use efficiencies are concerns for the long-term productivity of conventional cereal monoculture systems, particularly those threatened by projected climate change. Crop intensification, diversification, reduced tillage, and variable N management are among strategies proposed to mitigate and adapt to climate shifts in the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW). Our objectives were to assess these strategies across iPNW agroecological zones and time for their impacts on (1) winter wheat (WW) (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity, (2) crop sequence productivity, and (3) N fertilizer use efficiency. Region-wide analysis indicated that WW yields increased with increasing annual precipitation, prior to maximizing at 520 mm yr −1 and subsequently declining when annual precipitation was not adjusted for available soil water holding capacity. While fallow periods were effective at mitigating low nitrogen (N) fertilization efficiencies under low precipitation, efficiencies declined as annual precipitation exceeded 500 mm yr −1 . Variability in the response of WW yields to annual precipitation and N fertilization among locations and within sites supports precision N management implementation across the region. In years receiving <350 mm precipitation yr −1 , WW yields declined when preceded by crops rather than summer fallow. Nevertheless, WW yields were greater when preceded by pulses and oilseeds rather than wheat across a range of yield potentials, and when under conservation tillage practices at low yield potentials. Despite the yield penalty associated with eliminating fallow prior to WW, cropping system level productivity was not affected by intensification, diversification, or conservation tillage. However, increased fertilizer N inputs, lower fertilizer N use efficiencies, and more yield variance may offset and limit the economic feasibility of intensified and diversified cropping systems.

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“…While previous studies have documented SCN population densities and soybean yield in various corn-soybean crop sequences (Noel and Edwards, 1996;Chen et al, 2001b;Porter et al, 2001;Conley et al, 2011), in the present study, nematicide was applied systematically at the research site to determine damage to soybean-in various crop sequences-by plantparasitic nematodes through comparison to soybean without nematicide application.…”

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“…Only soybean and a few other leguminous crops are SCN hosts while most other field crops, including corn, are not hosts (Warnke et al, 2008). Consequently, rotation with corn is used to manage this nematode, and SCN is likely to play a role in the rotation effect in the Midwest (Noel and Edwards, 1996;Chen et al, 2001b;Porter et al, 2001;Conley et al, 2011).…”

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“…This study utilized a unique, long-term research site in Waseca, MN, involving various corn-soybean crop sequences. This site is a well-established platform for investigating the corn-soybean rotation effect when soil nutrients are supplied in abundance by fertilizers Johnson et al, 1991;Meese et al, 1991;Copeland and Crookston, 1992;Copeland et al, 1993;Nickel et al, 1995;Porter et al, 1997Porter et al, , 2001 including documenting SCN populations trends (Porter et al, 2001). The influence of crop rotation and nematicide on soil ecology based on the nematode community-which includes plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes-has also been documented at this site (Grabau and Chen, 2016).…”

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Determining the Role of Plant–Parasitic Nematodes in the Corn–Soybean Crop Rotation Yield Effect Using Nematicide Application: I. Corn

Grabau

Chen

2016

Agronomy Journal

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Corn (Zea mays L.)-soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] crop rotation is well-known to increase yields of both crops and is called the rotation eff ect. Th is study was conducted to determine the role of plant-parasitic nematodes-particularly soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines),-in the rotation eff ect for soybean. Research was conducted at a site in Waseca, MN, that was established in 1982 to study corn-soybean rotation. Included in the study were treatments in 1 to 5 yr of SCN-susceptible soybean monoculture following 5 yr of corn, continuous SCN-susceptible soybean monoculture, and continuous soybean with SCN-resistant cultivars since 2010. Granular nematicides have been applied to half of each plot since 2010 to minimize nematode populations across crop sequences as a way to determine the role of nematodes in the rotation eff ect. Because nematicide was similarly eff ective in each crop sequence, it was not eff ective for determining if SCN damage varied by crop sequence. Soybean cyst nematode populations increased (P ≤ 0.05) in soybean monoculture and were negatively correlated with soybean yield (P ≤ 0.05). Pratylenchus (lesion nematode) populations decreased signifi cantly in soybean monoculture particularly when comparing fi rst and second year in soybean (P ≤ 0.05). Helicotylenchus (spiral nematode) and Xiphinema (dagger nematode) populations were signifi cantly decreased in continuous soybean compared to most sequences in 5 or fewer years of monoculture (P ≤ 0.05). Trends in nematode populations suggest SCN may have had a role in the rotation eff ect for soybean yield, but that Pratylenchus, Helicotylenchus, and Xiphinema did not. ).Abbreviations: DAP, days aft er planting; SCN, soybean cyst nematode. core ideas• Growing soybean in monoculture decreases yield.• Growing soybean in monoculture increases soybean cyst nematode populations. • Th ere was some evidence that soybean cyst nematode can be involved in monoculture yield decline for soybean.

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Corn Yield and Nitrogen- and Water-Use under No-Tillage Rotations

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Limited Irrigation of Corn‐Based No‐Till Crop Rotations in West Central Great Plains

Limited Irrigation of Corn‐Based No‐Till Crop Rotations in West Central Great Plains

Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Winter Wheat and Cropping System Performance across Precipitation Gradients in the Inland Pacific Northwest, USA

Determining the Role of Plant–Parasitic Nematodes in the Corn–Soybean Crop Rotation Yield Effect Using Nematicide Application: I. Corn

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