Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea) Production in California

Long, Rachael; Leinfelder-Miles, Michelle; Mathesius, Konrad; Bali, Khaled M.; Light, Sarah E.; Galla, Mariano F.; Mueller, Shannon; Fulton, Allan; Clark, Nicholas E.; Meyer, R. D.

doi:10.3733/ucanr.8634

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“…No precipitation occurred during any of the summer cropping seasons. Applied water amounts averaged about 20 inches for sorghum and 12 inches for garbanzo, which are close to historical estimates for crop evapotranspiration (ET c ) and commercial application volumes in the region (Long et al 2019;Steduto et al 2012) and which are within the bounds of consumptive water use (ET) estimates for well-watered sorghum (Steduto et al 2012). The same amount of water was applied to all treatments of a given crop in each year.…”

Section: Study Site and Tillage Systemssupporting

confidence: 76%

“…In our trial, NT yielded an average of 3,417 lb/ac of garbonzos versus ST, which had an average of 2,738 lb/ac. Garbanzo production in California, which is almost all in ST, averages 2,300 lb/ac (Long et al 2019) statewide, with higher averages of 3,200 lb/ac typically reported in the SJV (L. Kubo, Rhode Stockton Bean LLC, Tracy, Calif., personal communication).…”

Section: Canopy Cover (%)mentioning

confidence: 97%

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No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields

Mitchell¹,

Shrestha²,

Epstein³

et al. 2022

Calif Agr

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To meet the requirements of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, there is a critical need for crop production strategies with less reliance on irrigation from surface and groundwater sources. One strategy for improving agricultural water use efficiency is reducing tillage and maintaining residues on the soil surface. We evaluated high residue no-till versus standard tillage in the San Joaquin Valley with and without cover crops on the yields of two crops, garbanzo and sorghum, for 4 years. The no-till treatment had no primary or secondary tillage. Sorghum yields were similar in no-till and standard tillage systems while no-till garbanzo yields matched or exceeded those of standard tillage, depending on the year. Cover crops had no effect on crop yields. Soil cover was highest under the no-till with cover crop system, averaging 97% versus 5% for the standard tillage without cover crop system. Our results suggest that garbanzos and sorghum can be grown under no-till practices in the San Joaquin Valley without loss of yield.

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Section: Study Site and Tillage Systemssupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Canopy Cover (%)mentioning

confidence: 97%

No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields

Mitchell¹,

Shrestha²,

Epstein³

et al. 2022

Calif Agr

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“…3), which summed to 2.4 inches of water for the 8-foot (96 inches) soil profile. For garbanzo production in ET o Zone 15, where seasonal net water requirements are 19.8 inches (Long et al 2019), and considering an average root depth of 5 feet, our suggested practices could allow about 6.5% in water saving for farmers. This was calculated assuming an average irrigation application efficiency of 85%, which results in a seasonal gross water demand of 19.8/0.85 = 23.3 inches.…”

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Long-term reduced tillage and winter cover crops can improve soil quality without depleting moisture

Gomes¹,

DeVincentis²,

Solís³

et al. 2023

Calif Agr

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California farmers who use reduced-disturbance tillage and winter cover cropping can boost production and improve soil health. However, some farmers are hesitant to try these conservation practices due to uncertainty about whether planting winter cover crops will deplete soil moisture in already drought-stricken regions. Our study addresses these concerns by looking at how long-term reduced-disturbance tillage and winter cover cropping, compared to fallowed soils with standard tillage, affected soil moisture. Although we found a statistical difference in total soil water content, the difference was only about 0.3 inches of water per foot of soil. On average, the soil water content of the top 0–96 inches was highest for the reduced-disturbance fields with winter cover crops. This was especially evident during our driest field season, from November 1, 2017, to March 15, 2018, when cumulative rainfall was only 1.9 inches. Our findings show that winter cover cropping and reduced-disturbance tillage can improve soil without depleting soil water levels in row crops.

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