Relation of Precipitation to Yield of Corn

Smith, J. Warren; Gibbs, W.D.

doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1904)32<222:roptyo>2.0.co;2

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“…Tannura et al (2008) reported a positive impact of high May and July rainfall and a negative impact of above‐average July and August temperatures on corn yield. Similarly, Lobell and Asner (2003), Hu and Buyanovsky (2003), and even early studies by Smith (1903) concluded that warmer temperatures early in growing season (April–June) and a wetter May to August interval are favorable for corn yield. However, all these studies looked at either average monthly temperature or daily range of temperature.…”

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Dryland and Irrigated Corn Yield with Climate, Management, and Hybrid Changes from 1939 through 2009

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Corn (Zea mays L.) yield has increased from about 1.5 Mg ha−1 in the early 1900s to 8.5 Mg ha−1 in the beginning of the 2000s in the United States. Information about yield and management changes in irrigated and dryland corn yields for the hybrid era is scarce. The objective of the present study was to determine the magnitude of yield and management changes in irrigated and dryland corn from 1939 through 2009. Data from selected irrigated and dryland corn performance trials conducted in Kansas from 1939 through 2009 were analyzed. On average, corn yields have increased at rate of 90 kg ha−1 yr−1 in dryland and 120 kg ha−1 yr−1 in irrigated trials. Corn yield changes from one decade to another were not similar for the seven decades considered. Both irrigated and dryland yields increased significantly at least every two decades until the last three, during which dryland yields stagnated. Changes in hybrid technology and changes in crop management factors, such as a decrease in planting and harvesting date by about a quarter of a day yr−1, increased planting density at the rate of 597 plants ha−1 yr−1, and increased N and P fertilizer rates by 2.6 and 0.40 kg ha−1 yr−1, respectively, were found for the same time period in dryland corn. In addition, climate changes contributed to yield increases in the past through increased total rainfall, average monthly minimum and maximum temperature in March, and decreased maximum temperature from July through September.

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“…Much of it dealt with temperature, though other climatic variables were investigated. Smith (7) in 1904 showed that corn 1 Contribution from the Geography Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Part of a thesis submitted by the author in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.…”

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Drought in Relation to Corn Yield in the Northwestern Corner of the Corn Belt¹

Basile

1954

Agronomy Journal

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“…. ~mi~h ( 10) showed some relationships between the total pre-cipitatiOn for June, July, and August and the yield of corn per acre in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky and Nebraska. In 1914 Smith ( 11) summarized the correlation between rainfall and the yield of corn in the United States.…”

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The Relation Between Precipitation, Temperature and the Yield of Corn on the Agronomy South Farm, Urbana, Illinois¹

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1958

Agronomy Journal

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Relation of Precipitation to Yield of Corn

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Dryland and Irrigated Corn Yield with Climate, Management, and Hybrid Changes from 1939 through 2009

Dryland and Irrigated Corn Yield with Climate, Management, and Hybrid Changes from 1939 through 2009

Drought in Relation to Corn Yield in the Northwestern Corner of the Corn Belt¹

The Relation Between Precipitation, Temperature and the Yield of Corn on the Agronomy South Farm, Urbana, Illinois¹

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Dryland and Irrigated Corn Yield with Climate, Management, and Hybrid Changes from 1939 through 2009

Dryland and Irrigated Corn Yield with Climate, Management, and Hybrid Changes from 1939 through 2009

Drought in Relation to Corn Yield in the Northwestern Corner of the Corn Belt1

The Relation Between Precipitation, Temperature and the Yield of Corn on the Agronomy South Farm, Urbana, Illinois1

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Drought in Relation to Corn Yield in the Northwestern Corner of the Corn Belt¹

The Relation Between Precipitation, Temperature and the Yield of Corn on the Agronomy South Farm, Urbana, Illinois¹