期刊
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
卷 317, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107472
关键词
Alternative crops; Diverse rotations; Previous crop effects; Nitrogen mineralization; Water use efficiency
资金
- United States Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture [20126700920272]
Research showed that corn and soybean yields following specialty oilseed crops were similar to a traditional corn-soybean rotation; in addition, oilseed crops in rotation provided additional environmental benefits.
Decreased agricultural diversity from extensive use of the corn (Zea mays L.)- soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) rotation and occasional inclusion of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), has threatened cropping system sustainability. Using specialty oilseeds crops to extend the corn-soybean rotation might improve yields and promote sustainability. We tested whether corn, soybean, and wheat yields would be improved in a rotation following oilseed crops versus corn or soybean. In Phase 1, replicated blocks of nine different flowering oilseeds and two traditional grain crops (corn and soybean) were grown. In phase 2, corn, soybean, and wheat were planted in replicated blocks perpendicular to the previous year crops. This 2-year rotation was repeated for three site-years, two in Morris, MN and one in Brookings, SD. Soil water balance was evaluated during Phase 1 of the rotation to determine seasonal water use. Potential N mineralization was measured in the spring prior to planting in a subset of phase 1 treatments (spring canola, cuphea, corn, and soybean). Linear mixed models were used to analyze Phase 2 corn, soybean and wheat yield responses to previous crop. N dynamics and water use responses to phase 1 crops were also analyzed with mixed models. Corn yield was higher with any previous crop other than corn. Soybean and wheat yields did not significantly respond to previous crop. Yield patterns were partially explained by N mineralization potential and previous crop water use. Spring canola treatments provided higher potential net nitrification compared to corn. Canola, camelina, borage, and crambe had lower seasonal water use than both corn and soybean in at least one site-year. This short-term study indicated that corn and soybean yields following specialty oilseed crops had similar yields to a traditional corn-soybean rotation. Further, oilseed crops in rotation provided additional environmental benefits.
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