Keywords
alternative cropping systems, limited irrigation, corn, grain sorghum, sunflower, winter wheat, irrigation management
Abstract
A limited irrigation study involving six cropping systems was initiated at the Southwest Research-Extension Center near Tribune, KS, in 2012. The cropping systems were two annual systems (continuous corn [C-C] and continuous grain sorghum [GS-GS]) and four 2-year systems (corn-sorghum [C-GS]), corn-sunflower [C-SF], corn-winter wheat [C-W], and corn-wheat/double sunflower [C-W/SF]). In 2015, corn yields were lower following corn than other crops while wheat and grain sorghum yields were similar for all rotations. This tended to agree with the 3-year average yields except for average sorghum yields being higher following corn than sorghum. Sunflowers were destroyed by rodents and no yields were obtained.
Recommended Citation
Schlegel, A.
(2016)
"Alternative Cropping Systems with Limited Irrigation,"
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports:
Vol. 2:
Iss.
7.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1261
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