Wheat Stubble Height on Subsequent Corn and Grain Sorghum Crops

Authors

A. Schlegel, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

wheat stubble height, grain sorghum, corn, grain yields strip-cut stubble, high-cut stubble

Abstract

A field study initiated in 2006 was designed to evaluate the effects of three wheat stubble heights on subsequent grain yields of corn and grain sorghum. Corn and sorghum yields in 2015 were greater than the long-term average. When averaged from 2007 through 2015, corn grain yields were 10 bu/a greater when planted into either high or strip-cut stubble than into low-cut stubble. Average grain sorghum yields were 6 bu/a greater in high-cut stubble than low-cut stubble. Similarly, water use efficiency was greater for high or strip-cut stubble for corn and high-cut stubble for grain sorghum. Harvesting wheat shorter than necessary causes a yield penalty for the subsequent row crops, especially dryland corn.

Recommended Citation

Schlegel, A. (2016) "Wheat Stubble Height on Subsequent Corn and Grain Sorghum Crops," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 2: Iss. 7. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1257