Effect of Burning and Tillage Options on Yields in a Continuous Wheat-Double-Crop Soybean Rotation

Authors

D. W. Sweeney, Kansas State UniversityFollow
D. R. Presley, Kansas State UniversityFollow
D. A. Ruiz Diaz, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Double-crop, soybean, wheat residue, burn, tillage

Abstract

Double-cropping soybeans after wheat is common in southeastern Kansas and yields of double-crop soybean during the three years of this study were not affected by manage­ment of previous wheat straw practices such as burning or tillage done before plant­ing. However, in the second and third year of the study, subsequent wheat yields were increased by 30% or more when the wheat residue had been burned the previous year.

Recommended Citation

Sweeney, D. W.; Presley, D. R.; and Ruiz Diaz, D. A. (2021) "Effect of Burning and Tillage Options on Yields in a Continuous Wheat-Double-Crop Soybean Rotation," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 7: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.8048