Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat

Combining conservation tillage with legumes grown as a green manure is an increasingly popular practice for crop production in the U.S. Southern Great Plains. This study investigated interactions between system of tillage (no-till vs. conventional tillage) and source and amounts of nitrogen (N) fert...

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Main Authors: Tanka P. Kandel, Prasanna H. Gowda, Brian K. Northup, Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1580176
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author Tanka P. Kandel
Prasanna H. Gowda
Brian K. Northup
Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli
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Prasanna H. Gowda
Brian K. Northup
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description Combining conservation tillage with legumes grown as a green manure is an increasingly popular practice for crop production in the U.S. Southern Great Plains. This study investigated interactions between system of tillage (no-till vs. conventional tillage) and source and amounts of nitrogen (N) fertilization (0, 45 and 90 kg N ha–1 yr–1 in inorganic N fertilizer, and cowpea as a green manure) on radiation use efficiency, and dry matter (DM) yield of winter wheat. The study was conducted at two sites during the 2016–2017 growing season of winter wheat. Fraction of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR) was derived by measurements of canopy spectral reflectance taken at 1–2 weeks intervals as ratio vegetation index (RVI). Total cumulative intercepted fPAR (IPAR) during the cropping period was calculated as a product of half global radiation and fPAR. Radiation use efficiency (RUE) was calculated as the ratio of biomass yield and IPAR. At both sites, N treatments had stronger influences on crop growth than tillage systems. The RVI, IPAR and DM yield were generally higher under 90-N treatments followed by 45-N treatment. Responses of cowpea and control treatments were similar and the lowest. Radiation use efficiency was not influenced by tillage systems or N treatments.
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spelling doaj.art-92cdb3279dd2406aaeed235cb1edd8b42022-12-21T22:23:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322019-01-015110.1080/23311932.2019.15801761580176Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheatTanka P. Kandel0Prasanna H. Gowda1Brian K. Northup2Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli3Oklahoma State UniversityUSDA-ARS Grazinglands Research LaboratoryUSDA-ARS Grazinglands Research LaboratoryOklahoma State UniversityCombining conservation tillage with legumes grown as a green manure is an increasingly popular practice for crop production in the U.S. Southern Great Plains. This study investigated interactions between system of tillage (no-till vs. conventional tillage) and source and amounts of nitrogen (N) fertilization (0, 45 and 90 kg N ha–1 yr–1 in inorganic N fertilizer, and cowpea as a green manure) on radiation use efficiency, and dry matter (DM) yield of winter wheat. The study was conducted at two sites during the 2016–2017 growing season of winter wheat. Fraction of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (fPAR) was derived by measurements of canopy spectral reflectance taken at 1–2 weeks intervals as ratio vegetation index (RVI). Total cumulative intercepted fPAR (IPAR) during the cropping period was calculated as a product of half global radiation and fPAR. Radiation use efficiency (RUE) was calculated as the ratio of biomass yield and IPAR. At both sites, N treatments had stronger influences on crop growth than tillage systems. The RVI, IPAR and DM yield were generally higher under 90-N treatments followed by 45-N treatment. Responses of cowpea and control treatments were similar and the lowest. Radiation use efficiency was not influenced by tillage systems or N treatments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1580176light interceptiontillagenitrogencanopy reflectanceradiation-use efficiency
spellingShingle Tanka P. Kandel
Prasanna H. Gowda
Brian K. Northup
Alexandre Caldeira Rocateli
Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
Cogent Food & Agriculture
light interception
tillage
nitrogen
canopy reflectance
radiation-use efficiency
title Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
title_full Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
title_fullStr Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
title_short Impacts of tillage systems, nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
title_sort impacts of tillage systems nitrogen fertilizer rates and a legume green manure on light interception and yield of winter wheat
topic light interception
tillage
nitrogen
canopy reflectance
radiation-use efficiency
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1580176
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