Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems
In the central Great Plains, winter wheat is used for over-winter grazing for cattle and sheep until the late spring months, when livestock are moved to grass pasture. As the popularity of summer cover crops increases, interest in their use in forage production systems increases as well. There is sp...
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| description | In the central Great Plains, winter wheat is used for over-winter grazing for cattle and sheep until the late spring months, when livestock are moved to grass pasture. As the popularity of summer cover crops increases, interest in their use in forage production systems increases as well. There is specific interest in the opportunity to increase productivity by the inclusion of a crop grown in the fallow season of winter wheat fields. The intensification of systems in a resource (water and/or nitrogen) limited region could decrease winter wheat forage production influencing a system’s ability to sustain continuous forage production. Nitrogen (N) management could be effective in mitigating negative impacts on winter wheat. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of different summer forage crop species and different N management strategies in a multi-year continuous winter wheat forage production system in the central Grain Plains. Increased production of dry matter and crude protein was observed by implementing summer forage crops into a winter wheat forage system. A deleterious effect of summer crops compared to traditional fallow periods was observed but mitigated by the split application of N even compared to the same rate applied at pre-plant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94173955e5dc41278465bebf2b4d09442023-11-30T20:52:10ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952023-01-0113126210.3390/agronomy13010262Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production SystemsBronc Finch0Joao Luis Bigatao Souza1Vaughn Reed2Raedan Sharry3Michaela Smith4Daryl Brian Arnall5Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR 72204, USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USAIn the central Great Plains, winter wheat is used for over-winter grazing for cattle and sheep until the late spring months, when livestock are moved to grass pasture. As the popularity of summer cover crops increases, interest in their use in forage production systems increases as well. There is specific interest in the opportunity to increase productivity by the inclusion of a crop grown in the fallow season of winter wheat fields. The intensification of systems in a resource (water and/or nitrogen) limited region could decrease winter wheat forage production influencing a system’s ability to sustain continuous forage production. Nitrogen (N) management could be effective in mitigating negative impacts on winter wheat. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of different summer forage crop species and different N management strategies in a multi-year continuous winter wheat forage production system in the central Grain Plains. Increased production of dry matter and crude protein was observed by implementing summer forage crops into a winter wheat forage system. A deleterious effect of summer crops compared to traditional fallow periods was observed but mitigated by the split application of N even compared to the same rate applied at pre-plant.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/262cover cropscontinuous foragegraze-outnitrogensplit applicationcrude protein |
| spellingShingle | Bronc Finch Joao Luis Bigatao Souza Vaughn Reed Raedan Sharry Michaela Smith Daryl Brian Arnall Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems Agronomy cover crops continuous forage graze-out nitrogen split application crude protein |
| title | Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems |
| title_full | Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems |
| title_short | Evaluation of Nitrogen and Cropping System Management in Continuous Winter Wheat Forage Production Systems |
| title_sort | evaluation of nitrogen and cropping system management in continuous winter wheat forage production systems |
| topic | cover crops continuous forage graze-out nitrogen split application crude protein |
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