Stubble height effects on seasonal microclimate, water balance, and plant development of no-till winter wheat

Aase, J. K.; Siddoway, F. H.

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“…Before the 3.5-leaf stage, compared to the cultivated treatment, tall stubble reduced wind speed by approximately 70% at 15 cm and 10% at 100 cm; short stubble reduced wind speed at 15 cm by about 15%. These reductions in wind speed are similar to those reported by Aase and Siddoway (1980) for winter wheat shortly after seeding (i.e., winter wheat seedlings were small) directly into standing spring wheat stubble, and into bare soil. When the wheat crop was very short, the tall stubble treatment reduced wind speed to heights at least 2.5 times higher than the tall stubble.…”

Section: Evaporation and Microclimatesupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Caprio et al (1985) reported that water loss from minilysimeters full of saturated soil (approximately 400% field capacity) was significantly greater from bare soil compared to half and full (28 cm high) stubble plots. Results from other studies also suggest greater evaporation from cultivated plots compared to stubble plots (Aase and Siddoway 1980;Nyborg and Malhi 1989).…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Aase and Siddoway (1980) showed that standing stubble, compared to bare soil, altered the microclimate by reducing wind, increasing snow catchment, increasing albedo, reducing soil temperatures on heating days, increasing midafternoon air temperatures close to the soil surface, and altering the net radiation regime. In a one-year study, Wilkins et al (1988) found that tall wheat stubble, compared to burned stubble plots, had lower soil temperatures and lower mid-canopy photosyntheticallyactive radiation.…”

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“…The studies by Aase and Siddoway (1980) and Wilkins et al (1988) involved winter wheat but differences in snow trapping and disease levels among stubble treatments prevented a rigorous comparison of the effect of the microclimate on crop growth and yield. Nevertheless, Aase and Siddoway (1980) concluded that dryland recropping of winter wheat in standing spring grain stubble is promising despite the disease problems that resulted in the bare soil treatment yielding significantly more grain than the tall stubble treatment.…”

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“…Nevertheless, Aase and Siddoway (1980) concluded that dryland recropping of winter wheat in standing spring grain stubble is promising despite the disease problems that resulted in the bare soil treatment yielding significantly more grain than the tall stubble treatment. Wilkins et al (1988) found that tall stubble reduced winter wheat yields, although not significantly, compared to the bare treatment.…”

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Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian prairies

Cutforth¹,

McConkey²

1997

Can. J. Plant Sci.

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Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian Prairies. Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 359-366. In the semiarid region of the western Canadian prairies, seeding directly into standing cereal stubble is gaining popularity. This four year study was conducted at Swift Current, SK, to determine how seeding into tall (>30 cm high), short (about 15 cm high) and cultivated cereal stubble altered the microclimate thereby affecting the growth and yield of hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The treatments were deployed immediately before seeding on plots that had overwintered with tall stubble. Seeding wheat into tall stubble increased grain yield and water use efficiency by about 12% compared to wheat seeded into cultivated stubble. Yield and water use efficiency for wheat seeded into short stubble were intermediate to the other stubble treatments. As well, wheat seeded into tall stubble grew taller than wheat seeded into the cultivated stubble. Further, there was a tendency for spring wheat grown in tall stubble to produce more dry matter and more leaf area, to have a lower proportion of dry matter as leaves and a higher proportion as stems, and to have a lower harvest index than the other treatments.Growing season evapotranspiration (ET) was not affected by stubble height. When the seedlings were small, compared to cultivated stubble, tall stubble altered the microclimate near the soil surface by reducing the daily average windspeed, soil temperature, and incoming solar radiation, and increasing the reflected solar radiation. Throughout much of the growing season, potential ET at the soil surface, measured with minilysimeters, was significantly lower in the tall stubble. Tall stubble, compared to cultivated stubble, increased the proportion of ET that was transpired by the wheat. As well, reduced windspeeds and increased photosynthetic area may have increased the efficiency of net carbon assimilation. To increase grain yields, producers in the semiarid prairies who direct-seed spring wheat are advised to seed into stubble left standing as tall as practical (at least 30 cm). Dans la zone semi-aride des Prairies de l'Ouest canadien, le semis direct, sans pré-paration du sol, sur chaume de céréale gagne en popularité. L'objet de notre expérience de 4 ans, conduite à Swift Current (Saskatchewan) était de déterminer l'effet éventuel du semis sur chaume long (>30 cm de hauteur), sur chaume court (environ 15 cm) ou après déchaumage partiel, sur le microclimat et, partant, sur la croissance et sur le rendement du blé de printemps roux vitreux (Triticum aestivum L.). Les traitements culturaux étaient exécutés immédiatement avant le semis dans les parcelles laissées en chaume long depuis l'automne précédent. Le semis en chaume long accroissait le rendement grainier et l'efficience d'utilisation de l'eau (EUE) d'environ 12 % par rapport au semis sur les parcelles déchaumées. Le semis en chaume court donnait des résultats intermédiaires entre l...

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Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian prairies

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1997

Can. J. Plant Sci.

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Soil water and crop water use with crop rotations and cultural practices

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Limited and erratic precipitation in arid and semiarid regions can affect soil water storage, water use, and dryland crop performance. Our objective was to examine soil water content, crop yield, and water-use efficiency (WUE) with crop rotations and cultural practices for 6 yr in the northern Great Plains. Crop rotations were durum wheat (or durum) (Triticum turgidum L.)−durum−canola (Brassica napus L.)−pea (Pisum sativum L.) (DDCP), durum−durum−flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)−pea (DDFP), durum−canola−durum−pea (DCDP), and durum−flax−durum−pea (DFDP). A continuous durum (CD) was also included for comparison. Cultural practices were traditional (a combination of conventional tillage, recommended seeding rate, broadcast N fertilization, and reduced stubble height) and improved (a combination of no-tillage, increased seeding rate, banded N fertilization, and increased stubble height) practices. Pre-plant and postharvest soil water contents at the 0-to 122-cm depth were 19−39 mm lower with DDFP than other crop rotations. Pre-plant soil water was 21−39 mm greater in the improved than the traditional cultural practice in 3 out of 6 yr. Annualized grain yield was 207−370 kg ha −1 lower with DDFP than CD and DCDP. Overall water use and WUE (yield/water use) for the rotation system were not affected by treatments, but varied for each crop as the growing season precipitation (GSP) increased. Pre-plant and postharvest soil water, water use, grain yield, and WUE for each crop in the rotation varied with treatments and years. Alternate-year rotations and CD can enhance dryland soil water storage and crop yield compared to stacked rotations.

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Wheat stubble height effects on subsequent corn and grain sorghum crops

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For sustainable productivity, a winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-summer crop (corn [Zea mays L.] or grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L.])-fallow (W-SC-F) cropping system could benefit from optimal wheat stubble cutting height management, but only limited information is available. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of wheat stubble height on subsequent corn and grain sorghum yields, available soil water, crop water use, and precipitation storage efficiency in a W-C-F and W-S-F cropping system. This study was conducted from 2006 through 2020 at the Kansas State University Southwest Research-Extension Center near Tribune, KS. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with three wheat stubble heights (high, low, and strip). Average across all years, there was a 9%-10% corn yield and 7%-11% corn biomass advantage from high and stripper harvested wheat stubble compared with low cut stubble, and a 5% sorghum yield advantage from high cut stubble compared with low cut stubble. Kernel weight of corn was the only yield component that significantly differed among stubble height treatments. Water productivity of corn in the high and stripper harvested stubble treatments (15.3 kg ha −1 mm −1 ) was significantly greater compared with the low cut stubble (14 kg ha −1 mm −1 ). Water productivity of sorghum in the high cut stubble treatment (18.9 kg ha −1 mm −1 ) was also significantly greater compared with low cut stubble (17.7 kg ha −1 mm −1 ). Total available soil water at planting (ASWP) and available soil water at harvest (ASWH) of corn were both greater for high cut stubble compared with stripper harvested stubble but total ASWP and ASWH of grain sorghum were not significantly different among stubble height treatments. We concluded that low cut wheat stubble decreased subsequent corn and grain sorghum yields in a W-C/S-F cropping system.

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Stubble height effects on seasonal microclimate, water balance, and plant development of no-till winter wheat

Cited by 71 publications

References 13 publications

Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian prairies

Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian prairies

Soil water and crop water use with crop rotations and cultural practices

Wheat stubble height effects on subsequent corn and grain sorghum crops

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