Tillage Systems for Cotton on Silty Upland Soils

Triplett, G. B.; Dabney, Seth M.; Siefker, J. H.

doi:10.2134/agronj1996.00021962008800040002x

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“…This was likely due to enhanced soil moisture and nitrogen availability [27]. Increases in cotton yields from adoption of reduced tillage and cover crops, as a result of higher soil moisture availability, have been previously reported [8,10]. This late-season growth extended harvest by more than a month and could have contributed to the increase in cotton yield in these plots.…”

Section: Cotton Growth and Yieldmentioning

confidence: 55%

“…Blaise [7] reported no adverse effects from reduced tillage on cotton fiber quality. In Australia, improvements in cotton yields with reduced tillage practices have been attributed to more favorable soil moisture conditions [8][9][10]. This is an important consideration in a water-limited environment like Vidarbha where cotton production typically occurs from June to January and is largely rainfed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Living Mulch Performance in a Tropical Cotton System and Impact on Yield and Weed Control

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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is a major crop in the Vidarbha region of central India. The vertisol soils on which much of the cotton is grown have been severely degraded by the tropical climate, excessive tillage and depletion of organic matter. Living mulches have the ability to mitigate these problems but they can cause crop losses through direct competition with the cotton crop and unreliable weed control. Living mulch height was controlled through mowing and herbicides were not used. Living mulches generated 1 to 13 tons ha −1 of dry matter across sites and years. Weed cover was negatively correlated with both living mulch biomass and cover. Where living mulches were vigorous and established quickly, weed cover was as low as 7%, without the use of herbicides, or inter-row tillage. In a dry year, living mulch growth had a negative impact on cotton yield; however, in a year when soil moisture was not limiting, there was a positive relationship between cotton yield and living mulch biomass. Use of living mulches in cotton production in the Vidarbha region of India is feasible and can lead to both effective weed suppression and acceptable cotton yields.

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Section: Cotton Growth and Yieldmentioning

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Living Mulch Performance in a Tropical Cotton System and Impact on Yield and Weed Control

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“…Daniel et al (1999) and Stevens et al (1992) found no differences in cotton yield between no-till and conventional till managements. Still others have found that enhanced cotton yields with conservation tillage were observed after several years (Triplett et al, 1996).…”

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Tillage effects on the development of several cotton cultivars in Southwest of Bahia, Brazil

Fernandes

Rezende²,

Rezende

et al. 2010

Span. j. agric. res.

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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.r. latifolium Hutch) is very sensitive to soil conditions. The Iuiu Valley, located in the Southwest of Bahia State in Brazil, was an important area for cotton production but an inadequate soil management for years and consequent soil quality degradation lead to the decline of the crop in the region. In an effort to reestablish cotton, this study was carried out to identify a sustainable soil management system for cotton production in the region. The experiment was carried out in Palmas de Monte Alto (Bahia, Brazil) on an Eutrichrept soil, and consisted of eight treatments (two tillage systems and four cotton cultivars). The field lay-out was a split-plot with tillage systems as main plots and cultivars as subplots. The tillage systems consisted of conventional and reduced tillage and cotton cultivars used were 'BRS Aroeira', 'BRS 201', 'Delta Opal' and 'BRS Cedro'. No significant differences were observed between the two tillage systems for plant height, stem diameter, boll weight, yield, fiber percentage, and fiber length. Conventional tillage promoted higher fiber length and uniformity for BRS 201 as well as higher fiber resistance for the other three cultivars. On the other hand, reduced tillage promoted higher micronaire index values for Delta Opal. The BRS Cedro cultivar showed a greater plant height independently from the tillage system. In conclusion, reduced tillage allowed a sustainable soil management without compromising cotton yields and quality.Additional key words: fiber quality, Gossypium hirsutum, micronaire index, soil compaction, soil tillage. Resumen Efectos del laboreo en el desarrollo de varios cultivares de algodón en el sudoeste de Bahía, BrasilEl algodonero (Gossypium hirsutum L.r. latifolium Hutch) es muy sensible a las condiciones del suelo. El Valle del Iuiu, localizado al suroeste del estado de Bahía en Brasil, se destaca como una importante zona productora de algodón, pero el inadecuado sistema de manejo del suelo durante años y la consiguiente degradación de la calidad del suelo han ocasionado el declive de este cultivo en la región. En un esfuerzo por reestablecer este cultivo, se realizó un estudio para identificar un sistema de manejo del suelo sostenible para la producción de algodón en la región. El experimento se llevó a cabo en Palmas de Monte Alto (Bahía, Brasil) sobre un Eutrochrept, y constó de ocho tratamientos (dos sistemas de laboreo y cuatro cultivares de algodón) en un diseño experimental en bloques aleatorios, en esquema de parcela subdividida. Los sistemas de laboreo consistieron en un laboreo convencional y un laboreo reducido y los cuatro cultivares utilizados fueron 'BRS Aroeira', 'BRS 201', 'Delta Opal' y 'BRS Cedro'. No se observaron diferencias significativas entre los dos sistemas de laboreo para la altura de plantas, diá-metro del tallo, masa de capullos, productividad, porcentaje y longitud de fibras. El laboreo convencional promovió unas mayores longitud y uniformidad de fibras para BRS 201, así como una mayor resisten...

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“…In crops grown in wide rows, such as cotton (90–97 cm apart), soil erosion risks are particularly high (Stevens et al. 1992, Triplett et al. 1996).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1997). There was also evidence that in some cases these positive effects started from the second year after the imposition of the treatments (Triplett et al. 1996).…”

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Effects of Reduced Tillage and Fertilization Practices on Soil Characteristics, Plant Water Status, Growth and Yield of Upland Cotton

Karamanos¹,

Bilalis²,

Sidiras³

2004

J Agronomy Crop Science

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Three different tillage practices, conventional (mouldboard ploughing at 22-25 cm plus one rotary hoeing at 5-6 cm, CT), minimum (one rotary hoeing at 12-15 cm, MT), and no-tillage (direct drilling in soil covered by vetch residues, NT), combined with three fertilization treatments, inorganic (50 kg N ha )1 as ammonium sulphate), cattle manuring (30 t ha )1 ), and control (no-fertilizer), were applied on a cotton crop (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. Acala SJ-2) grown on a clay loam soil in the field of the Agricultural University of Athens. Soil (gravimetric water content, bulk density, and penetration resistance in the top 40 cm) and plant parameters (root growth, leaf water potential, leaf area growth and seedcotton yield) were recorded throughout the cultivation period in all treatments. No-tillage was associated with significantly higher values of soil water throughout the observation period caused by the vetch mulch. Bulk density and penetration resistance were initially higher in the no-tilled plots, but they became significantly lower after 2-3 months from sowing. These beneficial effects on soil properties favoured root growth, expressed as root surface density, in the NT-plots at the top soil layer. Similar, although less spectacular, effects were observed in the manured plots. Plant water status, expressed in terms of the water potential index, was significantly and consistently best in the NT-and worst in the CT-plots throughout crop growth. In addition, NT favoured a better foliage growth and resulted in significantly higher yields than the other tillage practices. In general, NT, and in second instance, MT considerably improved plant water status, and hence foliage growth and yield in comparison with CT by maintaining higher levels of soil water and improving root growth. Manuring positively interacted with the reduced tillage practices for most soil and plant parameters.

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Tillage Systems for Cotton on Silty Upland Soils

Cited by 57 publications

References 17 publications

Living Mulch Performance in a Tropical Cotton System and Impact on Yield and Weed Control

Living Mulch Performance in a Tropical Cotton System and Impact on Yield and Weed Control

Tillage effects on the development of several cotton cultivars in Southwest of Bahia, Brazil

Effects of Reduced Tillage and Fertilization Practices on Soil Characteristics, Plant Water Status, Growth and Yield of Upland Cotton

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