Four Cover Crops Dual-Cropped With Soybean: Agronomics, Income, And Nutrient Uptake Across Minnesota
2018-02
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Four Cover Crops Dual-Cropped With Soybean: Agronomics, Income, And Nutrient Uptake Across Minnesota
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Many agricultural watersheds in Minnesota have toxic levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, much of which originates in agricultural fields that are fallowed from October through May. Autumn-sown winter cover crops can be used to retain these nutrients. Soil NO3-N levels and and quantities of N sequestered by winter rye (Secale cereale), Tillage Radish® (Raphanus sativus), and the oilseed crops, winter camelina (Camelina sativa), and pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) were evaluated in a relayed cover crop/soybean production system at three sites spanning the north-south climatic gradient of Minnesota. Tillage Radish® sequestered the most N in autumn, but winter-killed and had high soil NO3-N levels in spring. Winter rye was terminated chemically by early May at each site, whereas the oilseed crops were allowed to grow into June to full maturity and their seeds were harvested. In autumn through early May, winter camelina and pennycress sequestered about 25% less N than winter rye. However, they often sequestered ≥ 2.5 times more N than winter rye when compared at maximum seasonal biomass (up to 130 kg N ha-1), with some of this N coming from spring fertilizer application. The relative amount of applied N captured by oilseeds, defined here as applied N sequestration efficiency, was 95% and 68% for winter camelina and pennycress, respectively. Winter camelina yields ranged from 600 to 1100 kg ha-1, while pennycress yields ranged from 900 kg ha-1 to 1550 kg ha-1. When combined with yields of relay-cropped soybean, net income for relay-crop systems was generally equivalent to mono-cropped soybean.
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University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. February 2018. Major: Applied Plant Sciences. Advisor: Frank Forcella. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 51 pages.
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Ott, Matthew. (2018). Four Cover Crops Dual-Cropped With Soybean: Agronomics, Income, And Nutrient Uptake Across Minnesota. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/196507.
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