Claim · model-written summary
Pennycress established only 10% green cover in autumn 2015, following corn harvest.
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e0“Pennycress seedlings were unable to compete with corn for available light resources and did not have enough time following corn harvest to establish a dense stand in the autumn with only 5% and 10% green cover in 2014 and 2015, respectively”
Title
Stover removal has minimal impact on pennycress seeded into standing corn
Julija A. Cubins; Samantha Wells; Gregg A. Johnson; et al. Crop Science 2024. doi:10.1002/csc2.21242
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- Observation Pennycress seedlings were unable to compete with corn for available light resources.
- Observation Pennycress established only 5% green cover in autumn 2014, following corn harvest.
- Observation Despite poor early season emergence, the average seed yield of MN106 pennycress was 1223 kg ha-1, high relative to other studies using MN106.
- Intervention effect Stover removal had minimal impact on pennycress seeded into standing corn.
- Recommendation The authors recommend that experimentation on the corn-pennycress double-crop system continue to establish best management practices.