Paper · 2005 · Agronomy Journal

Tillage and Urea Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Rate and Placement Affects Winter Wheat following Grain Sorghum and Soybean

K. W. Kelley; D. W. Sweeney

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Abstract

In the eastern Great Plains, winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) is often rotated with other crops to diversify cropping systems. In these multicropping systems, wheat typically is planted with conservation tillage methods, but previous crop residues influence fertilizer N management. This field study was conducted from 1992 through 2001 in southeastern Kansas on a Parsons silt loam soil (fine, mixed, thermic, Mollic Albaqualf). The objectives were to determine effects and interactions of previous crop {grain sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.]}, tillage system [reduced tillage (RT) and no‐tillage (NT)], N rate (67 and 134 kg ha −1 ), and preplant placement (surface‐broadcast and subsurface‐knife) of urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN, 280 g kg −1 ) on wheat grain yield, yield components, and plant N uptake in a 2‐yr cropping rotation. Wheat yields averaged 3.39 Mg ha −1 following soybean compared with 2.90 Mg ha −1 following grain sorghum. Tillage effects on grain yield were smaller than other treatment factors, averaging 3.23 Mg ha −1 for RT and 3.06 Mg ha −1 for NT. Grain yields were greatest in all cropping systems for the high‐N‐rate subsurface‐knife treatment. Plant N uptake responses indicated that grain yield differences were primarily related to greater immobilization of both fertilizer and soil N following grain sorghum, compared with soybean, and to better utilization of subsurface‐knifed N than surface‐broadcast N. Results indicate that wheat yield potential is more strongly influenced by previous crop, fertilizer N rate, and N placement method than tillage system.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Wheat yield was higher following soybean (3.39 Mg/ha) than following grain sorghum (2.90 Mg/ha).

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
following soybeane2
Outcome
Wheat yieldse2
Direction
higherinferrede2
Value
3.39 Mg ha −1e2
Comparator
following grain sorghume2
Setting
southeastern Kansase0

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Triticum aestivum
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“This field study was conducted from 1992 through 2001 in southeastern Kansas on a Parsons silt loam soil”

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“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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“Wheat yields averaged 3.39 Mg ha −1 following soybean compared with 2.90 Mg ha −1 following grain sorghum”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Tillage effects on grain yield were smaller than the effects of other treatment factors.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
Tillagee3
Outcome
grain yielde3
Direction
smallere3
Comparator
other treatment factorse3

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Triticum aestivum
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“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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e3

“Tillage effects on grain yield were smaller than other treatment factors, averaging 3.23 Mg ha −1 for RT and 3.06 Mg ha −1 for NT.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yield was higher under reduced tillage (RT, 3.23 Mg/ha) than under no-tillage (NT, 3.06 Mg/ha).

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
RTe3
Outcome
grain yielde3
Direction
higherinferrede3
Value
3.23 Mg ha −1e3
Comparator
NTe3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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“Tillage effects on grain yield were smaller than other treatment factors, averaging 3.23 Mg ha −1 for RT and 3.06 Mg ha −1 for NT.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yields were greatest in all cropping systems with the high-N-rate subsurface-knife treatment.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
high‐N‐rate subsurface‐knife treatmente4
Outcome
Grain yieldse4
Direction
greateste4

Not reportedComparator

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Triticum aestivum
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“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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“Grain yields were greatest in all cropping systems for the high‐N‐rate subsurface‐knife treatment.”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yield differences were primarily related to greater immobilization of fertilizer and soil N following grain sorghum than soybean.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
following grain sorghume5
Outcome
grain yield differencese5
Qualifier
greater immobilization of both fertilizer and soil Ne5

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Triticum aestivum
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“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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e5

“Plant N uptake responses indicated that grain yield differences were primarily related to greater immobilization of both fertilizer and soil N following grain sorghum, compared with soybean, and to better utilization of subsurface‐knifed N than surface‐broadcast N.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Utilization of subsurface-knifed N was better than that of surface-broadcast N.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
subsurface‐knifed Ne5
Outcome
utilizatione5
Direction
bettere5
Comparator
surface‐broadcast Ne5

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Triticum aestivum
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Verbatim

e1

“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

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e5

“Plant N uptake responses indicated that grain yield differences were primarily related to greater immobilization of both fertilizer and soil N following grain sorghum, compared with soybean, and to better utilization of subsurface‐knifed N than surface‐broadcast N.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1228–1493 · show in text ↑
Associationauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Wheat yield potential is more strongly influenced by previous crop, fertilizer N rate and N placement method than by tillage system.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment
previous crop, fertilizer N rate, and N placement methode6
Outcome
wheat yield potentiale6
Direction
more strongly influencede6
Comparator
tillage systeme6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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e1

“winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 29–65 · show in text ↑
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“Results indicate that wheat yield potential is more strongly influenced by previous crop, fertilizer N rate, and N placement method than tillage system.”

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