Abstract
Two strip tillage systems for sweet corn production were compared to conventional tillage systems in western Oregon. A power take-off rotary tiller configured to till six rows per pass was used in 1997 and 1998; a shank/coulter strip tillage machine was used in 1999 and 2000. A paired t test experimental design was used in field-scale, on-farm research with eight replications in 1997-98 and 12 replications in 1999-2000. Sweet corn was harvested using the participating growers' corn pickers and yield was determined. A subset of the participating growers recorded types of machinery and labor for tillage operations and total costs were computed for each tillage system. The rotary strip tillage system produced 900 kg·ha -1 greater corn yields (P = 0.11) than conventional tillage. The shank/coulter strip tillage system produced yields comparable to conventional tillage ( P = 0.95). The rotary strip tillage system reduced total tillage costs by an average of $38.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.03) and reduced machinery operating time by 0.59 h·ha -1 ( P = 0.01). The shank/coulter strip tillage system reduced tillage costs by $36.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.003) and reduced machinery operating time by 0.47 h·ha -1 ( P = 0.001). Slugs damaged corn in several strip tillage fields requiring the use of slug bait to prevent economic damage. Herbicides used in conventional tillage systems were generally effective in the strip tillage systems. Mechanical cultivation with standard cultivating equipment was more difficult in some of the strip tillage fields with heavy cover crop residue.
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Rotary strip tillage increased corn yield by 900 kg·ha -1 relative to conventional tillage.
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e0“The rotary strip tillage system produced 900 kg·ha -1 greater corn yields (P = 0.11) than conventional tillage.”
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Shank/coulter strip tillage gave yields comparable to conventional tillage.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“The shank/coulter strip tillage system produced yields comparable to conventional tillage ( P = 0.95).”
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Rotary strip tillage reduced tillage costs by $38.50/ha.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“The rotary strip tillage system reduced total tillage costs by an average of $38.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.03)”
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Rotary strip tillage reduced machinery operating time by 0.59 h·ha -1.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“The rotary strip tillage system reduced total tillage costs by an average of $38.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.03) and reduced machinery operating time by 0.59 h·ha -1 ( P = 0.01).”
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Shank/coulter strip tillage reduced tillage costs by $36.50/ha.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“The shank/coulter strip tillage system reduced tillage costs by $36.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.003)”
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Shank/coulter strip tillage reduced machinery operating time by 0.47 h·ha -1.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“The shank/coulter strip tillage system reduced tillage costs by $36.50/ha compared to conventional tillage ( P = 0.003) and reduced machinery operating time by 0.47 h·ha -1 ( P = 0.001).”
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Slugs damaged corn in several strip tillage fields, requiring slug bait.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“Slugs damaged corn in several strip tillage fields requiring the use of slug bait to prevent economic damage.”
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Herbicides used in conventional tillage generally worked in strip tillage.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“Herbicides used in conventional tillage systems were generally effective in the strip tillage systems.”
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Heavy cover crop residue made standard mechanical cultivation more difficult in some strip tillage fields.
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t0“Sweet Corn”
e0“Mechanical cultivation with standard cultivating equipment was more difficult in some of the strip tillage fields with heavy cover crop residue.”
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