Abstract
This study was initiated in 1991 at the Kansas State University Southwest Research- Extension Center near Tribune, KS. The purpose of the study was to identify the effects of tillage intensity on precipitation capture, soil water storage, and grain yield in a wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation. Grain yields of wheat and grain sorghum increased with decreased tillage intensity in a wheat-sorghum-fallow (WSF) rotation. In 2019, available soil water at sorghum planting was greater for no-tillage (NT) than reduced tillage (RT) which was greater than conventional tillage (CT). For wheat there was a similar pattern as sorghum, with available soil water at wheat planting being in the order of NT>RT>CT. Averaged across the 19-yr study, available soil water at wheat planting was similar for NT and RT and approximately 1 inch greater than CT. Average available soil water at sorghum planting was greater in the order RT≥NT>CT. Averaged across the past 19 years, NT wheat yields were 5 bu/a greater than RT and 9 bu/a greater than CT. Grain sorghum yields in 2019 were 50% greater in long-term NT compared to short-term NT with the lowest yields with CT. Averaged across the past 19 years, sorghum yields with long-term NT have been 58% greater than with short-term NT (79 vs. 50 bu/a).
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
Wheat grain yield increased as tillage intensity decreased.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- decreased tillage intensitye0
- Outcome
- Grain yields of wheate0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grain yields of wheat and grain sorghum increased with decreased tillage intensity in a wheat-sorghum-fallow (WSF) rotation.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum grain yield increased as tillage intensity decreased.
- Taxon
- grain sorghum
Sorghum bicolore0 - Treatment
- decreased tillage intensitye0
- Outcome
- Grain yields of wheat and grain sorghume0
- Direction
- increasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grain yields of wheat and grain sorghum increased with decreased tillage intensity in a wheat-sorghum-fallow (WSF) rotation.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2019, sorghum planting soil water was greatest under no tillage, then reduced tillage, then conventional tillage.
- Treatment
- no-tillage (NT)e0
- Outcome
- available soil water at sorghum plantinge0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Qualifier
- In 2019e0
- Comparator
- reduced tillage (RT)e0
SorghumOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In 2019, available soil water at sorghum planting was greater for no-tillage (NT) than reduced tillage (RT) which was greater than conventional tillage (CT).”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2019, reduced tillage had more soil water at sorghum planting than conventional tillage.
- Treatment
- reduced tillage (RT)e0
- Outcome
- available soil water at sorghum plantinge0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- conventional tillage (CT)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In 2019, available soil water at sorghum planting was greater for no-tillage (NT) than reduced tillage (RT) which was greater than conventional tillage (CT).”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2019, wheat planting soil water ranked no tillage above reduced tillage above conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Outcome
- available soil water at wheat plantinge0
- Direction
- NT>RT>CTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“available soil water at wheat planting being in the order of NT>RT>CT”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, wheat planting soil water was similar under no tillage and reduced tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- NTe0
- Outcome
- available soil water at wheat plantinge0
- Direction
- similare0
- Comparator
- RTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the 19-yr study, available soil water at wheat planting was similar for NT and RT and approximately 1 inch greater than CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, no tillage wheat planting soil water was about one inch greater than conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- NTe0
- Outcome
- available soil water at wheat plantinge0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 1 inche0
- Comparator
- CTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the 19-yr study, available soil water at wheat planting was similar for NT and RT and approximately 1 inch greater than CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, reduced tillage wheat planting soil water was about one inch greater than conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- RTe0
- Outcome
- available soil water at wheat plantinge0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 1 inche0
- Comparator
- CTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the 19-yr study, available soil water at wheat planting was similar for NT and RT and approximately 1 inch greater than CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Average sorghum planting soil water ranked reduced tillage at least as high as no tillage, above conventional tillage.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average available soil water at sorghum planting was greater in the order RT≥NT>CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, no tillage wheat yielded 5 bu/a more than reduced tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- NTe0
- Outcome
- wheat yieldse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 5 bu/ae0
- Comparator
- RTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the past 19 years, NT wheat yields were 5 bu/a greater than RT and 9 bu/a greater than CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, no tillage wheat yielded 9 bu/a more than conventional tillage.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Treatment
- NTe0
- Outcome
- wheat yieldse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 9 bu/ae0
- Comparator
- CTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the past 19 years, NT wheat yields were 5 bu/a greater than RT and 9 bu/a greater than CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
In 2019, long term no tillage sorghum yielded 50% more than short term no tillage.
- Taxon
- Grain sorghumSorghum bicolore0
- Treatment
- long-term NTe0
- Outcome
- yieldse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 50%e0
- Comparator
- short-term NTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grain sorghum yields in 2019 were 50% greater in long-term NT compared to short-term NT with the lowest yields with CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional tillage had the lowest sorghum yield in 2019.
- Taxon
- Grain sorghumSorghum bicolore0
- Outcome
- lowest yields with CTe0
- Direction
- loweste0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Grain sorghum yields in 2019 were 50% greater in long-term NT compared to short-term NT with the lowest yields with CT.”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
Claim · model-written summary
Across 19 years, long term no tillage sorghum yielded 58% more than short term no tillage.
- Treatment
- long-term NTe0
- Outcome
- sorghum yieldse0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 58%e0
- Qualifier
- 79 vs. 50 bu/ae0
- Comparator
- short-term NTe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Averaged across the past 19 years, sorghum yields with long-term NT have been 58% greater than with short-term NT (79 vs. 50 bu/a).”
t0“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
t1“Wheat-Sorghum-Fallow Rotation”
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