Cropping Systems for Stretching Limited Irrigation Supplies

Declining groundwater levels in irrigated areas of the Great Plains may require a shift to limited irrigation or a return to dryland production. A field study was developed to determine the yields that could be attained in minimum till cropping systems that included winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] under dryland farming, and limited and full irrigation. The limited irrigation allocation was 6 in./crop/year. The experiment began in 1981 on a Cozad silt loam (fine-silty, mixed, mesic Fluventic Haplustoll) at North Platte, NE, where average annual precipitation was 19.4 in. Management practices for fertilizer, herbicide, variety selection, and pest management were modified as improved varieties, technology, and products became available [...]

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