Dryland corn vs. grain sorghum in western Kansas

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 152-157

  Norwood, Charles A ^a   Currie, Randall S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030891206     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1997.0152     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 1991. Agricultural engineers yearbook. ASAE, St. Joesph, MI. p. 299.
2. Byram, T.J. 1995. Kansas farm facts. Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka.
3. Buller, O., L. Langemeier, J. Kasper, and L. Stone. 1976. Field workdays in Kansas. Kansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Bull. 596.
4. Fenster, C.R., H.I. Owens, and R.H. Follet. 1977. Conservation tillage for wheat in the Great Plains. USDA Ext. Serv. Publ. PA-1190.
5. Fenster, C.R. and G.A. Wicks. 1982. Fallow systems for winter wheat in western Nebraska. Agron. J. 74:9-13.
6. Gomez, K.A., and A.A. Gomez. 1984. Statistical procedures for agricultural research. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y.
7. Hadeen, K.D. 1995. Climatological data annual summary. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Natl. Climatic Data Center. Asheville, NC.
8. Halvorson, A.D. 1990. Cropping systems and N fertilization for efficient water use in the central Great Plains. p. 117-123. In Proc. Great Plains Conservation tillage Symp., Bismarck, ND. 21-23 Aug. Great Plains Agric. Council Bull. no. 131.
9. Harner, R.F., R.C. Angell, M.A. Lobmeyer, and D.R. Jantz. 1965. Soil survey of Finney County, Kansas. USDA series 1961, no. 30. U.S. Gov. Print. Office, Washington, DC.
10. Hoefer, R.H., G.A. Wicks, and O.C. Burnside. 1981. Grain yields, soil water storage, and weed growth in a winter wheat-corn-fallow rotation. Agron. J. 73:1066-1071.
11. Kansas Dept. of Agriculture. 1995. Kansas custom rates. Kansas Dept. of Agriculture, Topeka.
12. Langemeier, L.N., K. Witt, and C. Akhimien. 1990. Derived labor requirements for western Kansas irrigated and dryland crops. Kansas State Univ. Dep. of Agric. Econ. Staff Paper 90-6.
13. Lyon, D.J., F. Boa, and T.J. Arkebauer. 1995. Water-yield relations of several spring-planted dryland crops following winter wheat. J. Prod. Agric. 8:281-286.
14. Mayaki, W.C., L.R. Stone, and I.D. Teare. 1976. Irrigated and nonirrigated soybean, corn, and grain sorghum root systems. Agron. J. 68:532-534.
15. Mitchell, R.L. 1970. Crop growth and culture. Iowa State Univ. Press. Ames.
16. Newell, R.L., and W.W. Wilhelm. 1987. Conservation and irrigation effects on corn root development. Agron. J. 79:160-165.
17. Norwood, C.A. 1994. Profile water distribution and grain yield as affected by cropping system and tillage. Agron J. 86:558-563.
18. Norwood, C.A., and K.C. Dhuyvetter. 1993. An economic comparison of the wheat-fallow and wheat-sorghum-fallow cropping systems. J. Prod. Agric. 6:261-266.
19. Norwood, C.A., A.J. Schlegel, D.W. Morishita, and R.E. Gwin. 1990. Cropping system and tillage effects on available soil water and yield of grain sorghum and winter wheat. J. Prod. Agric. 3:356-362.
20. Phillips, W.M. 1964. A new technique of controlling weeds in sorghum in a wheat-sorghum-fallow rotation in the Great Plains. Weeds 12:42-44.
21. Proffitt, A.P.B., P.R. Berliner, and D.M. Oosterhuis. 1985. A comparative study of root distribution and water extraction efficiency by wheat grown under high- and low-frequency irrigation. Agron. J. 77:655-662.
22. Retzlaff, R.E.J., and V.L. Hofman. 1980. Economics of energy used in fallow systems for winter wheat-fallow rotation. Univ. of Nebraska Coop. Ext. Service NebGuide G80-505.
23. Sartwelle, J.D., III, and D.M. O'Brien. 1996. Dryland grain sorghum in western Kansas (W-S-F Rotation). Kansas State Univ. Coop. Ext. Serv. Farm Management Guide MF-904.
24. Schrock, M.D., J.A. Kramer, and S.J. Clark. 1985. Fuel requirements for field operations in Kansas. Trans. ASAE. 28:669-674.
25. Smika, D.E. 1990. Fallow management practices for wheat production in the central Great Plains. Agron. J. 82:319-323.
26. Unger, P.W. 1984. Tillage and residue effects on wheat, sorghum, and sunflower grown in rotation. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:885-891.
27. Unger, P.W., and A.F. Wiese. 1979. Managing irrigated winter wheat residues tor water storage and subsequent dryland grain sorghum production. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 43:582-588.
28. Vander Vorst, P.B., G.A. Wicks, and O.C. Burnside. 1983. Weed control in a winter wheat-corn-ecofarming rotation. Agron. J. 75:507-511.
29. Wicks, G.A. 1976. Ecofallow: A reduced tillage system for the Great Plains. Weeds Today 7:20-23.
30. Williams, J.R., O.S. Johnson, and R.E. Gwin. 1987. Tillage systems for wheat and grain sorghum: An economic and risk analysis. J. Soil Water Conserv. 42:120-123.