Grain yield and water use: Relative performance of winter vs. spring cereals in east-central Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 533-541

  Gan, Y T ^a   Lafond, G P ^b   May, W E ^b  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hordeum vulgare; Protein; Secale cereale; Triticum aestivum; Triticum turgidum; Water use efficiency; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP WATER USE; GRAIN CROP; YIELD;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

HORDEUM VULGARE; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM;

EID: 0033804816     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P99-138     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Anonymous. 1996. Wheat, Rye, and Triticale subcommittee report. Prairie Registration Recommendation Committee for Grain.
2. Barker, P. S. and McKenzie, R. I. H. 1996. Possible sources of resistance to the wheat midge in wheat. Can. J. Plant Sci. 76: 689-695.
3. Cutforth, H. W. and McConkey, B. G. 1997. Stubble height effects on microclimate, yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat grown in a semiarid climate on the Canadian prairies. Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 359-366.
4. Cutforth, H. W., Jefferson, P. G. and Campbell, C. A. 1991. Lower limit of available water for three plant species grown on a medium textured soil in southwest Saskatchewan. Can. J. Soil Sci. 71: 247-252.
5. Campbell, C. A., Zentner, R. P. and Johnson, P. J. 1988. Effect of crop rotation and fertilization on the qualitative relationship between spring wheat yield and moisture use in southwest Saskatchewan. Can. J. Plant Sci. 68: 1-16.
6. Campbell, C. A., Zentner, R. P. and Steppuhn, H. 1987. Effect of crop rotation and fertilizers on moisture conserved and moiture use by spring wheat in southwest Saskatchewan. Can. J. Plant Sci. 67: 457-472.
7. Campbell, C. A., Zentner, R. P., Janzen, H. H. and Bowren, K. E. 1990. Crop rotation studies on the Canadian prairies. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, ON. Publ. 1841/E.
8. Clarke, J. M., Richards, R. A. and Condon, A. G. 1991. Effect of drought stress on residual transpiration and its relationship with water use of wheat. Can. J. Plant Sci. 71: 695-702.
9. DePauw, R. D., McCaig, T. N., Knox, R. E., Clarke, J. M., Fernandez, M. R. and McLeod, J. G. 1998. AC Vista hard white spring wheat. Can J. Plant Sci. 78: 617-620.
10. Dyck, F. B. and Tessier, S. 1986. Zero-till drill development at Swift Current Research Station. Can. Soc. Agric. Eng. Pap. No. 86-210. CSAE, Ottawa. ON.
11. Entz, M. H. and Fowler, D. B. 1989. Influence of crop water environment and dry matter accumulation on grain yield of no-till winter wheat. Can. J. Plant Sci. 69: 367-375.
12. Entz, M. H. and Fowler, D. B. 1991. Agronomic performance of winter versus spring wheat. Agron. J. 83: 527-532.
13. Fernandez, M. R., DePauw, R. M., Knox, R. E., Clarke, J. M., McCaig, T. N. and McLeod, J. G. 1998. AC Crystal red spring wheat. Can J. Plant Sci. 78: 307-310.
14. Fischer, R. A., Aguular, I. and Laing, D. R. 1977. Post-anthesis sink size in a high yielding dwarf wheat: yield response to grain number. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 28: 165-175.
15. Fowler, D. B. 1983. The effects of management practices on winter survival and yield of winter wheat produced in regions with harsh winter climates. Pages 238-282 in D. B. Fowler et al., eds. New frontiers in winter wheat production. Div. Ext. and Comm. Rel., University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
16. Fowler, D. B., Brydon, J. and Baker, R. J. 1989a. Nitrogen fertilization of no-till winter wheat and rye: I. Yield and agronomic responses. Agron. J. 81: 66-72.
17. Fowler, D. B., Brydon, J. and Baker, R. J. 1989b. Nitrogen fertilization of no-till winter wheat and rye: II. Influence on grain protein. Agron. J. 81: 72-77.
18. Fowler, D. B., Limin, A. E., Wang, S. Y. and Ward, R. E. 1996. Relationship between low-temperature tolerance and vernalization response in wheat and rye. Can. J. Plant Sci. 76: 37-42.
19. Gan, Y. T. and Stobbe, E. H. 1996. Seedling vigor and grain yield of "Roblin" wheat affected by seed size. Agron. J. 88: 456-460.
20. Lafond, G. P. 1992. Evaluation of winter wheat management practices under semi-arid conditions. Can. J. Plant Sci. 72: 1-12.
21. Lancashire, P. D., Bleiholder, H., Van den Boom, T., Langeluddeke, P., Stauss, R., Weber, E. and Witzenberger, A. 1991. A uniform decimal code for growth stages of crops and weeds. Ann. Appl. Biol. 119: 561-601.
22. Larney, F. J. and Lindwall, C. W. 1994. Winter wheat performance in various cropping systems in southern Alberta. Can. J. Plant Sci. 74: 79-86.
23. McCaig, T. N. and Clarke, J. M. 1995. Breeding durum wheat in western Canada: historical trends in yield and related variables. Can. J. Plant Sci. 75: 55-60.
24. McCaig, T. N. and DePauw, R. M. 1995. Breeding hard red spring wheat in western Canada: historical trends in yield and related variables. Can. J. Plant Sci. 75: 387-393.
25. McLelland, M. B. 1985. Winter wheat production. Alberta Agriculture, Field Crops Branch, Lacombe, AB. Agdex 112/20-3. 14 pp.
26. McLeod, J. G., Campbell, C. A., Dyck, F. B. and Vera, C. L. 1992. Optimum seeding date for winter wheat in southwest Saskatchewan. Agron. J. 84: 86-90.
27. McLeod, J. G., Campbell, C. A., Gan, Y. T., Dyck, F. B. and Vera, C. L. 1996. Seeding depth, rate and row spacing for winter wheat grown on stubble and chemical fallow in the semiarid prairies. Can. J. Plant Sci. 76: 207-214.
28. McLeod, J. G., Gan, Y. T. and Baron, V. S. 1997. An Assessment of the Cereal Resources of Western Canada for Ethanol Feedstock. Pages 5-8 in Proceedings of the 1997 Ethanol Research and Development Workshop, Ottawa, ON.
29. Pierce, F. J. and Rice, C. W. 1988. Crop rotation and its impact on efficiency of water and nitrogen use. Pages 31-42 in W. L. Hargrove, ed. Cropping strategies for efficient use of water and nitrogen. ASA Special Publication Number 51. ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Inc., Madison, WI.
30. Pittman, U. J. and Andrews, J. E. 1961. Effect of date of seeding on winter survival, yield and bushel weight of winter wheat grown in southern Alberta. Can. J. Plant Sci. 41: 71-80.
31. Ratkowsky, D. A. 1983. Nonlinear regression modelling: A unified practical approach. 1st ed. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY.
32. Ritchie, J. T. 1983. Efficient water use in crop production: discussion on the generality of relations between biomass production and evapotranspiration. Pages 29-44 in H. M. Tayloer et al., ed. Limitation to efficient water use in crop production. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
33. SAS Institute, Inc. 1990. SAS user's guide: Statistics. V.6.0, 1st ed. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC.
34. Savdie, I., Whitewood, R., Raddatz, R. L. and Fowler, D. B. 1991. Potential for winter wheat production in western Canada: a CERES model winterkill risk assessment. Can. J. Plant Sci. 71: 21-30.
35. Selles, F., Zentner, R. P., Campbell, C. A. and Read, D. W. 1991. Use of fertilization in the determination of spring wheat genotype stability. J. Plant Nut. 14: 485-498.
36. Shanahan, J. F., Smith, D. H. and Welch, J. R. 1984. An analysis of post-anthesis sink-limited winter wheat grain yields under various environments. Agron. J. 76: 11-615.
37. Thomas, J. B., DePauw, R. M., Knox, R. E., Czarnecki, E., Campbell, A. B., Nielsen, J., McKenzie, R. I. H., Degenhardt, K. J. and Morrison, R. J. 1997. AC Foremost red spring wheat. Can. J. Plant Sci. 77: 657-660.