Rotation and tillage effects on forage cropping systems productivity and resource use

Limited information is available on what forage rotations and tillage practices increase productivity in the U.S. Great Plains region. The objectives of this study were to evaluate crop rotation effects individual overall system productivity. was conducted from 2012–2020 near Garden City, KS. experiment an incomplete factorial combination four two including sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]–sorghum (S–S) no-till (NT), triticale [×Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus (Secale ×Triticum)]/sorghum–sorghum–oat (Avena sativa L.; T/S–S–O) reduced till (RT), triticale/sorghum–sorghum–sorghum-oat (T/S–S–S–O) NT, T/S–S–S–O RT, triticale–sorghum–oat (T–S–O) NT. Results showed annualized accumulation with S–S (NT RT) 31–58% greater than T/S–S–O (NT) T–S–O (NT). Annualized water use each order (RT) = > Sorghum 43% 23% a nondouble sequence double after triticale. We concluded that have better diversity continuous rotations.