The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 16-day composite data product (MOD12Q) was used to develop annual cropland and cropspecific map products (corn, soybeans, and wheat) for the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin (GLB). The crop area distributions and changes in crop rotations were characterized by comparing annual crop map products for 20...

• Tillage intensity increased soil organic C losses and risks of wind water erosion. Occluded POM was more management-sensitive in smaller than larger sized aggregates. Maximizing plant inputs via cropping system type partially mitigated negative tillage effects. Soil disturbance from N management limited mitigating effects system. increases the susceptibility agricultural soils to erosion carb...

the purpose of this study is to investigate comparative advantages of corn in comparison with other competitor crops. to do so, linear programming, to 2004-2005 data related to classic index (drc) in kermanshah province was applied. results showed that corn has comparative advantages in all regions of kermanshah province while in optimal cultivation pattern of 37.5 percentages of regions in exi...

Effects of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) fertilization on a corn/soybean cropping sequence were evaluated from 2013 to 2020 (corn planted in odd years) study initiated 1983. Corn yield was near optimum at 160 lb/a N. Phosphorus K alone increased corn 31 7 bu/a, respectively; soybean yields 22 1.7 respectively. As N increased, the response P 13 40 bu/a. The best return fertiliz...

Despite the use of best management practices for nitrogen (N) application rate and timing, significant losses of nitrate nitrogen (NO3(-)-N) in drainage discharge continue to occur from row crop cropping systems. Our objective was to determine whether a autumn-seeded winter rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop following corn (Zea mays L.) would reduce NO3(-)-N losses through subsurface tile drain...

Incorporating cover crops into corn and soybean operations across Southern Ontario is essential for maintaining yields under environmental stressors. Unfortunately, amongst the literature, there a concern about low adoption rate of in northern Corn Belt due to shift toward agrobiodiversity dominance more profitable cropping systems, encouraged by extensive use fertilizers, herbicides, pesticide...

Quantifying energy issues associated with agricultural systems, even for a two-crop corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) rotation, is not a simple task. It becomes even more complicated if the goal is to include all aspects of sustainability (i.e., economic, environmental, and social). This Issue Paper examines energy issues associated with and affecting corn/soybean rotation...

NT will reduce soybean grain yields and economic returns, particularly during the first few years of adoption. Farmers have been encouraged to adopt no-tillage (NT) because Soybean grain yield response to NT systems depends of its positive environmental effects compared with other conservation tillage systems. Nevertheless, poor crop performance under NT manmainly upon soil drainage and previou...

this study was conducted under cold temperate climate condition in khorasan during 2006-2008 growing seasons to determine the suitable wheat-based double cropping systems for increase nitrogen agronomic efficiency. a randomized complete block design in split-split plot arrangement with three replicates was used. main plots were crop rotation with five different rotations including wheat:wheat, ...

Crop yield and economic profitability, both highly dependent on local crop management, soil characteristics, weather conditions, are among the most influential factors to consider when considering a cropping system. The objective of this study was compare returns three different 4-yr diverse rotations with that 2-yr traditional rotation in eastern South Dakota. included were (a) corn (Zea mays ...