The LTAR Croplands Common Experiment at Upper Mississippi River Basin-Ames.
Journal
Journal of environmental quality
ISSN: 1537-2537
Titre abrégé: J Environ Qual
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0330666
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Oct 2024
27 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
01
03
2024
accepted:
03
10
2024
medline:
28
10
2024
pubmed:
28
10
2024
entrez:
27
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Agricultural systems evolve from the interactions of climate, crops, soils, management practices (e.g., tillage, cover crops, nutrient management), and economic risks and rewards. Alternatives to the corn (Zea mays L.)-soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (C-S) cropping systems that dominate in the US Midwest may provide more sustainable use of resources, reduce the documented environmental impacts of current C-S systems, and improve production efficiency and ecosystem services. Innovative management practices are needed to offer producers options to increase farm resilience to variable weather conditions and offset negative environmental impacts. In response to this need, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network site at Ames, IA, established a cropland experiment in 2016 to investigate an alternative crop management system that includes reduced tillage, cover crops, and right source, right rate, right time, and right place (4R) nitrogen (N) management. The experimental site is located on the Iowa State University Kelley Research Farm in Boone County, IA. Crop, soil, air, and tile drainage water measurements are made throughout the year using published methods for each agronomic and environmental metric. Our goal is to provide quantitative information to farmers, consultants, agribusiness partners, and state and federal agencies to help guide decisions on the effective use of alternative management practices. Future changes in experimental treatments will adopt a knowledge co-production approach whereby researchers and stakeholders will work collaboratively to identify problems, implement research protocols, and interpret results.
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Published 2024. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Journal of Environmental Quality published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.
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