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Diversifying crop rotations with pulses enhances system productivity
Author(s) -
Gan Yantai,
Hamel Chantal,
Cutforth Herb,
Zentner Robert P.,
Poppy Lee,
O'Donovan John T.,
Campbell Con A.,
Niu Yining
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2016-49-0402
Subject(s) - productivity , cropping , agroforestry , soil conservation , environmental science , crop rotation , arid , crop , cropping system , agricultural engineering , agricultural productivity , crop production , agronomy , agriculture , crop productivity , agricultural economics , geography , engineering , economics , ecology , biology , archaeology , macroeconomics
Crop productivity is often limited by availability of water and nutrients, and the challenge is serious in many arid and semiarid regions of the world, including the Northern Great Plains. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that diversifying cropping systems with pulse crops can improve the attributes of soil water conservation and soil N benefits and increase total grain production. Earn 1 CEU in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/790 .