Article
Plant Sciences
J. Acharya, T. B. Moorman, T. C. Kaspar, A. W. Lenssen, S. Gailans, A. E. Robertson
Summary: In Iowa, cold temperatures and frequent precipitation can prevent farmers from terminating winter cereal rye cover crops before planting corn and sometimes force them to plant corn while the rye plants are still green, known as planting green. Our study found that planting green increased corn seedling root disease and led to reduced corn yield.
Article
Agronomy
Juan P. Renzi, Antonio F. Garayalde, Jan Brus, Tereza Pohankova, Petr Smykal, Miguel A. Cantamutto
Summary: Based on a database of 96 fields, this study reveals that poorly drained soils and high temperatures have a negative impact on the seed yield of Vicia villosa Roth, while the application of insecticide and fungicide, as well as proper harvesting methods, contribute to increased yields. Pollination by honey bees does not significantly affect seed yield. Adequate precipitation, sowing time, and management practices that enhance photosynthetic activity are crucial for maximizing seed yield.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Liangcheng Yang, Lucas D. Lamont, John C. Sedbrook, Nicholas J. Heller, David E. Kopsell
Summary: This study evaluated the biogas and methane yields from six cereal rye cover crops grown in the Midwest, and found that ensiling can increase methane yield but may disrupt or fail anaerobic digestion at high solid contents.
FERMENTATION-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria P. Rodriguez, Joaquin Vargas, Adrian A. Correndo, Ana J. P. Carcedo, Walter D. Carciochi, Hernan R. Sainz Rozas, Pablo A. Barbieri, Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Summary: This meta-analysis examines the impact of hairy vetch as a cover crop on maize yield. The results show that hairy vetch has a positive effect on maize yield under non-N fertilization, while the impact on N-fertilized maize is more neutral or slightly positive. The accumulation of nitrogen in hairy vetch and the nitrogen rate have a significant influence on maize yield.
Article
Plant Sciences
Neal Tilhou, Lisa Kissing Kucek, Brandon Carr, Annie Marion, Joel Douglas, John Englert, Shahjahan Ali, John Raasch, Suresh Bhamidimarri, Steven Brian Mirsky, Maria J. Monteros, Sarah Krogman, Ryan Hayes, Mark Azevedo, Heathcliffe Riday
Summary: This study conducted a genome-wide association study of 1019 individuals of V. villosa and identified a major locus controlling seed dormancy. It highlights the importance of further screening for dehiscence resistance.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Bowen Ma, Hans Lambers, Prakash Lakshmanan, Wenfeng Huang, Zhengyuan Liang, Shingirai Mudare, Jingying Jing, Wen-Feng Cong
Summary: This study investigated the contribution of winter cover crops (CCs) to nitrogen (N) uptake of spring maize, aiming to improve soil N use efficiency. The results showed that introducing hairy vetch or hairy vetch/February orchid mixture could significantly enhance nitrogen use efficiency on the North China Plain.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Richard T. T. Roth, Kanru Chen, John R. R. Scott, Jinha Jung, Yang Yang, James J. J. Camberato, Shalamar D. D. Armstrong
Summary: In general, remote sensing studies focusing on cover crop growth mainly use imagery from satellites or modified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and rely on multispectral vegetation indexes. However, the use of RGB imagery and visible-spectrum vegetation indexes from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) UAVs to assess species-specific cover crop growth is limited. This study evaluated the suitability of RGB imagery and visible-spectrum vegetation indexes from COTS UAVs to estimate concentration and content of cereal rye biomass and nutrients. The results showed that models developed using the multiple stepwise regression method outperformed the models based on simple linear regression. Among the five visible-spectrum vegetation indexes, GLI, MGRVI, and RGBVI performed similarly in estimating content-based cereal rye variables, while VARI and ExG performed poorly. However, on an individual field basis, MGRVI consistently outperformed GLI and RGBVI for all cereal rye characteristics. Further development of these models is needed to expand their geographic scope and incorporate additional abiotic factors.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rishabh Gupta, Rabin Bhattarai, Prasanta K. Kalita, Hamze Dokoohaki, Jonathan W. Coppess, Shalamar D. Armstrong
Summary: Extensive tile drainage and excessive nitrogen fertilization in Illinois have caused nutrient loss and water quality issues, leading to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Research suggests that using cereal rye as a winter cover crop can reduce nutrient loss and improve water quality. This study aims to analyze the long-term impact of cereal rye on soil water-nitrogen dynamics and crop growth in the maize-soybean agroecosystem in Illinois.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Daniel J. Quinn, Hanna J. Poffenbarger, Fernando E. Miguez, Chad D. Lee
Summary: Farmers and researchers are uncertain about the impact of rye cover crops on the nitrogen fertilizer rate and grain yield of corn. This research examines the effect of nitrogen fertilizer timing following a rye cover crop and finds that the cover crop reduces corn yield but does not affect the optimal nitrogen rate.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luan Pierre Pott, Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, Rai A. Schwalbert, Fabio H. Gebert, Geovane B. Reimche, Luciano Z. Pes, Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of hairy vetch cover crop on successor maize yield and nitrogen status. The results showed that under low yield environments and low fertilizer N rates, using hairy vetch significantly increased maize yield and improved nitrogen status.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Gustavo Camargo Silva, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan
Summary: Cereal rye is an important cover crop species in the United States, with the potential to minimize soil erosion, reduce nutrient leaching, decrease fertilizer inputs, improve soil water after termination, and enhance soil organic matter. It can effectively suppress weed growth through both competitive and non-competitive mechanisms, making it a valuable tool for integrated weed management in both conventional and organic systems.
Article
Agronomy
Steph Herbstritt, Tom L. Richard, Sergio H. Lence, Huaiqing Wu, Peter L. O'Brien, Bryan D. Emmett, Tom C. Kaspar, Douglas L. Karlen, Keith Kohler, Robert W. Malone
Summary: Harvesting winter rye as an energy cover crop can meet growing food and energy demand, provide new revenue streams, and enhance ecosystem services without changing land use. Digesting rye can improve forage quality and produce renewable natural gas, with the residue available as feed protein concentrate. The integrated system has potential revenue from renewable bioenergy, carbon markets, and digestate feed protein, but there are substantial costs associated with renewable natural gas.
Article
Plant Sciences
Charles M. Geddes, Robert H. Gulden
Summary: The study found that using spring wheat or cereal rye inter-row living mulches can enhance interference with weeds during early soybean establishment, while not significantly affecting soybean yield. Additionally, terminating the mulch with glyphosate under dry conditions can significantly increase soybean yield.
Article
Agronomy
Graig W. Reicks, David E. Clay, Sharon A. Clay, Deepak R. Joshi, Janet Moriles-Miller, Shaina Westhoff, Aaron Lee M. Daigh, Stephanie A. Bruggeman
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a living cereal rye cover crop on soil water, inorganic nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions. The results suggest that the living cover crop can reduce inorganic nitrogen and N2O emissions, but does not significantly influence CO2 emissions.
Article
Agronomy
Kory L. Johnson, Hans J. Kandel, Dulan P. Samarappuli, Marisol T. Berti
Summary: The study in the northern Plains of the USA found that interseeding winter rye into soybean resulted in higher yields compared to interseeding winter camelina. Early-maturing soybean cultivars were better suited for interseeding cover crops, but further optimization of interseeding systems is needed.