Soybean Yield Response to Gypsum Soil Amendment, Cover Crop, and Rotation

Authors

• Yogendra Y. Raut, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Vinayak Shedekar, The Ohio State University
• Khandakar R. Islam, The Ohio State University
• Javier M. Gonzalez, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS
• Dexter B. Watts, National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, USDA-ARS
• Warren A. Dick, The Ohio State University
• Dennis C. Flanagan, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS
• Norman R. Fausey, Soil Drainage Research Unit, USDA-ARS
• Marvin T. Battle, The Ohio State University
• Randall C. Reeder, The Ohio State University
• Tara T. VanToai, Soil Drainage Research Unit, USDA-ARS

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-29-2020

Abstract

Growing demand for soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] creates pressure to expand soybean production onto marginal lands and grow soybean continuously. Experiments comparing continuous soybean with soybean–corn (Zea mays L.) rotation, cereal rye [Secale cereale (L.)] cover crop with no cover crop, and flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum surface-applied at 0, 1.1, and 2.2 Mg ha⁻¹ were conducted at Shorter, AL, Farmland, IN, Hoytville, OH, and Piketon, OH, for 5 yr. The objective was to evaluate soybean yield response to these practices across a range of soil types and climatic conditions. Response to continuous soybean and cover crop varied by site (soil drainage class) with no interaction effects. Continuous soybean reduced yield only on well- and moderately well-drained soil types. Cover crop reduced yield on the very poorly drained soil type and increased yield on the well-drained soil type. Crop production practices that promote soil health and sustainability may not provide yield improvement.

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At the time of this article, co-author Dr. Raut's byline notes reflect both AFIT and Ohio State University.

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Agricultural & Environmental Letters is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. The article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original authors and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. 

Funding note: United Soybean Board. Grant Number: 1520-732-7226

DOI

10.1002/ael2.20020

Source Publication

Agricultural & Environmental Letters (eISSN 2471-9625)

Recommended Citation

Raut, Y. Y., Shedekar, V. S., Islam, K. R., Gonzalez, J. M., Watts, D. B., Dick, W. A., Flanagan, D. C., Fausey, N. R., Batte, M. T., Reeder, R. C., & VanToai, T. T. (2020). Soybean yield response to gypsum soil amendment, cover crop, and rotation. Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 5(1), e20020. https://doi.org/10.1002/ael2.20020