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Huddell AM, Thapa R, Marcillo GS, Abendroth LJ, Ackroyd VJ, Armstrong SD, Asmita G, Bagavathiannan MV, Balkcom KS, Basche A, Beam S, Bradley K, Canisares LP, Darby H, Davis AS, Devkota P, Dick WA, Evans JA, Everman WJ, de Almeida TF, Flessner ML, Fultz LM, Gailans S, Hashemi M, Haymaker J, Helmers MJ, Jordan N, Kaspar TC, Ketterings QM, Kladivko E, Kravchenko A, Law EP, Lazaro L, Leon RG, Liebert J, Lindquist J, Loria K, McVane JM, Miller JO, Mulvaney MJ, Nkongolo NV, Norsworthy JK, Parajuli B, Pelzer C, Peterson C, Poffenbarger H, Poudel P, Reiter MS, Ruark M, Ryan MR, Samuelson S, Sawyer JE, Seehaver S, Shergill LS, Upadhyaya YR, VanGessel M, Waggoner AL, Wallace JM, Wells S, White C, Wolters B, Woodley A, Ye R, Youngerman E, Needelman BA, Mirsky SB. U.S. cereal rye winter cover crop growth database. Sci Data 2024; 11:200. [PMID: 38351049 PMCID: PMC10864324 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-02996-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Winter cover crop performance metrics (i.e., vegetative biomass quantity and quality) affect ecosystem services provisions, but they vary widely due to differences in agronomic practices, soil properties, and climate. Cereal rye (Secale cereale) is the most common winter cover crop in the United States due to its winter hardiness, low seed cost, and high biomass production. We compiled data on cereal rye winter cover crop performance metrics, agronomic practices, and soil properties across the eastern half of the United States. The dataset includes a total of 5,695 cereal rye biomass observations across 208 site-years between 2001-2022 and encompasses a wide range of agronomic, soils, and climate conditions. Cereal rye biomass values had a mean of 3,428 kg ha-1, a median of 2,458 kg ha-1, and a standard deviation of 3,163 kg ha-1. The data can be used for empirical analyses, to calibrate, validate, and evaluate process-based models, and to develop decision support tools for management and policy decisions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexandra M Huddell
- Department of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- University of Vermont Extension, St. Albans, VT, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, Urbana, IL, USA
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- West Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Jay, FL, USA
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- School of Environment and Resources, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA, USA
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- Iowa Nutrient Research Center, Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Agronomy and Plant Genetics Department, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, IA, USA
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- Nutrient Management Spear Program, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Blue River Technology, and Lousiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Carvel Research and Education Center, University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE, USA
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- Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
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- University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Florence, SC, USA
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- Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
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- Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Florence, SC, USA
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- Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA, USA
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- West Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Jay, FL, USA
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- Carvel Research and Education Center, University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE, USA
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Agronomy and Plant Genetics Department, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Florence, SC, USA
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- Soil and Crop Sciences Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US
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- Department of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Station, Beltsville, MD, USA
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Shergill LS, Schwartz-Lazaro LM, Leon R, Ackroyd VJ, Flessner ML, Bagavathiannan M, Everman W, Norsworthy JK, VanGessel MJ, Mirsky SB. Current outlook and future research needs for harvest weed seed control in North American cropping systems. Pest Manag Sci 2020; 76:3887-3895. [PMID: 32633078 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) comprises a set of tools and tactics that prevents the addition of weed seed to the soil seed bank, attenuating weed infestations and providing a method to combat the development and spread of herbicide-resistant weed populations. Initial HWSC research efforts in North America are summarized and, combined with the vast area of crops suitable for HWSC, clearly indicate strong potential for this technology. However, potential limitations exist that are not present in Australian cropping systems where HWSC was developed. These include rotations with crops that are not currently amenable to HWSC (e.g. corn), high moisture content at harvest, untimely harvest, and others. Concerns about weeds becoming resistant to HWSC (i.e. adapting) exist, as do shifts in weed species composition, particularly with the diversity of weeds in North America. Currently the potential of HWSC vastly outweighs any drawbacks, necessitating further research. Such expanded efforts should foremost include chaff lining and impact mill commercial scale evaluation, as this will address potential limitations as well as economics. Growers must be integrated into large-scale, on-farm research and development activities aimed at alleviating the problems of using HWSC systems in North America and drive greater adoption subsequently. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lovreet S Shergill
- Southern Agricultural Research Center, Montana State University, Huntley, MT, USA
- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
- Carvel Research and Education Center, University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE, USA
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Carvel Research and Education Center, University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE, USA
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- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
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