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Plant productivity and nutrient uptake as affected by tillage and site-position in furrow-irrigated rice
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Diego Della Lunga
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
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Diego Della Lunga, Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKristofor R. Brye
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher G. Henry
Water Management Engineer, Rice Research Extension Center, Stuttgart, AR, 72160 USA
Search for more papers by this authorJordan M. Slayden
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Diego Della Lunga
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
Correspondence
Diego Della Lunga, Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKristofor R. Brye
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher G. Henry
Water Management Engineer, Rice Research Extension Center, Stuttgart, AR, 72160 USA
Search for more papers by this authorJordan M. Slayden
Dep. of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701 USA
Search for more papers by this authorAssociate Editor: Lisa Fultz
Abstract
Furrow-irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a relatively new production system that has been shown to have increased water-use efficiency and reduced operational costs. However, due to spatial variations in soil moisture, field studies are necessary to evaluate potential resulting variations in rice growth and yield in the furrow-irrigated production system. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of tillage practice (conventional tillage, CT; no-tillage, NT) and site position (up-, mid-, and down-slope) on aboveground biomass, yield, and plant nutrient uptake from rice grown in a silt-loam soil in a direct-seeded, furrow-irrigated production system in eastern Arkansas. Field research was conducted from May to September during the 2018 and 2019 rice growing seasons. Total aboveground dry matter, vegetative dry matter, and yield were unaffected (P > .05) by tillage treatment or site position in either growing season. Vegetative tissue nutrient concentrations and uptake were generally at least 10% greater (P < .05) under CT than NT but did not substantially differ by site position during the drier growing season (2018). During the wetter growing season (2019), vegetative tissue nutrient concentrations and uptake were generally at least 20% greater (P < .05) at the up- than at the mid- or down-slope positions. Results suggest that different approaches, in terms of soil and nutrient management per site position, in combination with tillage practices, may need to be considered for implementation to maximize nutrient uptake and reduce losses, thus improving the agronomic suitability of the furrow-irrigated rice production system.
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