Abstract
Abstract The effects of furrow diking and subsoiling on runoff and crop yields were evaluated on gently sloping land in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Diking and subsoiling reduced runoff and significantly increased yields of sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.). Yields of diked sorghum and cotton were 108 and 32% higher than the check, respectively. Yields of sorghum on the diked treatments on an Abilene loam soil (fine, mixed, thermic Pachic Argiustoll) averaged about 2550, 3300, and 3590 kg/ha or about 302, 140, and 42% more than the check treatment on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively. In contrast, cotton yields on the diked treatment on a Miles fine sandy loam soil (fine‐loamy, mixed, thermic udic Paleustalf) averaged about 465, 515, and 475 kg/ha or about 57, 37, and 11% more than the check on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively. Response to subsoiling varied with years and crops. Results show that a determinant crop such as sorghum is more critically affected by loss of water due to runoff than the less determinant cotton crop. These studies show that furrow diking is effective in reducing runoff and increasing crop yields and that location on the slope has a significant effect on yields.
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Claim · model-written summary
Diking and subsoiling increased sorghum yield.
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Diking and subsoiling reduced runoff and significantly increased yields of sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.).”
Claim · model-written summary
Diking and subsoiling increased cotton yield.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- Diking and subsoilinge0
- Outcome
- yields of sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and cottone0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Diking and subsoiling reduced runoff and significantly increased yields of sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.).”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked sorghum yielded 108 more than the check.
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Verbatim
e0“Yields of diked sorghum and cotton were 108 and 32% higher than the check, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked cotton yielded 32% more than the check.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- dikede0
- Outcome
- Yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 32%e0
- Comparator
- checke0
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Verbatim
e0“Yields of diked sorghum and cotton were 108 and 32% higher than the check, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked sorghum yielded 2550 on the upper slope, 302% more than check.
- Treatment
- diked treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Yields of sorghume0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 2550e0
- Qualifier
- uppere0
- Comparator
- check treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yields of sorghum on the diked treatments on an Abilene loam soil (fine, mixed, thermic Pachic Argiustoll) averaged about 2550, 3300, and 3590 kg/ha or about 302, 140, and 42% more than the check treatment on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked sorghum yielded 3300 on the middle slope, 140% more than check.
- Treatment
- diked treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Yields of sorghume0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 3300e0
- Qualifier
- middlee0
- Comparator
- check treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yields of sorghum on the diked treatments on an Abilene loam soil (fine, mixed, thermic Pachic Argiustoll) averaged about 2550, 3300, and 3590 kg/ha or about 302, 140, and 42% more than the check treatment on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked sorghum yielded 3590 kg/ha on the lower slope, 42% more than check.
- Treatment
- diked treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Yields of sorghume0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 3590 kg/hae0
- Qualifier
- lowere0
- Comparator
- check treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yields of sorghum on the diked treatments on an Abilene loam soil (fine, mixed, thermic Pachic Argiustoll) averaged about 2550, 3300, and 3590 kg/ha or about 302, 140, and 42% more than the check treatment on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked cotton yielded 465 on the upper slope, 57% more than check.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- diked treatmente0
- Outcome
- cotton yieldse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 465e0
- Qualifier
- uppere0
- Comparator
- checke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cotton yields on the diked treatment on a Miles fine sandy loam soil (fine‐loamy, mixed, thermic udic Paleustalf) averaged about 465, 515, and 475 kg/ha or about 57, 37, and 11% more than the check on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked cotton yielded 515 on the middle slope, 37% more than check.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- diked treatmente0
- Outcome
- cotton yieldse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 515e0
- Qualifier
- middlee0
- Comparator
- checke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cotton yields on the diked treatment on a Miles fine sandy loam soil (fine‐loamy, mixed, thermic udic Paleustalf) averaged about 465, 515, and 475 kg/ha or about 57, 37, and 11% more than the check on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Diked cotton yielded 475 kg/ha on the lower slope, 11% more than check.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- diked treatmente0
- Outcome
- cotton yieldse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Value
- 475 kg/hae0
- Qualifier
- lowere0
- Comparator
- checke0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cotton yields on the diked treatment on a Miles fine sandy loam soil (fine‐loamy, mixed, thermic udic Paleustalf) averaged about 465, 515, and 475 kg/ha or about 57, 37, and 11% more than the check on the upper, middle, and lower parts of the slope, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Subsoiling response varied by year and crop.
Verbatim
e0“Response to subsoiling varied with years and crops.”
t0“Crop Yields”
Claim · model-written summary
Slope location significantly affected yield.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“location on the slope has a significant effect on yields.”
t0“Crop Yields”
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