Location: Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research
Title: Future outlook of dryland crop production systems in the semi-arid High Plains amid climate changeAuthor
Todd, Olivia | |
CREECH, CODY - University Of Nebraska | |
KUMAR, VIPIN - Cornell College - Iowa | |
Mahood, Adam | |
Peirce, Erika |
Submitted to: Outlooks on Pest Management
Publication Type: Review Article Publication Acceptance Date: 1/26/2024 Publication Date: 2/1/2024 Citation: Todd, O.E., Creech, C.F., Kumar, V., Mahood, A.L., Peirce, E.S. 2024. Future outlook of dryland crop production systems in the semi-arid High Plains amid climate change. Outlooks on Pest Management. 35(1):4-10. https://doi.org/10.1564/v35_feb_02. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1564/v35_feb_02 Interpretive Summary: Dryland agriculture or dry farming is a type of crop production that relies on stored soil moisture, occasional rainfall and does not have access to supplemental irrigation. Dryland agriculture is a predominant crop production system in the semiarid High Plains of the United States. In these systems water resources are scarce, drought is frequent, and low grain yields are common. There are many types of pests that plague crop production, including wheat stem sawfly and invasive weed species such as downy brome (Bromus tectorum), kochia (Bassia scoparia), and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Producers have struggled to balance pest control with soil and soil moisture conservation practices such as no-till or reduced till, among loss of efficacy for some herbicide chemistries. As we see a possible increase in dryland acreage due to water resource limitations and climate change, it is prudent to understand major pest issues in dryland agriculture so that we may be proactive with research-lead solutions. Technical Abstract: Dryland agriculture or dry farming is a type of crop production that relies on stored soil moisture, occasional rainfall and does not have access to supplemental irrigation. Dryland agriculture is a predominant crop production system in the semiarid High Plains of the United States. In these systems water resources are scarce, drought is frequent, and low grain yields are common. There are many types of pests that plague crop production, including wheat stem sawfly and invasive weed species such as downy brome (Bromus tectorum), kochia (Bassia scoparia), and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Producers have struggled to balance pest control with soil and soil moisture conservation practices such as no-till or reduced till, among loss of efficacy for some herbicide chemistries. As we see a possible increase in dryland acreage due to water resource limitations and climate change, it is prudent to understand major pest issues in dryland agriculture so that we may be proactive with research-lead solutions. |