Weed responses to fallow management in Pacific Northwest dryland cropping systems

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 9; p. e0204200
• Main Authors: San Martín, Carolina, Long, Dan S, Gourlie, Jennifer A, Barroso, Judit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 20.09.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Cropping systems; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Winter wheat; United States

A two-year rotation of summer fallow (SF)/winter wheat (WW) is the most common cropping system in low precipitation areas of the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW). In SF, multiple tillage operations are used to manage weeds and maximize soil water storage and potential WW yield. Reduced tillage fallow (R...