Subject: High Plains (United States)

1. Simulated irrigation water productivity and related profit effects in U.S. Southern High Plains cotton production

Author:: Steven Mauget; Mauricio Ulloa; Donna Mitchell-McCallister
Source:: Agricultural water management 2022 v.266 pp. 107582
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: arid lands; irrigation rates; irrigation water; lint cotton; prices; probability; profitability; rain; simulation models; vegetative growth; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... To explore management practices that increase irrigation water productivity (IWP) in U.S. Southern High Plains (SHP) cotton production, the CROPGRO-Cotton crop simulation model was used to evaluate the yield, IWP, and profit effects of irrigation amount and timing. Using 2005–2019 weather input data from 21 SHP weather stations, lint yields were simulated for each of the 315 station-years under un ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107582
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107582

2. Comparative Water Qualities and Blending in the Ogallala and Dockum Aquifers in Texas

Author:: Nathan Howell
Source:: Hydrology 2021 v.8 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:: 2306-5338
Subject:: aquifers; hydraulic conductivity; hydrochemistry; irrigation water; nitrates; risk; salinity; sediments; sodicity; water quality; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Within the US Southern High Plains, it is known that the Ogallala Aquifer (OA) has been over pumped since large-scale agriculture began making use of the water in the 1950s. One option to address the decline is to find new water sources. The last 10–15 years have seen an increase in drilling large capacity, deeper wells in the co-located Dockum Aquifer in the Texas Panhandle. This lower aquifer is ...
DOI:: 10.3390/hydrology8040166
: https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology8040166

3. Managing to climatology: Improving semi-arid agricultural risk management using crop models and a dense meteorological network

Author:: Mauget Steven A.; Mitchell-McCallister Donna
Source:: Q open 2021 v.1 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:: 2633-9048
Subject:: climatology; commodity prices; hail; lint cotton; profitability; rainfed farming; risk; risk management; wind; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... A scheme for simulating, quantifying, and managing climate-related risk was used to identify best management practices for U.S. Southern High Plains (SHP) rainfed agriculture under current climate conditions. The method is based on the use of a Regional Frequency Analysis approach and crop models to convert large samples of recent growing season weather outcomes into dense cotton and sorghum yield ...
Handle:: 10113/7709352
DOI:: 10.1093/qopen/qoab013
: https://doi.org/10.1093/qopen/qoab013

4. Net positive soil water content following cover crops with no tillage in irrigated semi-arid cotton production

Author:: Burke Joseph A.; Katie L. Lewis; Glen L. Ritchie; Paul B. DeLaune; J. Wayne Keeling; Veronica Acosta-Martinez; Jennifer M. Moore; Terry McLendon
Source:: Soil & tillage research 2021 v.208 no. pp. 104869
ISSN:: 0167-1987
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; atmospheric precipitation; conventional tillage; cotton; cover crop termination; cover crops; crop production; deficit irrigation; growing season; irrigated farming; irrigated soils; no-tillage; semiarid soils; semiarid zones; soil depth; soil water regimes; spring; volumetric water content; water use efficiency; winter; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Conservation management practices such as no-tillage and cover cropping can reduce soil erosion, enhance soil biological activity, increase water capture and storage, and sequester C. Cover crops, however, utilize stored soil water during the winter months, and the water depletion is thought to have negative impacts on the subsequent cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop in semi-arid ecoregions wher ...
Handle:: 10113/7193882
DOI:: 10.1016/j.still.2020.104869
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.still.2020.104869
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104869

5. Soil and soil organic carbon effects on simulated Southern High Plains dryland Cotton production

Author:: Steven A. Mauget; Sushil K. Himanshu; Tim S. Goebel; Srinivasalu Ale; Robert J. Lascano; Dennis C. Gitz
Source:: Soil & tillage research 2021 v.212 pp. 105040
ISSN:: 0167-1987
Subject:: agricultural conservation practice; alternative crops; arid lands; available water capacity; clay loam soils; evaporation; field capacity; lint cotton; meta-analysis; plant available water; research; sandy loam soils; simulation models; soil organic carbon; soil profiles; soil water retention; tillage; winter wheat; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... The effect of increasing soil organic content (SOC) on the soil water retention and cotton yield productivity of two benchmark U.S. Southern High Plains (SHP) soils was estimated using pedotransfer functions and the CROPGRO-Cotton crop simulation model. Increasing plow layer (0−30 cm) SOC leads to increased wilting point (WP), field capacity (FC), and plant available water capacity (PAW = FC-WP) i ...
Handle:: 10113/7367269
DOI:: 10.1016/j.still.2021.105040
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.still.2021.105040
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105040

6. Comparison of Lysimeter-Derived Crop Coefficients for Legacy and Modern Drought-Tolerant Maize Hybrids in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Gary W. Marek; Thomas H. Marek; Steven R. Evett; Jourdan M. Bell; Paul D. Colaizzi; David K. Brauer; Terry A. Howell
Source:: Transactions of the ASABE v.63 no.5 pp. 1243-1257
ISSN:: 2151-0032
Subject:: Zea mays; aquifers; corn; crop coefficient; cultivars; drought tolerance; drought tolerant plants; evapotranspiration; grain yield; groundwater; heat stress; hybrids; infiltration (hydrology); irrigated farming; irrigation scheduling; lysimeters; rhizosphere; runoff; semiarid zones; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... HighlightsDaily maximum crop coefficient (Kc) values were similar for legacy hybrids and a modern drought-tolerant (DT) hybrid.Later planting dates for a DT hybrid resulted in average season lengths ~25 days shorter than those of legacy hybrids.Results illustrated the effects of environment, planting date, interannual variation in temperature, and the importance of climate-specific Kc functions.DT ...
Handle:: 10113/7224984
DOI:: 10.13031/trans.13924
: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13924

7. Determining Optimum Irrigation Termination Periods for Cotton Production in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Srinivasulu Ale; Nina Omani; Sushil K. Himanshu; James P. Bordovsky; Kelly R. Thorp; Edward M. Barnes
Source:: Transactions of the ASABE v.63 no.1 pp. 105-115
ISSN:: 2151-0032
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; aquifers; crop yield; decision support systems; deficit irrigation; developmental stages; field experimentation; groundwater; irrigation rates; irrigation water; models; seed cotton; water security; water table; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... HighlightsIrrigation water use efficiency was consistently higher under deficit irrigation as compared to full irrigation.Irrigation water use was always less than the annual allowable pumping limit under deficit irrigation.The first/second week of September was ideal for terminating irrigation under full/deficit irrigation in normal years.Ideal irrigation termination periods in wet/dry years were ...
Handle:: 10113/6933556
DOI:: 10.13031/trans.13483
: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13483

8. Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: textile quality

Author:: Christopher D Delhom; Matthew O Indest; John D Wanjura; Carlos B Armijo; Randal K Boman; William B Faulkner; Gregory A Holt; Mathew G Pelletier
Source:: Textile research journal 2020 v.90 no.5-6 pp. 537-546
ISSN:: 1746-7748
Subject:: coasts; color; cotton ginning; crop production; fabric quality; fabrics; lint cotton; mechanical harvesting; micronaire; spinning; textile fibers; yarns; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... The impact of the harvesting method, as well as the ginning method (saw or high-speed roller ginning), on textile quality was studied over three years of cotton production in the Southern High Plains. The Southern High Plains region is the largest cotton production area of the USA. The Southern High Plains and the Texas Gulf Coast are the only areas of the USA where brush-roll stripper harvesting ...
DOI:: 10.1177/0040517519871942
: https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517519871942

9. Effects of irrigation level and timing on profile soil water use by grain sorghum

Author:: Jourdan M. Bell; Robert C. Schwartz; Kevin J. McInnes; Terry A. Howell; Cristine L.S. Morgan
Source:: Agricultural water management 2020 v.232 pp. 106030
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: Sorghum bicolor; crop yield; deficit irrigation; developmental stages; drought; grain sorghum; growing season; irrigation rates; irrigation scheduling; plant available water; rooting; water stress; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Although deficit irrigation (DI) may have the potential to optimize crop yields in water limited environments, the success of such strategies may depend on the ability to manage variability in profile stored soil water during periods of drought. Understanding variability in stored soil water and crop rooting depth is an important component of successfully managing a deficit irrigation strategy. Tr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106030
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106030

10. Evaluation of Cotton Establishment Strategies Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) in the Southern High Plains of Texas

Author:: James P. Bordovsky; Joseph T. Mustian
Source:: Applied engineering in agriculture 2020 v.36 no.6 pp. 891-904
ISSN:: 0883-8542
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; center pivot irrigation; cotton; evaporative demand; fiber quality; irrigation rates; lint yield; microirrigation; plant available water; plant establishment; planting date; row spacing; seed germination; subsurface irrigation; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Positioning pairs of rows nearer to 2.03-m spaced SDI laterals increased yield compared to evenly spaced rows. SDI laterals spaced 1.02 m versus 2.03 m apart increased cotton yield by 5% and water use efficiency by 7%. In the Texas High Plains (THP), water table declines in the Ogallala Aquifer and the high evaporative environment have helped motivate the transition from surface and center pivot i ...
Handle:: 10113/7359033
DOI:: 10.13031/aea.14098
: https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.14098

11. Helminth fauna in a semi-arid host species – scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)

Author:: A.M. Fedynich; K. Bedford; D. Rollins; D.B. Wester
Source:: Journal of helminthology 2020 v.94 pp. -
ISSN:: 1475-2697
Subject:: Callipepla squamata; Oxyspirura; ecoregions; fauna; helminths; hosts; quails; semiarid zones; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Helminths were examined from 145 scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) collected during the 2012–2013, 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 hunting seasons from a semi-arid region of Texas that spans four ecoregions. Helminth infracommunities were species poor, averaging 1.7 (range 1–4) species. Six species occurred within the component community of which one (Oxyspirura petrowi) is known to be pathogenic to quai ...
DOI:: 10.1017/S0022149X19000580
: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X19000580

12. Land-cover changes and influences on playa wetland inundation on the Southern High Plains

Author:: Scott M. Starr; Nancy E. McIntyre
Source:: Journal of arid environments 2020 v.175 pp. 104096
ISSN:: 0140-1963
Subject:: biocenosis; biodiversity; cropland; fallow; grasslands; growing season; habitats; land cover; landscapes; playas; rangelands; remote sensing; surface water; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Playas are ephemeral, depressional wetlands that are the primary form of surface water in the Southern High Plains of North America, an area that has experienced extensive and relatively recent land-cover changes. Because the influences of these changes in landscape structure (composition, configuration, and connectivity of land-cover types) on playas have not been assessed over time, we used remo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104096
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104096

13. Long-term (1970s–2016) changes in groundwater geochemistry in the High Plains aquifer in south-central Kansas, USA

Author:: Alexandria D. Lane; Matthew F. Kirk; Donald O. Whittemore; Randy Stotler; John Hildebrand; Orrin Feril
Source:: Hydrogeology journal 2020 v.28 no.2 pp. 491-501
ISSN:: 1431-2174
Subject:: animal wastes; aquifers; evapotranspiration; fertilizer application; fertilizers; geochemistry; groundwater; hydrochemistry; isotopes; mixing; monitoring; nitrates; nitrification; solutes; standard deviation; water quality; water table; wells; High Plains (United States); Kansas
Abstract:: ... Changes in groundwater chemistry in the Great Bend Prairie aquifer, a portion of the High Plains aquifer in south-central Kansas (USA), were studied in order to better understand factors influencing groundwater quality and aquifer sustainability. To assess changes, groundwater samples from 22 monitoring wells were analyzed during 2016. Results were then compared to data obtained previously from th ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10040-019-02083-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-019-02083-z

14. Maximizing profits via irrigation timing for capacity-constrained cotton production

Author:: Donna Mitchell-McCallister; Ryan B. Williams; James Bordovsky; Joseph Mustian; Glen Ritchie; Katie Lewis
Source:: Agricultural water management 2020 v.229 pp. 105932
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; aquifers; cotton; field experimentation; groundwater; heat sums; irrigation scheduling; irrigation systems; irrigation water; lint yield; profitability; profits and margins; soil; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Cotton producers on the southern High Plains of Texas face reduced seasonal irrigation capacities as groundwater resources from the Ogallala Aquifer decline. Technological advancements have allowed producers to achieve maximal water use efficiencies (>95 %); however, new management strategies are necessary to sustain producer profitability. By determining the optimal timing of irrigation, producer ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105932
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105932
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105932

15. New Records of Ground and Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) As Prey for Asilidae (Diptera) in the High Plains of New Mexico and Texas

Author:: Darren A. Pollock; Robert L. Davidson
Source:: Coleopterists' bulletin 2020 v.74 no.1 pp. 15-23
ISSN:: 0010-065X
Subject:: Cicindelinae; Efferia; Harpalus; Heteropogon; predation; predators; High Plains (United States); New Mexico; Texas
Abstract:: ... One hundred and fifty records of Carabidae (three subfamilies, six tribes, 16 genera, and 24 species) preyed upon by 23 species (in seven genera) of robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) in the High Plains of eastern New Mexico and adjacent west Texas are listed. Five species of cicindelines represented 42% of all carabid records, while 19 non-cicindelines comprised 58%. Four species of ground/tiger be ...
DOI:: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.15
: https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.15

16. Past, Present, and Future of Irrigation on the U.S. Great Plains

Author:: Steven R. Evett; Paul D. Colaizzi; Freddie R. Lamm; Susan A. O’Shaughnessy; Derek M. Heeren; Thomas J. Trout; William L. Kranz; Xiaomao Lin
Source:: Transactions of the ASABE v.63 no.3 pp. 703-729
ISSN:: 2151-0032
Subject:: agricultural productivity; aquifers; atmospheric precipitation; crop yield; groundwater; groundwater recharge; irrigated farming; irrigation rates; irrigation systems; irrigation water; public policy; rivers; water use efficiency; Colorado; High Plains (United States); Kansas; Nebraska; Oklahoma; Texas
Abstract:: ... Highlights Irrigation is key to the productivity of Great Plains agriculture but is threatened by water scarcity. The irrigated area grew to >9 million ha since 1870, mostly since 1950, but is likely to decline. Changes in climate, water availability, irrigated area, and policy will affect productivity. Adaptation and innovation, hallmarks of Great Plains populations, will ensure future success ...
Handle:: 10113/7057958
DOI:: 10.13031/trans.13620
: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13620

17. Responses of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Lines to Irrigated and Rainfed Conditions of Texas High Plains

Author:: Addissu. G. Ayele; Jane K. Dever; Carol M. Kelly; Monica Sheehan; Valerie Morgan; Paxton Payton
Source:: Plants 2020 v.9 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:: 2223-7747
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; agronomic traits; bolls; developmental stages; drought; drought tolerance; fiber quality; genotype; irrigated conditions; irrigation; irrigation water; lint cotton; lint yield; phenotype; plant growth; planting; semiarid zones; stress response; water stress; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Understanding drought stress responses and the identification of phenotypic traits associated with drought are key factors in breeding for sustainable cotton production in limited irrigation water of semi-arid environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the responses of upland cotton lines to rainfed and irrigated conditions. We compared selected agronomic traits over time, final yie ...
DOI:: 10.3390/plants9111598
: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111598

18. Spring safflower water use patterns in response to preseason and in-season irrigation applications

Author:: Bishwoyog Bhattarai; Sukhbir Singh; Sangamesh V. Angadi; Sultan Begna; Rupinder Saini; Dick Auld
Source:: Agricultural water management 2020 v.228 pp. 105876
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: Carthamus tinctorius; abiotic stress; alternative crops; center pivot irrigation; cultivars; evapotranspiration; experimental design; field experimentation; growing season; irrigation rates; irrigation water; oils; root systems; soil profiles; soil water; spring; water requirement; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); New Mexico
Abstract:: ... The deep root system of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an important adaptive trait under rainfed conditions in semi-arid agriculture. Lower water requirements and ability to tolerate abiotic stresses make safflower a potential alternative crop for the Southern High Plains (SHP). However, information on water extraction patterns of safflower and its role in oil yield formation under center ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105876
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105876

19. Water balance of two major soil types of the Texas High Plains: Implications for dryland crop production

Author:: Lascano Robert J.; Leiker Gary R.; Goebel Timothy S.; Mauget Steven A.; III Gitz Dennis C.
Source:: Open journal of soil science 2020 v.10 no. pp. 274-297
ISSN:: 2162-5360
Subject:: aquifers; crop production; dry season; dryland farming; furrows; irrigation; meteorological data; minimum tillage; plant available water; rain; semiarid zones; soil types; soil water storage; water table; water use efficiency; wet season; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Crop production in the Texas High Plains is shifting from irrigated to dryland due to the increase of the depth to the water table from the Ogallala aquifer in regions where the saturated thickness of 9 m, the minimum to sustain irrigation, has been reached. Our objective was to use the mechanistic model ENWATBAL to evaluate the daily and annual water balance for three scenarios of rainfall in thi ...
Handle:: 10113/7071272
DOI:: 10.4236/ojss.2020.107015
: https://doi.org/10.4236/ojss.2020.107015

20. Corn and Sorghum ET, E, Yield, and CWP as Affected by Irrigation Application Method: SDI versus Mid-Elevation Spray Irrigation

Author:: Steven R. Evett; Gary W. Marek; Paul D. Colaizzi; David K. Brauer; Susan A. O’Shaughnessy
Source:: Transactions of the ASABE v.62 no.5 pp. 1377-1393
ISSN:: 2151-0032
Subject:: Sorghum bicolor; Zea mays; aquifers; center pivot irrigation; cooling; corn; cotton; evaporation; evaporative demand; irrigated farming; irrigation water; lysimeters; microirrigation; nozzles; plant height; rooting; soil temperature; soil water; soil water balance; water conservation; water use efficiency; weather; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Greater than 80% of the irrigated area in the Southern High Plains is served by center-pivot irrigation, but the area served by subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) is increasing due to several factors including declining well yields and improved yields and crop water productivity (CWP), particularly for cotton. Not as well established is the degree to which the reduced soil water evaporation (E) in S ...
Datasets:: Evapotranspiration, Irrigation, Dew/frost - Water Balance Data for The Bushland, Texas Maize for Grain Datasets
Weighing Lysimeter Data for The Bushland, Texas Maize for Grain Datasets
Growth and Yield Data for the Bushland, Texas Maize for Grain Datasets
Standard Weather Data for the Bushland, Texas, Large Weighing Lysimeter Experiments
Agronomic Calendars for the Bushland, Texas Maize for Grain Datasets
The Bushland, Texas Maize for Grain Datasets
Handle:: 10113/6811077
DOI:: 10.13031/trans.13314
: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13314

21. Economic Thresholds of Wheat Streak Mosaic in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Brian P. Mulenga; B. Wade Brorsen; Francis M. Epplin; Fekede Workneh; Charles M. Rush
Source:: Agrosystems, geosciences & environment 2019 v.2 no.1 pp. 1-8
ISSN:: 2639-6696
Subject:: Triticum aestivum; Wheat streak mosaic virus; cattle; disease severity; economic threshold; field experimentation; grazing; reflectance; regression analysis; viruses; winter wheat; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... CORE IDEAS: Expected wheat yield declines exponentially with increasing wheat streak mosaic severity. For reflectance readings taken on 27 April, 4 May, and 10 May, economic threshold reflectance values are 8.3, 9.5, and 9.4, respectively. At the threshold infection severity expected grain yield is approximately 1910 kg ha⁻¹. Wheat growers could potentially save resources by discontinuing input ap ...
DOI:: 10.2134/age2019.04.0025
: https://doi.org/10.2134/age2019.04.0025

22. Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: fiber quality

Author:: John D Wanjura; Carlos B Armijo; Christopher D Delhom; Randal K Boman; William B Faulkner; Gregory A Holt; Mathew G Pelletier
Source:: Textile research journal 2019 v.89 no.23-24 pp. 4938-4958
ISSN:: 1746-7748
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; cultivars; fabrics; fiber quality; harvesting; high-value products; lint cotton; lint yield; seed quality; spinning; textile fibers; yarns; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... The lint yield and fiber quality of cotton produced in the Southern High Plains of the USA have improved over the last decade, renewing interest in finding harvest and ginning practices that better preserve fiber quality. Previous research showed that picker harvesting and roller ginning may better preserve fiber quality, but conventional roller ginning was too slow to be adopted as the primary gi ...
DOI:: 10.1177/0040517519844215
: https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517519844215

23. Harvesting Regimes Affect Brown Midrib Sorghum-Sudangrass and Brown Midrib Pearl Millet Forage Production and Quality

Author:: Joshua A. Machicek; Brock C. Blaser; Murali Darapuneni; Marty B. Rhoades
Source:: Agronomy 2019 v.9 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-4395
Subject:: Cenchrus americanus; Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii; aquifers; forage crops; forage production; forage quality; harvesting; livestock and meat industry; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... As water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to decline in the Texas High Plains, alternative forage crops that utilize less water must be identified to meet the forage demand of the livestock industry in this region. A two-year (2016 and 2017) study was conducted at West Texas A&M University Nance Ranch near Canyon, TX to evaluate the forage production and quality of brown midrib (BMR) so ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agronomy9080416
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9080416

24. Incidence of Mite-Vectored Viruses of Wheat in the Texas High Plains and Interactions With Their Host and Vector

Author:: B. Bryan; L. Paetzold; F. Workneh; C. M. Rush
Source:: Plant disease 2019 v.103 no.12 pp. 2996-3001
ISSN:: 0191-2917
Subject:: Aceria tosichella; High Plains virus; Triticum; Triticum mosaic virus; Wheat streak mosaic virus; cultivars; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; financial economics; growers; mites; mixed infection; plant tissues; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; tillers; virus transmission; viruses; wheat; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Mite-vectored virus diseases of wheat are common throughout the Great Plains and cause significant economic losses to growers each year. These diseases are caused by Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV), Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV), and Wheat mosaic virus (WMoV), all of which are transmitted by the wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella Keifer. New wheat cultivars with tolerance or resistance to W ...
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-03-19-0620-SR
: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-19-0620-SR

25. Integrated Management of Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Sorghum on the Texas High Plains

Author:: Abdul Hakeem; Megha Parajulee
Source:: Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.4 pp. 825-837
ISSN:: 0147-1724
Subject:: Coccinellidae; Melanaphis sacchari; Saccharum officinarum; Sorghum bicolor; insect larvae; insecticides; mortality; natural enemies; pests; predatory insects; sugarcane; High Plains (United States); Southeastern United States; Texas
Abstract:: ... The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an important pest of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum L.) in the southern United States and in many parts of the world. Recent invasion by this prolific pest has created demand for evaluation of insecticides that also are favorable for conservation of natural enemies. The objective of thi ...
DOI:: 10.3958/059.044.0420
: https://doi.org/10.3958/059.044.0420

26. Mapping three decades of annual irrigation across the US High Plains Aquifer using Landsat and Google Earth Engine

Author:: Jillian M. Deines; Anthony D. Kendall; Morgan A. Crowley; Jeremy Rapp; Jeffrey A. Cardille; David W. Hyndman
Source:: Remote sensing of environment 2019 pp. -
ISSN:: 0034-4257
Subject:: Bayesian theory; Internet; Landsat; agronomy; algorithms; aquifers; climate models; climatic factors; cloud computing; groundwater; irrigated farming; irrigation scheduling; issues and policy; land cover; remote sensing; stakeholders; time series analysis; High Plains (United States); Midwestern United States
Abstract:: ... Understanding how irrigated areas change over time is vital to effectively manage limited agricultural water resources, but long-term, high-resolution, and spatially-explicit datasets are rare. The High Plains Aquifer (HPA) in the central United States is one of the largest and most stressed aquifer systems in the world. It supports a $20 billion economy, but groundwater use is unsustainable over ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111400
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111400
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111400

27. Peer effects in the diffusion of water‐saving agricultural technologies

Author:: Gabriel S. Sampson; Edward D. Perry
Source:: Agricultural economics 2019 v.50 no.6 pp. 693-706
ISSN:: 0169-5150
Subject:: aquifers; energy; energy costs; environmental factors; growers; irrigation; probability; water conservation; High Plains (United States); Kansas
Abstract:: ... We investigate the role of peer effects in the diffusion of an important water‐saving irrigation technology: low energy precise application (LEPA). Using detailed irrigation behavior data for growers in the High Plains Aquifer region of Kansas covering 1990–2014, we find clear evidence of peer influence in adoption of LEPA, net of environmental factors. Specifically, an additional neighboring LEPA ...
DOI:: 10.1111/agec.12518
: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12518

28. Planting Date Effects on Cotton Lint Yield and Fiber Quality in the U.S. Southern High Plains

Author:: Steven Mauget; Mauricio Ulloa; Jane Dever
Source:: Agriculture 2019 v.9 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:: 2077-0472
Subject:: cold; cultivars; genetics; germination; growing season; heat sums; irrigation; lint cotton; lint yield; micronaire; planting date; temperature; variety trials; vigor; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Cotton planting date effects in the U.S. Southern High Plains (SHP) were evaluated based on 11 years of May-planted and June-planted irrigated variety trials. Multiple cultivars planted in each year’s trial allowed for the calculation of 153 yield effects and 162 effects in 5 fiber quality parameters. Yield and quality effects were considered in the context of related changes in total growin ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agriculture9040082
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9040082

29. Response of Drought-Tolerant Corn to Varying Irrigation Levels in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Susan A. O’Shaughnessy; MinYoung Kim; Manuel A. Andrade; Paul D. Colaizzi; Steven R. Evett
Source:: Transactions of the ASABE v.62 no.5 pp. 1365-1375
ISSN:: 2151-0032
Subject:: Zea mays; aquifers; corn; crops; deficit irrigation; drought tolerance; evapotranspiration; grain yield; hybrids; irrigation rates; production functions; water requirement; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Corn (L.) for grain continues to be an important crop for livestock feed in the Texas High Plains (THP) region despite lackluster prices. It offers greater crop water productivity compared with other crops grown in the region but also has a relatively high water requirement, which must be met by irrigation. The sole water resource in the region is the Ogallala Aquifer, which is declining because w ...
Handle:: 10113/6811075
DOI:: 10.13031/trans.13234
: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.13234

30. Rye Cover Crop Impacts Soil Properties in a Long‐Term Cotton System

Author:: P. B. DeLaune; P. Mubvumba; K. L. Lewis; J. W. Keeling
Source:: Soil Science Society of America journal 2019 v.83 no.5 pp. 1451-1458
ISSN:: 0361-5995
Subject:: biogeochemical cycles; bulk density; conventional tillage; cotton; cover crops; cropping systems; growing season; nitrate nitrogen; no-tillage; resistance to penetration; rye; semiarid zones; soil compaction; soil function; soil organic carbon; soil properties; water conservation; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Core Ideas Soil nitrate was lower due to a cereal rye cover crop during the active growing season. Infiltration was greater for no‐till with rye cover crop than conventional tillage. After 17 years, no‐till with rye had greater soil organic C than conventional tillage in surface layers. Soil organic C did not differ between no‐till with rye and conventional tillage for subsurface layers. No‐till w ...
DOI:: 10.2136/sssaj2019.03.0069
: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2019.03.0069

31. Toxicity of Agrochemicals Among Larval Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui)

Author:: Eric M. Peterson; Katherine R. Shaw; Philip N. Smith
Source:: Environmental toxicology and chemistry 2019 v.38 no.12 pp. 2629-2636
ISSN:: 0730-7268
Subject:: Vanessa cardui; agrochemicals; beef cattle; biological corridors; butterflies; cattle feeds; clothianidin; feedlots; herbicides; insect control; insect larvae; insect pests; lethal dose; moxidectin; permethrin; pollinators; pyraclostrobin; rowcrops; veterinary drugs; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... In the Southern High Plains of the United States, beef cattle feed yards and row crop agriculture are predominant sources of agrochemical usage. Beef cattle feed yards use large quantities of veterinary pharmaceuticals to promote cattle growth and health, along with insecticides to control insect pests, whereas row crop‐based agriculture relies on herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides to increa ...
DOI:: 10.1002/etc.4565
: https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4565

32. What Is the Use Value of Irrigation Water from the High Plains Aquifer?

Author:: Federico García Suárez; Lilyan E. Fulginiti; Richard K. Perrin
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 2019 v.101 no.2 pp. 455-466
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: agricultural economics; aquifers; biomass production; heat sums; irrigation; irrigation water; temperature; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... This study provides an estimate of the gross value of irrigation water from the U.S. High Plains Aquifer. We estimate a yield function for aggregated crop biomass production, based on county‐level observations for 1960–2007. This study found that irrigation increases total biomass yield in this region by an average of 51%. We estimate the average gross annual value of irrigation as of 2007 to be $ ...
DOI:: 10.1093/ajae/aay062
: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay062

33. Assessment of a Density-Based Action Threshold for Suppression of Sugarcane Aphids, (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in the Southern High Plains

Author:: Adrianna Szczepaniec
Source:: Journal of economic entomology 2018 v.111 no.5 pp. 2201-2207
ISSN:: 1938-291X
Subject:: Melanaphis sacchari; Sorghum bicolor; clothianidin; crop yield; field experimentation; foliar spraying; grain sorghum; guidelines; hybrids; insect control; insect infestations; leaves; pesticide application; seed treatment; High Plains (United States); Southeastern United States; Texas
Abstract:: ... In the High Plains, sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner (Hemiptera: Aphididae), colonize grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench (Cyperales: Poaceae), when it is in reproductive stages and aphid populations increase rapidly. Sugarcane aphid management recommendations based on aphid densities have been implemented in southern United States, but have not been assessed in the High Plains. ...
DOI:: 10.1093/jee/toy176
: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy176

34. Climate Change Impacts on Yields and Soil Carbon in Row Crop Dryland Agriculture

Author:: Andy D. Robertson; Yao Zhang; Lucretia A. Sherrod; Steven T. Rosenzweig; Liwang Ma; Lajpat Ahuja; Meagan E. Schipanski
Source:: Journal of environmental quality 2018 v.47 no.4 pp. 684-694
ISSN:: 0047-2425
Subject:: Triticum aestivum; agroecosystems; arid lands; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; continuous cropping; crop rotation; emissions; evapotranspiration; fallow; grasslands; models; no-tillage; perennial grasses; rowcrops; soil; soil carbon; soil quality; summer; uncertainty; wheat; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Dryland agroecosystems could be a sizable sink for atmospheric carbon (C) due to their spatial extent and level of degradation, providing climate change mitigation. We examined productivity and soil C dynamics under two climate change scenarios (moderate warming, representative concentration pathway [RCP] 4.5; and high warming, RCP 8.5), using long‐term experimental data and the DayCent process‐ba ...
DOI:: 10.2134/jeq2017.08.0309
: https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.08.0309

35. Climate change implications for irrigation and groundwater in the Republican River Basin, USA

Author:: Gengxin Ou; Francisco Munoz-Arriola; Daniel R. Uden; Derrel Martin; Craig R. Allen; Nancy Shank
Source:: Climatic change 2018 v.151 no.2 pp. 303-316
ISSN:: 0165-0009
Subject:: General Circulation Models; aquifers; climate change; data collection; groundwater; groundwater flow; groundwater recharge; hydrologic models; irrigation; landscapes; planning; politics; prediction; regression analysis; temperature; water table; watersheds; High Plains (United States); Midwestern United States
Abstract:: ... This study investigates the influence of climate change on groundwater availability, and thereby, irrigation across political boundaries within the US High Plains aquifer. A regression model is developed to predict changes in irrigation according to predicted changes in precipitation and temperature from a downscaled dataset of 32 general circulation models (GCMs). Precipitation recharge changes a ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10584-018-2278-z
CHORUS:: 10.1007/s10584-018-2278-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2278-z

36. Evaluation of maize production under mobile drip irrigation

Author:: Tobias E. Oker; Isaya Kisekka; Aleksey Y. Sheshukov; Jonathan Aguilar; Danny H. Rogers
Source:: Agricultural water management 2018 v.210 pp. 11-21
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: aboveground biomass; altitude; aquifers; biomass production; energy; fertigation; grain yield; leaf area index; microirrigation; nozzles; rain; soil water; soil water content; water use efficiency; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Declining water levels in the Ogallala aquifer of the U.S. High Plains necessitate more efficient irrigation technology to sustain agricultural production. A study to evaluate the performance of Mobile Drip Irrigation (MDI) for maize production, in comparison to common center-pivot nozzles (Low Elevation Spray Application (LESA) and Low Energy Precision Application (LEPA)) was conducted. A center- ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.07.047
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.07.047
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.07.047

37. Grain sorghum production functions under different irrigation capacities

Author:: A. Araya; I. Kisekka; P.H. Gowda; P.V.V. Prasad
Source:: Agricultural water management 2018 v.203 pp. 261-271
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: aquifers; climatic factors; cropping systems; crops; cultivars; decision support systems; drought tolerance; filling period; grain sorghum; grain yield; growing season; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water; model validation; models; panicles; phenology; planting; production functions; rain; semiarid zones; soil; water requirement; water use efficiency; wells; High Plains (United States); Kansas
Abstract:: ... Water is the major factor limiting crop production in semi-arid regions of the southern and central US High Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer is the major source of irrigation water in the region. The water levels in the aquifer have been declining due to water withdrawals for irrigation exceeding mean annual recharge. As a result, some of the wells in the region are not able to meet the crop water req ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.03.010
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.03.010

38. Hierarchical, Quantitative Biogeographic Provinces for All North American Turtles and Their Contribution to the Biogeography of Turtles and the Continent

Author:: Joshua R. Ennen; Wilfredo A. Matamoros; Mickey Agha; Jeffrey E. Lovich; Sarah C. Sweat; Christopher W. Hoagstrom
Source:: Herpetological monograph 2017 v.31 no.1 pp. 142-168
ISSN:: 0733-1347
Subject:: Chelydra serpentina; Chrysemys picta; Nearctic region; Neotropics; Pleistocene epoch; atmospheric precipitation; climate; cluster analysis; coasts; cold tolerance; data collection; environmental factors; fauna; freshwater; freshwater fish; georeferencing; grasslands; highlands; indicator species; indigenous species; models; permafrost; rivers; runoff; stream channels; tectonics; temperature; topography; turtles; watersheds; zoogeography; Arkansas; California; Canada; Chihuahuan Desert; Gulf of Mexico; High Plains (United States); Mexico; Mississippi; Sonoran Desert; Texas
Abstract:: ... Our study represents the first attempt to describe biogeographic provinces for North American (México, United States, and Canada) turtles. We analyzed three nested data sets separately: (1) all turtles, (2) freshwater turtles, and (3) aquatic turtles. We georeferenced North American turtle distributions, then we created presence–absence matrices for each of the three data sets. We used watershed u ...
DOI:: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00013
: https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00013

39. More Recent Wheat Cultivars Extract More Water from Greater Soil Profile Depths to Increase Yield in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Sushil Thapa; Qingwu Xue; Kirk E. Jessup; Jackie C. Rudd; Shuyu Liu; Gautam P. Pradhan; Ravindra N. Devkota; Jason Baker
Source:: Agronomy journal 2017 v.109 no.6 pp. 2771-2780
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Triticum aestivum; agronomy; arid lands; biomass; crop management; cultivars; drought; evapotranspiration; flowering; plant available water; semiarid zones; soil profiles; volumetric water content; wheat; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... CORE IDEAS: We investigated the depth and amount of soil‐water extraction in TAM wheat cultivars. Yield was largely related to soil‐water extraction under dryland conditions. Relatively newer cultivars were able to extract more water from deeper soil profile. Drought is the most important factor limiting wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in the U.S. southern High Plains (SHP). Adoption of suitabl ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2017.02.0064
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2017.02.0064

40. Rapid Detection and Classification of Shedding in Feedlot Cattle Utilizing the Roka Bioscience Atlas Salmonella Detection Assay for the Analysis of Rectoanal Mucosal Swabs

Author:: W. Evan Chaney; Getahun E. Agga; Scott V. Nguyen; Terrance M. Arthur; Joseph M. Bosilevac; Erin Dreyling; Anantharama Rishi; Dayna Brichta-Harhay
Source:: Journal of food protection 2017 v.80 no.10 pp. 1760-1767
ISSN:: 0362-028X
Subject:: Salmonella enterica; anus; beef cattle; cohort studies; enrichment culture; feedlots; food pathogens; gene amplification; immunomagnetic separation; intestinal mucosa; microbial detection; microbial load; on-farm food safety; pathogen identification; quantitative analysis; rapid methods; ribosomal RNA; High Plains (United States); Midwestern United States
Abstract:: ... With an increasing focus on preharvest food safety, rapid methods are required for the detection and quantification of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella enterica in beef cattle. We validated the Atlas Salmonella Detection Assay (SEN), a nucleic acid amplification technology that targets Salmonella rRNA, for the qualitative detection of S. enterica with sample enrichment using immunomagnetic s ...
Handle:: 10113/5852142
DOI:: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-124
: https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-124

41. Using Satellite Imagery to Examine the Relationship between Surface-Water Dynamics of the Salt Lakes of Western Texas and Ogallala Aquifer Depletion

Author:: L. J. Heintzman; S. M. Starr; K. R. Mulligan; L. S. Barbato; N. E. McIntyre
Source:: Wetlands 2017 v.37 no.6 pp. 1055-1065
ISSN:: 0277-5212
Subject:: Landsat; acreage; aquifers; basins; climate change; drought; groundwater; groundwater extraction; habitats; halophytes; humans; irrigated farming; landscapes; remote sensing; salt lakes; summer; surface water; wetlands; winter; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... We used Landsat imagery to examine surface-water dynamics over the past 27 years in 39 salt lakes (salinas) of the Southern High Plains of the U.S. These groundwater- and precipitation-fed wetlands are regionally unique habitats with high salt concentrations and halophytic biota that may be vulnerable to hydrological changes from groundwater extraction for agriculture coupled with drought. We docu ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13157-017-0940-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-017-0940-2

42. Water productivity of maize in the US high plains

Author:: Thomas J. Trout; Kendall C. DeJonge
Source:: Irrigation science 2017 v.35 no.3 pp. 251-266
ISSN:: 0342-7188
Subject:: irrigation water; evapotranspiration; corn; deficit irrigation; grain yield; irrigation rates; production functions; field experimentation; irrigated farming; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Maize water production functions measured in a 4-year field trial in the US central high plains were curvilinear with 2.0 kg m⁻³ water productivity at full irrigation that resulted from 12.5 Mg ha⁻¹ grain yields with 630 mm of crop evapotranspiration, ETc. The curvilinear functions show decreasing yield but relatively constant water productivity up to 25% ETc reduction. Water productivity declined ...
Handle:: 10113/5725425
DOI:: 10.1007/s00271-017-0540-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-017-0540-1

43. A survey to describe current cattle feedlot facilities in the High Plains region of the United States

Author:: J.C. Simroth; D.U. Thomson; E.F. Schwandt; S.J. Bartle; C.K. Larson; C.D. Reinhardt
Source:: Professional animal scientists 2017 v.33 no.1 pp. 37-53
ISSN:: 1080-7446
Subject:: calves; equipment; feedlots; finishing; hospitals; industry; managers; respiratory tract diseases; risk; shipping; surveys; windbreaks; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Facilities used by the feedlot industry have diverse designs, and published data describing these designs are not found in the literature. Feedlot managers (n = 43) responded to a survey describing general feedlot information, shipping and receiving areas, finishing pens, and hospital facilities currently used in the High Plains region of the United States (TX, OK, NM, CO, KS, NE). Feedlots report ...
DOI:: 10.15232/pas.2016-01542
: https://doi.org/10.15232/pas.2016-01542

44. Cover Crop and Irrigation Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Enzymes in Semiarid Agroecosystems of the Central Great Plains of North America

Author:: Francisco J. CALDERÓN; David NIELSEN; Veronica ACOSTA-MARTÍNEZ; Merle F. VIGIL; Drew LYON
Source:: Pedosphere 2016 v.26 no.2 pp. 192-205
ISSN:: 1002-0160
Subject:: Protozoa; Triticum aestivum; agroecosystems; beta-glucosidase; carbon; carbon sequestration; community structure; cover crops; energy crops; enzyme activity; fatty acid methyl esters; irrigated conditions; irrigation; nitrogen; planting; semiarid zones; soil; soil ecology; soil enzymes; soil microorganisms; soil sampling; wheat; Colorado; High Plains (United States); Nebraska
Abstract:: ... Cover crops can have beneficial effects on soil microbiology by increasing carbon (C) supply, but these beneficial effects can be modulated by precipitation conditions. The objective of this study was to compare a fallow-winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) rotation to several cover crop-winter wheat rotations under rainfed and irrigated conditions in the semiarid US High Plains. Experiments were c ...
Handle:: 10113/5268261
DOI:: 10.1016/S1002-0160(15)60034-0
: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(15)60034-0

45. Developing the framework for a risk map for mite vectored viruses in wheat resulting from pre-harvest hail damage

Author:: Anthony L. Nguy-Robertson; Arthur I. Zygielbaum; Anthony J. McMechan; Gary L. Hein; Stephen N. Wegulo; Abby R. Stilwell; Travis M. Smith
Source:: Crop protection 2016 v.89 pp. 21-31
ISSN:: 0261-2194
Subject:: Landsat; USDA; canopy; chlorophyll; economic incentives; hail; insurance; mites; models; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; phenology; reflectance; risk; storm damage; storms; viruses; wheat; High Plains (United States); Nebraska
Abstract:: ... There is a strong economic incentive to reduce mite-vectored virus outbreaks. Most outbreaks in the central High Plains of the United States occur in the presence of volunteer wheat that emerges before harvest as a result of hail storms. This study provides a conceptual framework for developing a risk map for wheat diseases caused by mite-vectored viruses based on pre-harvest hail events. Traditio ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.06.014
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.06.014
Chorus Open Access:: 10.1016/j.cropro.2016.06.014
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2016.06.014

46. Evaluating New SMAP Soil Moisture for Drought Monitoring in the Rangelands of the US High Plains

Author:: Naga Manohar Velpuri; Gabriel B. Senay; Jeffrey T. Morisette
Source:: Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.4 pp. 183-190
ISSN:: 0190-0528
Subject:: data collection; drought; evapotranspiration; monitoring; rangelands; satellites; soil water; surface temperature; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Level 3 soil moisture datasets from the recently launched Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite are evaluated for drought monitoring in rangelands. Validation of SMAP soil moisture (SSM) with in situ and modeled estimates showed high level of agreement. SSM showed the highest correlation with surface soil moisture (0-5 cm) and a strong correlation to depths up to 20 cm. SSM showed a reliab ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.002
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.06.002

47. El Niño Southern Oscillation Effects on Dryland Crop Production in the Texas High Plains

Author:: R. L. Baumhardt; S. A. Mauget; R. C. Schwartz; O. R. Jones
Source:: Agronomy journal 2016 v.108 no.2 pp. 736-744
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: El Nino; La Nina; Sorghum bicolor; Triticum aestivum; agronomy; arid lands; grain sorghum; grain yield; growing season; risk; surface water temperature; wheat; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Risk averse dryland crop management in the U.S. southern High Plains stabilizes annual yields, however in some years the full yield potential is unrealized thereby reducing the overall cropping system productivity. Equatorial Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) systematically couple with the atmosphere to produce predictable El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather in much of North ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2015.0403
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2015.0403

48. ‘Elgin-ND’ Spring Wheat: A Newly Adapted Cultivar to the North-Central Plains of the United States with High Agronomic and Quality Performance

Author:: Mohamed Mergoum; Senay Simsek; Shaobin Zhong; Maricelis Acevedo; Timothy L. Friesen; Mohammed S. Alamri; Steven Xu; Zhaohui Liu
Source:: Journal of plant registrations 2016 v.10 no.2 pp. 130-134
ISSN:: 1936-5209
Subject:: Fusarium graminearum; Fusarium head blight; Puccinia graminis; Puccinia recondita; Pyrenophora tritici-repentis; Triticum aestivum; Xanthomonas translucens; cultivars; disease resistance; genes; germplasm releases; hard red spring wheat; leaf blight; leaf rust; plant breeding; spring wheat; stem rust; teleomorphs; High Plains (United States); North Dakota
Abstract:: ... The spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) industry and growers usually value adapted wheat cultivars with high quality attributes, an essential criteria for maintaining wheat as a competitive commodity at the national and international levels. Therefore, the goal of the breeding program is to develop wheat cultivars that meet the above criteria using appropriate breeding tools. ‘Elgin-ND’ (CV-1116, ...
Handle:: 10113/63001
DOI:: 10.3198/jpr2015.07.0044crc
: https://doi.org/10.3198/jpr2015.07.0044crc

49. Evaluation of a Landscape-Scale Approach to Cotton Modeling

Author:: J. D. Booker; Robert J. Lascano; Steven R. Evett; Richard E. Zartman
Source:: Agronomy journal 2014 v.106 no.6 pp. 2263-2279
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; agricultural land; aquifers; clay loam soils; cotton; crop models; crop production; irrigation; irrigation water; landscapes; sandy loam soils; semiarid zones; soil water; soil water content; soil water storage; spatial variation; statistics; temporal variation; water uptake; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... The Texas Southern High Plains is a semiarid region for cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production that uses irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer, where depletion exceeds recharge, prompting limits to pump water. Thus, there is a need for management strategies to optimize the diminishing water, and these could be modeled provided the spatiotemporal variability associated with irrigated cotton ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj14.0202
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj14.0202

50. Modeling Cotton Lint Yield Response to Irrigation Management as Influenced by El Niño–Southern Oscillation

Author:: R. L. Baumhardt; S. A. Mauget; P. H. Gowda; D. K. Brauer
Source:: Agronomy journal 2014 v.106 no.5 pp. 1559-1568
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: El Nino; Gossypium hirsutum; La Nina; aquifers; crops; drought tolerance; evapotranspiration; growing season; irrigation rates; irrigation scheduling; lint cotton; lint yield; rain; simulation models; soil water; surface water temperature; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... The declining High Plains or Ogallala Aquifer motivates U.S. producers to optimize water use and yield of drought-tolerant crops like cotton [Gossypium hirsutum (L.)]. Systematic sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTA) drive the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), resulting in predictable weather patterns in North America that could be exploited by irrigation strategies. Our objective was to com ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj13.0451
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj13.0451

51. Molecular Mapping of Stripe Rust Resistance in Hard Red Winter Wheat TAM 111 Adapted to the U.S. High Plains

Author:: Bhoja R. Basnet; Amir M. H. Ibrahim; Xianming Chen; Ravi P. Singh; Esten R. Mason; Robert L. Bowden; Shuyu Liu; Dirk B. Hays; Ravindra N. Devkota; Nithya K. Subramanian; Jackie C. Rudd
Source:: Crop science 2014 v.54 no.4 pp. 1361-1373
ISSN:: 0011-183X
Subject:: Puccinia striiformis; Triticum aestivum; chromosome mapping; cultivars; disease resistance; foliar diseases; genotyping; greenhouses; hard red winter wheat; inbred lines; loci; major genes; mature plants; microsatellite repeats; phenotypic variation; quantitative trait loci; resistance genes; seedlings; stripe rust; winter wheat; Arizona; Arkansas; High Plains (United States); Texas; Washington (state)
Abstract:: ... Stripe rust, also known as yellow rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Erikss. (Pst), is one of the most important foliar diseases of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the United States and other parts of the world. To investigate the genetic basis of resistance conferred by the winter wheat cultivar ‘TAM 111’, a mapping population of 124 F₅ and F₆ derived recombinant inbred ...
DOI:: 10.2135/cropsci2013.09.0625
: https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.09.0625

52. Optimizing Irrigation and Plant Density for Improved Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality

Author:: Lu Feng; Garrett Mathis; Glen Ritchie; Yinchun Han; Yabing Li; Guoping Wang; Xiaoyu Zhi; Craig W. Bednarz
Source:: Agronomy journal 2014 v.106 no.4 pp. 1111-1118
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; costs and returns; environmental factors; experimental design; fiber content; field experimentation; fineness; high volume instruments; information systems; irrigation rates; lint yield; mechanical harvesting; micronaire; plant density; profitability; seed cotton; water shortages; weather; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... An important limitation to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production in the Texas High Plains is water shortage. A 2-yr study was conducted at two locations in Lubbock, TX, in 2007 and 2008 to determine the optimal irrigation and plant density for cotton production in the Texas High Plains based on yield and fiber quality. A field experiment was conducted by using a split plot design, with irrigat ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj13.0503
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj13.0503

53. Utilizing a Preplant Soil Test for Predicting and Estimating Root Rot Severity in Sugar Beet in the Central High Plains of the United States

Author:: Harveson R. M.; Nielsen K. A.; Eskridge K. M.
Source:: Plant disease 2014 v.98 no.9 pp. 1248-1252
ISSN:: 0191-2917
Subject:: Aphanomyces cochlioides; Thanatephorus cucumeris; covariance; crop production; cultivars; data analysis; data collection; greenhouses; growing season; pathogens; planting; prediction; root rot; seedlings; soil; soil sampling; soil-borne diseases; sucrose; sugar beet; Colorado; High Plains (United States); Nebraska; Wyoming
Abstract:: ... Aphanomyces cochlioides and Rhizoctonia solani are important soilborne pathogens causing root diseases that are primary constraints to sugar beet production in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. These types of diseases are difficult to control because they are often not noticed until substantial damage has already occurred. Efforts to manage them would be more effective if techniques were available ...
DOI:: 10.1094/PDIS-11-13-1186-RE
: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-13-1186-RE

54. Evaluation of Commercial Cotton Harvesting Systems in the Southern High Plains

Author:: Wanjura, John D.; Boman, Randal K.; Kelley, Mark S.; Ashbrook, Chris W.; Faulkner, William B.; Holt, Gregory A.; Pelletier, Mathew G.
Source:: Applied engineering in agriculture 2013 v.29 no.3 pp. 321-332
ISSN:: 0883-8542
Subject:: bark; fiber quality; harvesting; high volume instruments; irrigated conditions; lint cotton; lint yield; market share; markets; microirrigation; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Cotton production practices have changed in the Southern High Plains of the United States over the last decade resulting in increased yields and improved fiber quality. Moreover, the majority of U.S. cotton now competes in a global fiber market that demands higher quality fiber for ring spun yarn than the former domestic open-end market. The brush-roll stripper harvester is the predominate machine ...

55. Grain Yield, Forage Yield, and Nutritive Value of Dual-Purpose Small Grains in the Central High Plains of the USA

Author:: M. Anowarul Islam; Augustine K. Obour; Malay C. Saha; Jerry J. Nachtman; Wendy K. Cecil; Robert E. Baumgartner
Source:: Crop management 2013 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:: 1543-7833
Subject:: Triticum; acreage; cultivars; forage yield; grain yield; grazing; nutritive value; rye; triticale; wheat; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Dual-purpose small grains can extend the grazing period without compromising grain yield. In the Central High Plains of the USA, though vast acreages of wheat are planted each year, dual-purpose production is not common. This study evaluated the grain yield, forage yield, and forage nutritive value of two experimental lines along with a check cultivar from each of three species of small grains (ry ...
DOI:: 10.1094/CM-2012-0154-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/CM-2012-0154-RS

56. Multiple Irrigation Levels Affect Boll Distribution, Yield, and Fiber Micronaire in Cotton

Author:: Chase Snowden; Glen Ritchie; Justin Cave; Wayne Keeling; Nithya Rajan
Source:: Agronomy journal 2013 v.105 no.6 pp. 1536-1544
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; bolls; branches; cotton; cultivars; drought; fruiting; heat; irrigation rates; micronaire; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... The boll distribution characteristics of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars are related to cotton maturity and can interact with environment and management practices to determine yield and fiber quality. The boll distributions of six cotton cultivars under four irrigation levels were compared in 2011 and 2012 on the Texas High Plains. In 2011, a year of severe drought and heat, all cu ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2013.0084
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2013.0084

57. Small Grains Have Forage Production Potential and Nutritive Value in Central High Plains of Wyoming

Author:: M. Anowarul Islam; Augustine K. Obour; Jerry J. Nachtman; Robert E. Baumgartner; Malay C. Saha
Source:: Forage and grazinglands 2013 v.11 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1547-4631
Subject:: Secale cereale; Triticosecale; Triticum aestivum; acid detergent fiber; crude protein; forage production; forage yield; growing season; in vitro digestibility; livestock; neutral detergent fiber; nutritive value; rye; spring; summer; triticale; wheat; winter; High Plains (United States); Wyoming
Abstract:: ... Forage production and nutritive value of three selections each of winter rye (Secale cereale L.), and triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack), and four selections of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were evaluated over three growing seasons (2008-2011) in Wyoming. Average fall forage productivity was < 1.0 Mg/ha and lower (P < 0.0001) than forage production in spring and summer. Average spring dry matter ...
DOI:: 10.1094/FG-2013-0121-02-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/FG-2013-0121-02-RS

58. Evaluating the two-source energy balance model using local thermal and surface flux observations in a strongly advective irrigated agricultural area

Author:: William P. Kustas; Joseph G. Alfieri; Martha C. Anderson; Paul D. Colaizzi; John H. Prueger; Steven R. Evett; Christopher M.U. Neale; Andrew N. French; Lawrence E. Hipps; José L. Chávez; Karen S. Copeland; Terry A. Howell
Source:: Advances in Water Resources 2012 v.50 pp. 120-133
ISSN:: 0309-1708
Subject:: agricultural land; air temperature; cotton; eddy covariance; energy balance; field experimentation; heat transfer; irrigated farming; irrigation; landscapes; lysimeters; meteorological data; models; remote sensing; semiarid zones; soil; solar radiation; surface temperature; uncertainty; vegetation cover; wind speed; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Application and validation of many thermal remote sensing-based energy balance models involve the use of local meteorological inputs of incoming solar radiation, wind speed and air temperature as well as accurate land surface temperature (LST), vegetation cover and surface flux measurements. For operational applications at large scales, such local information is not routinely available. In additio ...
Handle:: 10113/60157
DOI:: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.07.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.07.005

59. Controlling Weeds Found in Peanut with Lactofen

Author:: W. James Grichar; Peter A. Dotray
Source:: Crop management 2011 v.10 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1543-7833
Subject:: 2,4-DB; Amaranthus palmeri; Trianthema portulacastrum; application timing; crop yield; fallow; humidity; lactofen; nonionic surfactants; peanuts; pesticide application; plant height; weed control; weeds; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Field studies were conducted from 2006 to 2008 in south Texas on peanut and in the Texas High Plains under fallow conditions to determine weed control using lactofen applied POST. At the High Plains location, under low humidity conditions, Palmer amaranth control decreased as weed size increased. Smellmelon control with lactofen in south Texas was influenced by weed length and surfactant. Adding a ...
DOI:: 10.1094/CM-2011-0912-01-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/CM-2011-0912-01-RS

60. Dry Matter Yield and Nutritive Value of Cowpea and Lablab in the Southern High Plains of the USA

Author:: Francisco E. Contreras-Govea; Sergio Soto-Navarro; David Calderon-Mendoza; Mark A. Marsalis; Leonard M. Lauriault
Source:: Forage and grazinglands 2011 v.9 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1547-4631
Subject:: Lablab purpureus; Vigna unguiculata; annuals; beef cattle; cowpeas; crude protein; cultivars; dry matter accumulation; forage production; maturity stage; nutritive value; soil; warm season; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... In addition to fixing N in the soil, legumes can be a good source of forage for livestock. The objective of this study was to assess the dry matter (DM) yield and nutritive value of two warm-season annual legumes (WSAL) as potential new forages for the Southern High Plains of the USA. Lablab bean (Lablab purpureus L.) cv Rio Verde (RV) and Rongai (RO) and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] cv I ...
DOI:: 10.1094/FG-2011-0819-02-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/FG-2011-0819-02-RS

61. A New Report for Downy Mildew [(Hyaloperonospora camelinae Gäum.) Göker, Voglmayr, Riethm., M. Weiss & Oberw. 2003] of Camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] in the High Plains of the United States

Author:: Robert M. Harveson; Dipak K. Santra; Melodie L. Putnam; Marc Curtis; Alexander D. Pavlista
Source:: Plant health progress 2011 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:: 1535-1025
Subject:: Camelina sativa; biodiesel; cultivars; downy mildew; oilseed crops; pathogen identification; polymerase chain reaction; High Plains (United States); Nebraska
Abstract:: ... Camelina is a new oilseed crop in Nebraska with good potential as a source of biodiesel. While evaluating cultivars for adaptability and yield potential, an epidemic of downy mildew was observed in research plots in Scottsbluff, NE. The pathogen was identified as Hyaloperonospora camelinae through morphological characteristics and PCR assays. This is the first substantiated report for this disease ...
DOI:: 10.1094/PHP-2011-1014-01-BR
: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-2011-1014-01-BR

62. Tillage and Cattle Grazing Effects on Soil Properties and Grain Yields in a Dryland Wheat–Sorghum–Fallow Rotation

Author:: R. L. Baumhardt; R. C. Schwartz; J. C. MacDonald; J. A. Tolk
Source:: Agronomy journal 2011 v.103 no.3 pp. 914-922
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: minimum tillage; integrated agricultural systems; no-tillage; grazing; soil compaction; soil water storage; weed control; pastures; liveweight gain; Triticum aestivum; grain yield; soil water content; cattle; dryland farming; stubble mulching; winter wheat; crop rotation; clay loam soils; grain sorghum; semiarid zones; Sorghum bicolor; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensifies production of the dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)–sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]–fallow (WSF) rotation in the U.S. Southern High Plains. Stubble-mulch (SM) tillage controls weeds and counteracts soil compaction. No-till (NT) increases soil water at planting and dryland crop yields, but added grazing effects are unknown. Our objectives were to qua ...
Handle:: 10113/49691
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2010.0388
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0388

63. Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Impacts on Rangelands: Test of a Standard Rangeland Assessment Protocol

Author:: Duniway Michael C.; Herrick Jeffrey E.; Pyke David A.; Toledo P. David
Source:: Rangeland ecology & management 2010 v.63 no.5 pp. 524-536
ISSN:: 1551-5028
Subject:: roads; deserts; anthropogenic activities; remote sensing; qualitative analysis; land use; correlation; arid zones; motorized recreation; ecosystems; range management; shrublands; image analysis; pipelines; ecosystem services; spatial variation; steppes; environmental assessment; traffic; accuracy; rangelands; all-terrain vehicles; semiarid zones; environmental impact; Wyoming; High Plains (United States); New Mexico; Colorado
Abstract:: ... Linear disturbances associated with on- and off-road vehicle use on rangelands has increased dramatically throughout the world in recent decades. This increase is due to a variety of factors including increased availability of all-terrain vehicles, infrastructure development (oil, gas, renewable energy, and ex-urban), and recreational activities. In addition to the direct impacts of road developme ...
Handle:: 10113/46003
DOI:: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00176.1
: https://doi.org/10.2111/REM-D-09-00176.1

64. Determination of water quality variables, endotoxin concentration, and Enterobacteriaceae concentration and identification in southern High Plains dairy lagoons

Author:: Purdy, C.W.; Clark, R.N.; Straus, D.C.
Source:: Journal of dairy science 2010 v.93 no.4 pp. 1511-1522
ISSN:: 0022-0302
Subject:: chemical concentration; water pollution; sampling; water quality; wastewater; microbial contamination; good agricultural practices; fungi; dairy farming; concentrated animal feeding operations; agricultural wastes; water quality analysis; endotoxins; Salmonella enterica; waste lagoons; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... The objectives of this study were to determine the concentration of endotoxin, determine 20 water quality variables, and identify and enumerate fungal and bacterial pathogens from United States southern High Plains dairy lagoons and control lakes during summer and winter. Water samples were collected in triplicate from the north, south, east, and west quadrants of each body of water. The mean (± S ...
Handle:: 10113/42349
DOI:: 10.3168/jds.2009-2497
PubMed:: 20338428
: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2497

65. Influence of feedyards on bioaerosols of two small towns on the Southern High Plains

Author:: Purdy, Charles W.; Rice, William C.; Clark, R. Nolan; Straus, David C.
Source:: Texas journal of science 2010 v.62 no.2 pp. 83-110
ISSN:: 0040-4403
Subject:: towns; aerosols; particulates; rural communities; feedlots; samplers; weather stations; microorganisms; air quality; air pollution; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Aerosol particulates and bioaerosols were compared between two small cities located in the Southern High Plains. Aerosol particulate generators in rural communities have not been well studied. City A had more than 35 feedyards located in and near it, while City B had one feedyard located beyond the air sampling area. Two sites were located in each of the two cities, and one farm was located downwi ...
Handle:: 10113/49915

66. Soil Microbial Communities and Function in Alternative Systems to Continuous Cotton

Author:: V. Acosta-Martínez; G. Burow; T. M. Zobeck; V. G. Allen
Source:: Soil Science Society of America journal 2010 v.74 no.4 pp. 1181-1192
ISSN:: 0361-5995
Subject:: fiber crops; carbon; land use; soil ecology; pastures; Gossypium hirsutum; Triticum aestivum; continuous cropping; Zea mays; soil bacteria; conservation plants; soil quality; soil biology; corn; forage grasses; winter wheat; crop rotation; cotton; soil fungi; grain crops; nitrogen; Bothriochloa bladhii; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) monoculture under conventional tillage has been the predominant cropping system in the Southern High Plains region of the United States since the 1940s. This study evaluated other cropping systems and land uses for their potential to increase soil quality and enhance soil functioning compared with continuous cotton (Ct-Ct), including a mixture of grasses in the Conse ...
Handle:: 10113/43461
DOI:: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0065
: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2008.0065

67. Calibrating Northern Texas High Plains Groundwater Model

Author:: Hernandez, Jairo E.; Gowda, Prasanna H.; Howell, Terry A.; Marek, Thomas H.
Source:: Wetting front : Water Management Research Unit newsletter 2009 pp. 8-13
Subject:: groundwater; aquifers; water table; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... In the Northern High Plains of Texas, irrigated crop production accounts for a major portion of groundwater withdrawals from the Ogallala aquifer. The concern is that diminishing groundwater supplies will severely reduce regional crop and animal production, which in turn would impact the regional economy. The objective of this study was to develop and calibrate a groundwater model for a 4-county a ...
Handle:: 10113/32621

68. Impact of deep plowing on groundwater recharge in a semiarid region: Case study, High Plains, Texas

Author:: Scanlon, B.R.; Reedy, R.C.; Baumhardt, R.L.; Strassberg, G.
Source:: Water resources research 2009 v.45 no.7 pp. W00A10 (11 p
ISSN:: 0043-1397
Subject:: semiarid soils; semiarid zones; case studies; groundwater recharge; plowing; aquifers; dryland farming; permeability; soil physical properties; clay loam soils; conventional tillage; agricultural soils; subsurface flow; chlorides; drainage; crop yield; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Groundwater recharge is critical in semiarid regions where aquifers are currently being mined for intensive irrigation. Land use management related to agriculture can be used to control partitioning of water near the land surface and to potentially manage water resources. The purpose of this study was to quantify impacts of deep plowing in rainfed (nonirrigated) agriculture in a semiarid region on ...
Handle:: 10113/35439
DOI:: 10.1029/2008WR006991
: https://doi.org/10.1029/2008WR006991

69. Performance of Forage Sorghum-Legume Mixtures in Southern High Plains, USA

Author:: Francisco E. Contreras-Govea; Leonard M. Lauriault; Mark. Marsalis; Sangu. Angadi; Naveen. Puppala
Source:: Forage and grazinglands 2009 v.7 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1547-4631
Subject:: Glycine max; Lablab purpureus; Phaseolus acutifolius var. acutifolius; Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii; Vigna unguiculata; Zea mays; acid detergent fiber; annuals; corn; cowpeas; crude protein; dairy cows; digestibility; dry matter accumulation; forage crops; hybrids; neutral detergent fiber; nutritive value; planting; silage; soybeans; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Forage sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and sorghum & sudangrass (S. bicolor var Sudanese) hybrids may produce as much dry matter yield as corn (Zea mays L.) for silage but with less water. Planting sorghum forage with annual legumes could increase digestibility and crude protein (CP) concentration, making the mixture more suitable for dairy cow rations. The objective of this study was to ass ...
DOI:: 10.1094/FG-2009-0401-01-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/FG-2009-0401-01-RS

70. Year-round Irrigation and Fall Dormancy Affects Alfalfa Yield in a Semiarid, Subtropical Environment

Author:: L. M. Lauriault; R. E. Kirksey; D. M. VanLeeuwen
Source:: Forage and grazinglands 2009 v.7 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1547-4631
Subject:: Medicago sativa; alfalfa; autumn; crop yield; dormancy; furrow irrigation; irrigation management; spring; subtropics; summer; temperature; winter; High Plains (United States); United States
Abstract:: ... Fall dormancy (FD) group selection and irrigation management may be valuable tools for increasing alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) yield in semiarid, subtropical regions. Dry matter (DM) yields of moderately dormant, semidormant, moderately nondormant, and nondormant alfalfa as subplots (each represented by four varieties) were compared for four years under two irrigation regimes (furrow-irrigated onc ...
DOI:: 10.1094/FG-2009-0820-01-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/FG-2009-0820-01-RS

71. Ammonia emissions from a beef cattle feedyard on the southern High Plains

Author:: Todd, Richard W.; Cole, N. Andy; Clark, R. Nolan; Flesch, Thomas K.; Harper, Lowry A.; Baek, Bok H.
Source:: Atmospheric environment 2008 v.42 no.28 pp. 6797-6805
Subject:: beef cattle; concentrated animal feeding operations; feedlots; ammonia; urine; feces; ammonium nitrogen; gas emissions; summer; winter; seasonal variation; air pollution; air quality; wind speed; air temperature; quantitative analysis; stochastic processes; statistical models; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are major sources of ammonia emitted into the atmosphere. There is considerable literature on ammonia emissions from poultry and swine CAFO, but few comprehensive studies have investigated large, open lot beef cattle feedyards. Ammonia emission rates and emission factors for a 77-ha, 45 000-head commercial beef cattle feedyard on the southern High Pla ...
Handle:: 10113/20115
DOI:: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.013
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.013

72. Case study: Nutrient Values of Spring and Summer Annual Forages in a Single Cut Harvest

Author:: B.A. Weichenthal; D.D. Baltensperger; K.P. Vogel; S.D. Masterson; J.M. Krall
Source:: professional animal scientist 2008 v.24 no.6 pp. 668-674
ISSN:: 1525-318X
Subject:: forage; nutrient content; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... The Central High Plains of the United States (western Nebraska and Kansas and eastern Wyoming and Colorado) is a major beef cattle production area, but it is subject to periodic droughts. Annual forages are an essential feed source for maintaining beef cattle herds during periods of drought and winter months. The objective of this study was to determine nutrient concentrations in annual forages, i ...
Handle:: 10113/22211
DOI:: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30920-7
: https://doi.org/10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30920-7

73. Increased snow facilitates plant invasion in mixedgrass prairie

Author:: D. Blumenthal; R. A. Chimner; J. M. Welker; J. A. Morgan
Source:: new phytologist 2008 v.179 no.2 pp. 440-448
ISSN:: 0028-646X
Subject:: atmospheric deposition; plant density; Linaria dalmatica; prairies; forbs; wet environmental conditions; dry matter accumulation; Gypsophila paniculata; invasive species; ecological invasion; Euphorbia esula; soil water content; irrigated conditions; Centaurea diffusa; climate change; Cirsium arvense; weeds; climatic factors; Bromus tectorum; nitrogen; snow; Wyoming; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... • Although global change is known to influence plant invasion, little is known about interactions between altered precipitation and invasion. In the North American mixedgrass prairie, invasive species are often abundant in wet and nitrogen (N)‐rich areas, suggesting that predicted changes in precipitation and N deposition could exacerbate invasion. • Here, this possibility was tested by seeding si ...
Handle:: 10113/20007
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02475.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02475.x

74. Physiological Time Model for Predicting Adult Emergence of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Stevenson, Douglass E.; Michels, Gerald J.; Bible, John B.; Jackman, John A.; Harris, Marvin K.
Source:: Journal of economic entomology 2008 v.101 no.5 pp. 1584-1593
ISSN:: 0022-0493
Subject:: eclosion; agroecosystems; Zea mays; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; insect pests; plant development; phenology; ambient temperature; plant pests; corn; heat sums; seasonal variation; imagos; probabilistic models; prediction; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Field observations at three locations in the Texas High Plains were used to develop and validate a degree-day phenology model to predict the onset and proportional emergence of adult Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) adults. Climatic data from the Texas High Plains Potential Evapotranspiration network were used with records of cumulative proportional adult emergenc ...
DOI:: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1584:PTMFPA]2.0.CO;2
PubMed:: 18950040
: https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1584:PTMFPA]2.0.CO;2

75. Salmonella enterica Burden in Harvest-Ready Cattle Populations from the Southern High Plains of the United States

Author:: Kunze, David J.; Loneragan, Guy H.; Platt, Tammy M.; Miller, Mark F.; Besser, Thomas E.; Koohmaraie, Mohammad; Stephens, Tyler; Brashears, Mindy M.
Source:: Applied and environmental microbiology 2008 v.74 no.2 pp. 345-351
ISSN:: 0099-2240
Subject:: cattle; salmonellosis; Salmonella enterica; hides and skins; feces; disease prevalence; microbial load; serotypes; multiple drug resistance; risk assessment; feedlots; slaughterhouses; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Our objectives were to quantify the Salmonella enterica burdens in harvest-ready cattle and to identify specific at-risk populations of cattle most likely to harbor multiply resistant S. enterica. Hide swabs were collected in abattoirs from three cohorts of cattle (feedlot origin cattle that had achieved desirable harvest characteristics and dairy- and beef-type cows harvested because of poor prod ...
Handle:: 10113/11087
DOI:: 10.1128/AEM.02076-07
PubMed:: 18024678
PubMed Central:: PMC2223257
: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02076-07

76. Selecting Small-Grain Forages for the Southern High Plains

Author:: Mark A. Marsalis; Leonard M. Lauriault; Dawn M. VanLeeuwen
Source:: Forage and grazinglands 2008 v.6 no.1 pp. 0
ISSN:: 1547-4631
Subject:: Avena sativa; Triticosecale; Triticum aestivum; crops; double cropping; grain yield; hay; irrigation; markets; nutritive value; oats; silage; summer; triticale; wheat; High Plains (United States); New Mexico; Texas
Abstract:: ... Information is lacking on the relative performance of small-grain forage types grown for hay or silage on the High Plains of New Mexico and West Texas. Tests were conducted from 2004 to 2008 at Clovis, NM, to determine long-term potential of common varieties and blends of species [wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), triticale (xTriticosecale), and oats (Avena sativa L.)] in an irrigated production syste ...
DOI:: 10.1094/FG-2008-1104-01-RS
: https://doi.org/10.1094/FG-2008-1104-01-RS

77. Soil nitrogen distribution and deposition on shortgrass prairie adjacent to a beef cattle feedyard

Author:: Todd, Richard W.; Cole, N. Andy; Clark, R. Nolan; Rice, William C.; Guo, Wen-Xuan
Source:: Biology and fertility of soils 2008 v.44 no.8 pp. 1099-1102
ISSN:: 0178-2762
Subject:: beef cattle; nitrogen; pollution load; spatial distribution; pastures; grasslands; feedlots; environmental impact; soil fertility; nutrients; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Cattle feedyards can impact local environments through emission of ammonia and dust deposited on nearby land. Impacts range from beneficial fertilization of cropland to detrimental effects on sensitive ecosystems. Shortgrass prairie downwind from an adjacent feedyard on the southern High Plains of Texas, USA changed from perennial grasses to annual weeds. It was hypothesized that N enrichment from ...
Handle:: 10113/35715
DOI:: 10.1007/s00374-008-0286-2
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-008-0286-2

78. Surface Energy Balance Based Evapotranspiration Mapping in the Texas High Plains

Author:: Gowda, Prasanna H.; Chávez, José L.; Howell, Terry A.; Marek, Thomas H.; New, Leon L.
Source:: Sensors 2008 v.8 no.8 pp. 5186-5201
ISSN:: 1424-8220
Subject:: agricultural land; semiarid zones; aquifers; energy balance; evapotranspiration; soil water balance; Landsat; remote sensing; algorithms; irrigation scheduling; thematic maps; mathematical models; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Agriculture on the Texas High Plains (THP) uses approximately 89% of groundwater withdrawals from the Ogallala Aquifer. Consequently, groundwater levels are declining faster than the recharge rate. Therefore, efficient agricultural water use is essential for economic viability and sustainability of the THP. Accurate regional evapotranspiration (ET) maps would provide valuable information on actual ...
Handle:: 10113/22549
DOI:: 10.3390/s8085186
PubMed:: 27873809
PubMed Central:: PMC3705496
: https://doi.org/10.3390/s8085186

79. Tag-encoded pyrosequencing analysis of bacterial diversity in a single soil type as affected by management and land use

Author:: Acosta-Martínez, V.; Dowd, S.; Sun, Y.; Allen, V.
Source:: Soil biology & biochemistry 2008 v.40 no.11 pp. 2762-2770
ISSN:: 0038-0717
Subject:: agricultural soils; taxonomy; wheat; land use; perennials; pastures; Gossypium hirsutum; Triticum aestivum; Actinobacteria; Zea mays; soil bacteria; soil quality; corn; species diversity; crop rotation; grassland soils; cotton; molecular genetics; soil erosion; Bothriochloa bladhii; molecular biology; conservation areas; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Impacts of management and land use on soil bacterial diversity have not been well documented. Here we present the application of the bacterial tag encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing (bTEFAP) diversity method, which will promote studies in soil microbiomes. Using this modified FLX pyrosequencing approach we evaluated bacterial diversity of a soil (Pullman soil; fine, mixed, thermic Torrertic Paleu ...
Handle:: 10113/21502
DOI:: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.022
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.022

80. Climate Variability Controls on Unsaturated Water and Chemical Movement, High Plains Aquifer, USA

Author:: Jason J. Gurdak; Randall T. Hanson; Peter B. McMahon; Breton W. Bruce; John E. McCray; Geoffrey D. Thyne; Robert C. Reedy
Source:: Vadose zone journal 2007 v.6 no.3 pp. 533-547
ISSN:: 1539-1663
Subject:: temporal variation; El Nino; evapotranspiration; vadose zone; chlorides; leaching; infiltration (hydrology); nitrate nitrogen; climatic factors; nitrates; water table; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Responses in the vadose zone and groundwater to interannual, interdecadal, and multidecadal climate variability have important implications for groundwater resource sustainability, yet they are poorly documented and not well understood in most aquifers of the USA. This investigation systematically examines the role of interannual to multidecadal climate variability on groundwater levels, deep infi ...
DOI:: 10.2136/vzj2006.0087
: https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2006.0087

81. Investigation of soil conditioning index values for Southern High Plains agroecosystems

Author:: Zobeck, T.M.; Crownover, J.; Dollar, M.; Van Pelt, R.S.; Acosta-Martinez, V.; Bronson, K.F.; Upchurch, D.R.
Source:: Journal of soil and water conservation 2007 v.62 no.6 pp. 433-442
ISSN:: 0022-4561
Subject:: agricultural soils; sandy soils; soil organic carbon; no-tillage; rangeland soils; wheat; soil chemical properties; Gossypium hirsutum; Triticum aestivum; Natural Resources Conservation Service; agroecosystems; conventional tillage; soil quality; dryland farming; particulates; conservation programs; crop rotation; grassland soils; cotton; forage crops; grain sorghum; soil physical properties; irrigated soils; semiarid soils; Sorghum bicolor; land management; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has proposed the Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) to predict the consequences of management actions on the state of soil organic carbon (SOC), a soil quality indicator. The index was developed based on research in humid, temperate, loamy soils but has not been tested for many other conditions. In this project, we determined the effects of management on ...
Handle:: 10113/10882

82. Larval Hannemania sp. infestations of Spea spp. in the Southern High Plains, Texas, USA

Author:: Torrence, S.M.; Smith, L.M.; McMurry, S.T.
Source:: Journal of wildlife diseases 2007 v.43 no.4 pp. 742-746
ISSN:: 0090-3558
Subject:: animal parasites and pests; Bufo; host-parasite relationships; Ambystoma; Rana; Trombiculidae; host specificity; playas; chiggers; toads; High Plains (United States); Texas
DOI:: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.742
PubMed:: 17984273
: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.742

83. Nitrous Oxide Fluxes from Cultivated Areas and Rangeland: U.S. High Plains

Author:: Edwin P. Weeks; Peter B. McMahon
Source:: Vadose zone journal 2007 v.6 no.3 pp. 496-510
ISSN:: 1539-1663
Subject:: land use change; grasslands; agricultural soils; rhizosphere; Zea mays; rangeland soils; corn; arable soils; biological activity in soil; gas emissions; denitrification; water table; vadose zone; nitrous oxide; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Concentration profiles of N₂O, a greenhouse gas, and the conservative trace gases SF₆ and the chlorofluorocarbons CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, and were measured periodically through thick vadose zones at nine sites in the U.S. High Plains. The CFC and SF₆ measurements were used to calibrate a one-dimensional gas diffusion model, using the parameter identification program UCODE. The calibrated model wa ...
DOI:: 10.2136/vzj2006.0164
: https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2006.0164

84. Nesting Ecology and Survival of Scaled Quail in the Southern High Plains of Texas

Author:: PLEASANT GREG D.; DABBERT C. BRAD; MITCHELL ROBERT B.
Source:: journal of wildlife management 2006 v.70 no.3 pp. 632-640
ISSN:: 0022-541X
Subject:: Callipepla; quails; nesting; mortality; animal ecology; wildlife habitats; botanical composition; vegetation cover; overgrazing; drought; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) populations have been declining since the early 1960s, and there is no clear understanding of what is causing this decline. It has been suggested that reproductive failure is a probable cause of this decline. We used radiotelemetry to evaluate nesting ecology and survival of scaled quail in the Southern High Plains of Texas in 1999 and 2000. We radio-marked 138 h ...
Handle:: 10113/15495
DOI:: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[632:NEASOS]2.0.CO;2
: https://doi.org/10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[632:NEASOS]2.0.CO;2

85. Economic Adjustments to Groundwater Depletion in the High Plains: Do Water‐Saving Irrigation Systems Save Water?

Author:: Jeffrey M. Peterson; Ya Ding
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 2005 v.87 no.1 pp. 147-159
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: crop production; mathematical models; water conservation; economic analysis; decision support systems; dynamic programming; corn; flood irrigation; risk assessment; aquifers; policy analysis; irrigated farming; program evaluation; irrigation scheduling; groundwater; water table; Kansas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... A common policy prescription for conserving irrigation water is to promote more efficient or “water‐saving” irrigation technologies. We develop a risk‐programing model to quantify the effect of irrigation efficiency on irrigation water use in the High Plains, taking account of irrigation timing and well capacity limits. We find that optimal irrigation does not respond monotonically to changes in e ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.0002-9092.2005.00708.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0002-9092.2005.00708.x

86. Maize yield potential: critical processes and simulation modeling in a high-yielding environment

Author:: Kiniry, J.R.; Bean, B.; Xie, Y.; Chen, P.Y.
Source:: Agricultural systems 2004 v.82 no.1 pp. 45-56
ISSN:: 0308-521X
Subject:: Zea mays; corn; grain yield; prediction; leaf area index; photosynthetically active radiation; plant growth; crop models; simulation models; irrigated conditions; remote sensing; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... Understanding processes of maize (Zea mays L.) growth and production of grain in high-yielding, irrigated conditions offers hope to understand yield potential in many other environments. In this study we investigated such processes at the plant level, and attempted to simulate maize yields at the field level and county level in the high yielding region of the High Plains of Texas. In addition, we ...
Handle:: 10113/41038
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.11.006
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2003.11.006

87. Selection Environments for Maize in the U.S. Western High Plains

Author:: Fernando R. Guillen-Portal; W. Ken Russell; Kent M. Eskridge; David D. Baltensperger; Lenis A. Nelson; Nora E. D'Croz-Mason; Blaine E. Johnson
Source:: Crop science 2004 v.44 no.5 pp. 1519-1526
ISSN:: 0011-183X
Subject:: Zea mays; arid lands; corn; environmental factors; genetic correlation; grain yield; irrigation rates; variance; Colorado; High Plains (United States); Nebraska; Wyoming
Abstract:: ... Dryland maize (Zea mays L.) production in the U.S. western High Plains is hampered by variable yields because of substantial environmental variation in this region. This study was conducted to determine the degree to which the ranking of superior maize hybrids for dryland production in the western High Plains was predictable from performance of the same hybrids in highly productive, irrigated envi ...
DOI:: 10.2135/cropsci2004.1519
: https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2004.1519

88. Yield and Nutritive Value of Irrigated Winter Cereal Forage Grass–Legume Intercrops in the Southern High Plains, USA

Author:: L. M. Lauriault; R. E. Kirksey
Source:: Agronomy journal 2004 v.96 no.2 pp. 352-358
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Avena sativa; Haplargids; Hordeum vulgare; Medicago sativa; Pisum sativum; Secale cereale; Triticosecale; Triticum aestivum; Vicia villosa; Zea mays; alfalfa; barley; corn; dairy industry; germination; grain yield; growing season; intercropping; irrigation; nutritive value; oats; peas; rye; sandy loam soils; triticale; water supply; wheat; winter; High Plains (United States); New Mexico
Abstract:: ... With dwindling water supplies, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) producers in the Southern High Plains (USA) seek alternative forages for the dairy industry. At New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari, cereal forage monocultures and intercrops with legumes were subjected to two irrigation treatments during two growing seasons in a Canez fine sandy l ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2004.3520
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2004.3520

89. State-Space Description of Field Heterogeneity

Author:: Hong Li; Robert J. Lascano; Jill Booker; L. Ted Wilson; Kevin F. Bronson; Eduardo Segarra
Source:: Soil Science Society of America journal 2002 v.66 no.2 pp. 585-595
ISSN:: 0361-5995
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; clay; cotton; evapotranspiration; fertilizer application; irrigation; lint yield; nitrate nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; sand; soil heterogeneity; soil texture; soil water; soil water content; statistical models; texture; topography; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Field heterogeneity in soil texture and site elevation (SE) may affect crop water and N use. A 2-yr (1998–1999) study was conducted on the Texas High Plains to determine the interdependence between management (irrigation and N fertilization), soil heterogeneity (texture, soil water, and NO₃-N) and topography, and their impact on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) lint yield and N uptake. Treatments we ...
DOI:: 10.2136/sssaj2002.5850
: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2002.5850

90. A General System to Measure and Calculate Daily Crop Water Use

Author:: Robert J. Lascano
Source:: Agronomy journal 2000 v.92 no.5 pp. 821-832
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Gossypium hirsutum; Paleustolls; Soil Vegetation Atmosphere Transfer models; clay loam soils; computer simulation; cotton; crop coefficient; engineering; evaporation; evapotranspiration; field experimentation; gauges; growing season; irrigation scheduling; microirrigation; semiarid zones; soil water; stemflow; time domain reflectometry; transpiration; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... There is a need for an accurate method to calculate and to measure crop water use on real-time. We implemented a system that combines knowledge of crop water use and available technology to control the timely application of water. Our objective was to test the system and compare it to the empirical engineering approach that uses a crop coefficient to relate crop water use to a reference evapotrans ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj2000.925821x
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2000.925821x

91. Nitrogen transformations, utilization, and conservation as affected by fallow tillage method

Author:: Power, J.F.; Peterson, G.A.
Source:: Soil & tillage research 1998 v.49 no.1-2 pp. 37-47
Subject:: no-tillage; depth; stable isotopes; application rate; Agropyron cristatum; plowing; nutrient uptake; nitrate nitrogen; losses from soil; Triticum aestivum; mineralization; plant growth; prairie soils; nitrification; fallow; leaching; nitrogen fertilizers; immobilization in soil; grassland soils; nitrogen; nitrates; Nebraska; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... While we know that fallow tillage method affects water conservation and soil erosion control, effects on soil and fertilizer N dynamics are less well known. In this paper, we summarize results from our investigations of N transformation and cycling for two experiments established in 1969 and 1970 near Sidney, NE. In this research, the effects of three fallow tillage methods (moldboard plow, sub-ti ...
Handle:: 10113/10444
DOI:: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00153-6
: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00153-6

92. Effects of furrow diking and tillage on water storage, plant water use efficiency and yield of sorghum

Author:: Sow, A.A.; Hossner, L.R.; Unger, P.W.; Stewart, B.A.
Source:: African crop science journal 1996 v.4 no.4 pp. 433-440
Subject:: Sorghum bicolor; grain sorghum; crop yield; water use efficiency; dry environmental conditions; semiarid zones; semiarid soils; soil water storage; runoff; no-tillage; conventional tillage; crop residues; soil water; plant growth; water conservation; furrow irrigation; Texas; High Plains (United States)
Abstract:: ... In water deficit areas, like the Texas Northern High Plains, cultural practices are needed to reduce runoff and capture rain water. Studies were conducted at Bushland, Texas, on Pullman clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Torrertic Paleustoll) to improve water storage, sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) water use efficiency, and grain yield. Treatments were conventional tillage plus furrow diking ( ...
Handle:: 10113/20314

93. An Intraseasonal Dynamic Optimization Model to Allocate Irrigation Water between Crops

Author:: Kelly J. Bryant; James W. Mjelde; Ronald D. Lacewell
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 1993 v.75 no.4 pp. 1021-1029
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: agricultural economics; corn; costs and returns; crop models; crops; dynamic programming; field capacity; irrigation; irrigation water; simulation models; soil water; weather; wilting point; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... A dynamic programming model that allocates irrigations among competing crops, while allowing for stochastic weather patterns and temporary or permanent abandonment of one crop in dry periods, is presented. Fifteen intraseasonal irrigations are allocated between corn and sorghum fields on the southern Texas High Plains. Broad rules of thumb implied by the results suggest irrigating the driest field ...
DOI:: 10.2307/1243989
: https://doi.org/10.2307/1243989

94. Evaporation from Ridge-Tilled Soil Covered with Herbicide-Killed Winter Wheat

Author:: J. L. Heilman; K. J. McInnes; R. W. Gesch; R. J. Lascano
Source:: Soil Science Society of America journal 1992 v.56 no.4 pp. 1278-1286
ISSN:: 0361-5995
Subject:: Bowen ratio; Gossypium hirsutum; Paleustolls; Triticum aestivum; cotton; crop residues; energy balance; evaporation; herbicides; irrigation; light intensity; sandy clay loam soils; spring; water vapor; wind speed; winter wheat; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in the High Plains of Texas is frequently planted in ridge-tilled soil covered with standing winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) residue created by killing the wheat in the spring with a herbicide. A study was conducted on an Olton sandy clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustoll) to determine how the winter wheat residue affects the surface energy halance and ...
DOI:: 10.2136/sssaj1992.03615995005600040045x
: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1992.03615995005600040045x

95. Crop Selection and Implications for Profits and Wind Erosion in a Semi‐Arid Environment

Author:: John G. Lee; John R. Ellis; Ronald D. Lacewell
Source:: Agricultural economics 1988 v.2 no.4 pp. 319-334
ISSN:: 0169-5150
Subject:: arid lands; crop rotation; discount rate; prices; profits and margins; risk; semiarid zones; simulation models; weather; wind erosion; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... A daily crop growth simulation model was applied to four dryland cropping systems to estimate the profit distributions for each of four price series under stochastic weather conditions on the Southern High Plains of Texas. Stochastic dominance with respect to a function was utilized to rank each crop rotation for different risk‐averse intervals. Solutions from the model indicate that long‐term ave ...
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1988.tb00062.x
: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1988.tb00062.x

96. Input and Marketing Economies: Impact on Structural Change in Cotton Farming on the Texas High Plains

Author:: Edward G. Smith; Ronald D. Knutson; James W. Richardson
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 1986 v.68 no.3 pp. 716-720
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: cotton; farming systems; farms; marketing; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... This study isolates the degree of pecuniary economies existing for input purchases and marketing on cotton farms in the Texas Southern High Plains. The results indicate that substantial cost and marketing economies are being realized by the largest farms in the region. ...
DOI:: 10.2307/1241555
: https://doi.org/10.2307/1241555

97. Analysis of Selected Marketing Strategies: A Whole‐Farm Simulation Approach

Author:: DeeVon Bailey; James W. Richardson
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 1985 v.67 no.4 pp. 813-820
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: cotton; farms; futures trading; marketing strategies; simulation models; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... A detailed whole‐farm simulation model capable of simulating stochastic daily cash and futures prices was used to evaluate alternative marketing strategies for a Texas High Plains cotton farm over a ten‐year planning horizon. Stochastic dominance with respect to a function was used to rank the alternative marketing strategies for risk‐averse and risk‐neutral producers. Results indicated that risk‐ ...
DOI:: 10.2307/1241821
: https://doi.org/10.2307/1241821

98. The Demand for Irrigation Water in the High Plains of Texas, 1957–80

Author:: Michael Nieswiadomy
Source:: American journal of agricultural economics 1985 v.67 no.3 pp. 619-626
ISSN:: 0002-9092
Subject:: agricultural economics; groundwater; irrigation water; models; profits and margins; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... A new method of calculating groundwater pumpage is used to estimate water demand. These results are used, via the Gisser‐Sanchez model, to show that pumpage regulation is unlikely to be beneficial in the Texas High Plains. A sensitivity analysis is performed on present value profits under optimal control and competitive schemes, using different (water demand) slope and intercept values. The result ...
DOI:: 10.2307/1241084
: https://doi.org/10.2307/1241084

99. Morphology of Late Holocene Soils at the Lubbock Lake Archeological Site, Texas

Author:: Vance T. Holliday
Source:: Soil Science Society of America journal 1985 v.49 no.4 pp. 938-946
ISSN:: 0361-5995
Subject:: B horizons; Calciustolls; Haplustalfs; Haplustolls; Holocene epoch; Ustorthents; archaeology; carbonates; chronosequences; clay; holocene soils; illite; kaolinite; lakes; landscapes; radiocarbon dating; sandy clay loam soils; sandy loam soils; sediment deposition; sediments; semiarid zones; smectite; soil formation; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... Three soils have been identified in late Holocene deposits at the Lubbock Lake site, a well- stratified archaeological locality on the Southern High Plains. The soils have been informally named and their ages firmly established by radiocarbon dating. The soils formed in quartzose, sandy loam to sandy clay loam, dominantly eolian sediments with illite and mixed-layer illite-smectite clay mineralogy ...
DOI:: 10.2136/sssaj1985.03615995004900040030x
: https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1985.03615995004900040030x

100. Honey Bees as Pollinators for Hybrid Cotton Seed Production on the Texas High Plains

Author:: Bernard E. Vaissière; Joseph O. Moffett; Gerald M. Loper
Source:: Agronomy journal 1984 v.76 no.6 pp. 1005-1010
ISSN:: 0002-1962
Subject:: Apis mellifera; Gossypium hirsutum; Paleustolls; cottonseed; crop yield; honey bee colonies; honey bees; hybrids; pollen; pollination; pollinators; seed cotton; High Plains (United States); Texas
Abstract:: ... The production of hybrid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) seed on a large scale requires the use of an economical and reliable agent for pollen transfer. In 1980, five commercial fields of cytoplasmicgenetic male-sterile (A-line) and male-fertile maintainer (B-line) cotton were grown on a thermic Torrertic Paleustolls soil on the Texas High Plains. To test the ability of the honey bee [Apis mellifer ...
DOI:: 10.2134/agronj1984.00021962007600060033x
: https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1984.00021962007600060033x

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1. Simulated irrigation water productivity and related profit effects in U.S. Southern High Plains cotton production

2. Comparative Water Qualities and Blending in the Ogallala and Dockum Aquifers in Texas

3. Managing to climatology: Improving semi-arid agricultural risk management using crop models and a dense meteorological network

4. Net positive soil water content following cover crops with no tillage in irrigated semi-arid cotton production

5. Soil and soil organic carbon effects on simulated Southern High Plains dryland Cotton production

6. Comparison of Lysimeter-Derived Crop Coefficients for Legacy and Modern Drought-Tolerant Maize Hybrids in the Texas High Plains

7. Determining Optimum Irrigation Termination Periods for Cotton Production in the Texas High Plains

8. Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: textile quality

9. Effects of irrigation level and timing on profile soil water use by grain sorghum

10. Evaluation of Cotton Establishment Strategies Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) in the Southern High Plains of Texas

11. Helminth fauna in a semi-arid host species – scaled quail (Callipepla squamata)

12. Land-cover changes and influences on playa wetland inundation on the Southern High Plains

13. Long-term (1970s–2016) changes in groundwater geochemistry in the High Plains aquifer in south-central Kansas, USA

14. Maximizing profits via irrigation timing for capacity-constrained cotton production

15. New Records of Ground and Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) As Prey for Asilidae (Diptera) in the High Plains of New Mexico and Texas

16. Past, Present, and Future of Irrigation on the U.S. Great Plains

17. Responses of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Lines to Irrigated and Rainfed Conditions of Texas High Plains

18. Spring safflower water use patterns in response to preseason and in-season irrigation applications

19. Water balance of two major soil types of the Texas High Plains: Implications for dryland crop production

20. Corn and Sorghum ET, E, Yield, and CWP as Affected by Irrigation Application Method: SDI versus Mid-Elevation Spray Irrigation

21. Economic Thresholds of Wheat Streak Mosaic in the Texas High Plains

22. Effects of harvesting and ginning practices on Southern High Plains cotton: fiber quality

23. Harvesting Regimes Affect Brown Midrib Sorghum-Sudangrass and Brown Midrib Pearl Millet Forage Production and Quality

24. Incidence of Mite-Vectored Viruses of Wheat in the Texas High Plains and Interactions With Their Host and Vector

25. Integrated Management of Sugarcane Aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Sorghum on the Texas High Plains

26. Mapping three decades of annual irrigation across the US High Plains Aquifer using Landsat and Google Earth Engine

27. Peer effects in the diffusion of water‐saving agricultural technologies

28. Planting Date Effects on Cotton Lint Yield and Fiber Quality in the U.S. Southern High Plains

29. Response of Drought-Tolerant Corn to Varying Irrigation Levels in the Texas High Plains

30. Rye Cover Crop Impacts Soil Properties in a Long‐Term Cotton System

31. Toxicity of Agrochemicals Among Larval Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui)

32. What Is the Use Value of Irrigation Water from the High Plains Aquifer?

33. Assessment of a Density-Based Action Threshold for Suppression of Sugarcane Aphids, (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in the Southern High Plains

34. Climate Change Impacts on Yields and Soil Carbon in Row Crop Dryland Agriculture

35. Climate change implications for irrigation and groundwater in the Republican River Basin, USA

36. Evaluation of maize production under mobile drip irrigation

37. Grain sorghum production functions under different irrigation capacities

38. Hierarchical, Quantitative Biogeographic Provinces for All North American Turtles and Their Contribution to the Biogeography of Turtles and the Continent

39. More Recent Wheat Cultivars Extract More Water from Greater Soil Profile Depths to Increase Yield in the Texas High Plains

40. Rapid Detection and Classification of Shedding in Feedlot Cattle Utilizing the Roka Bioscience Atlas Salmonella Detection Assay for the Analysis of Rectoanal Mucosal Swabs

41. Using Satellite Imagery to Examine the Relationship between Surface-Water Dynamics of the Salt Lakes of Western Texas and Ogallala Aquifer Depletion

42. Water productivity of maize in the US high plains

43. A survey to describe current cattle feedlot facilities in the High Plains region of the United States

44. Cover Crop and Irrigation Effects on Soil Microbial Communities and Enzymes in Semiarid Agroecosystems of the Central Great Plains of North America

45. Developing the framework for a risk map for mite vectored viruses in wheat resulting from pre-harvest hail damage

46. Evaluating New SMAP Soil Moisture for Drought Monitoring in the Rangelands of the US High Plains

47. El Niño Southern Oscillation Effects on Dryland Crop Production in the Texas High Plains

48. ‘Elgin-ND’ Spring Wheat: A Newly Adapted Cultivar to the North-Central Plains of the United States with High Agronomic and Quality Performance

49. Evaluation of a Landscape-Scale Approach to Cotton Modeling

50. Modeling Cotton Lint Yield Response to Irrigation Management as Influenced by El Niño–Southern Oscillation

51. Molecular Mapping of Stripe Rust Resistance in Hard Red Winter Wheat TAM 111 Adapted to the U.S. High Plains

52. Optimizing Irrigation and Plant Density for Improved Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality

53. Utilizing a Preplant Soil Test for Predicting and Estimating Root Rot Severity in Sugar Beet in the Central High Plains of the United States

54. Evaluation of Commercial Cotton Harvesting Systems in the Southern High Plains

55. Grain Yield, Forage Yield, and Nutritive Value of Dual-Purpose Small Grains in the Central High Plains of the USA

56. Multiple Irrigation Levels Affect Boll Distribution, Yield, and Fiber Micronaire in Cotton

57. Small Grains Have Forage Production Potential and Nutritive Value in Central High Plains of Wyoming

58. Evaluating the two-source energy balance model using local thermal and surface flux observations in a strongly advective irrigated agricultural area

59. Controlling Weeds Found in Peanut with Lactofen

60. Dry Matter Yield and Nutritive Value of Cowpea and Lablab in the Southern High Plains of the USA

61. A New Report for Downy Mildew [(Hyaloperonospora camelinae Gäum.) Göker, Voglmayr, Riethm., M. Weiss & Oberw. 2003] of Camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] in the High Plains of the United States

62. Tillage and Cattle Grazing Effects on Soil Properties and Grain Yields in a Dryland Wheat–Sorghum–Fallow Rotation

63. Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Impacts on Rangelands: Test of a Standard Rangeland Assessment Protocol

64. Determination of water quality variables, endotoxin concentration, and Enterobacteriaceae concentration and identification in southern High Plains dairy lagoons

65. Influence of feedyards on bioaerosols of two small towns on the Southern High Plains

66. Soil Microbial Communities and Function in Alternative Systems to Continuous Cotton

67. Calibrating Northern Texas High Plains Groundwater Model

68. Impact of deep plowing on groundwater recharge in a semiarid region: Case study, High Plains, Texas

69. Performance of Forage Sorghum-Legume Mixtures in Southern High Plains, USA