Table 1. Field Operations for Conventional Tillage and No-till Wheat Production Systems.
|
____________Field Operations____________ |
Month |
Conventional |
No-till |
|
Moldboard Plow (Used on 20% of Acres) |
June |
Z | |
|
Chisel (Used on 80% of Acres) |
June |
Z | |
|
Apply Herbicide (Glyphosate) |
June |
Z | |
|
Apply Herbicide (Glyphosate) |
August |
Z | |
|
Disk |
August |
z | |
|
Broadcast Fertilizer (46-0-0) |
August |
z |
Z |
|
Disk |
September |
Z | |
|
Apply Herbicide (Glyphosate) |
October |
Z | |
|
Disk |
October |
Z | |
|
Band Fertilizer (18-46-0) |
October |
Z |
Z |
|
Plant Wheat (Conventional-Till Drill) |
October |
Z | |
|
Plant Wheat (No-Till Drill) |
October |
Z | |
|
Apply Insecticide (Dimethoate) |
April |
Z |
Z |
|
Harvest Wheat Grain___________________ |
June |
Z______ |
Z |
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