Effect of traditional and intensive management on soft red winter wheat yield and profitability

Some farmers regard wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as a low-input crop, whereas other intensively manage with many inputs, such multiple foliar fungicide applications, S fertilizer, and split applications of N. This research aimed to identify the management practices that improve yield profitability grain straw. An incomplete factorial omission trial was established at two locations in Ohio [the Western Agricultural Research Station (WARS) Northwest (NWARS)] during 2020 2021 growing seasons. The tested included high seeding rate, N application N, spring application, Feekes 9, 10.5.1. treatments were intensive (IM) (all practices), traditional (TM) (none consisting individual addition each practice TM or removal from IM system. increased three four site-years by an average 0.83 Mg ha−1 but did not increase partial economic return any site-year this study. Individual treatment effects rare inconsistent. These results suggest although can yield, it failed do so economically prices input costs used Farmers should use crop scouting techniques disease forecasting tools fields are likely benefit additional inputs fertilizer fungicide.