Marsden Long-Term Rotation Study
This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
- Objective
- To investigate how cropping system diversification and crop-livestock integration affect productivity, profitability, and environmental quality.
- Description
- Marsden Long-Term Rotation Study is a long-term investigation of how cropping system diversification and crop-livestock integration affect sustainability. The study compares three systems: a 2-year corn/soybean rotation, a 3-year corn/soybean/oat + red clover rotation, and a 4-year corn/soybean/oat + alfalfa/alfalfa rotation. The 3-year and 4-year systems have periodically received cattle manure.
- Data Access Statement
- Don't know
- Data license
- Don't know
- Data policy
- Don't know
- Organizations
- Iowa State University Marsden Farmexperimental research stationCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State Universityresearch organisationUSDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiativefunding agencyIowa Soybean Associationfunding agencyLeopold Center for Sustainable Agriculturefunding agency
- People
- Dr Matt Liebmanprincipal investigatorIowa State UniversityDepartment of AgronomyMatt Woodsexperiment managerIowa State UniversityDepartment of Agronomy
Site: Marsden Farm
- Type
- research farm
- Location
- BooneIowaUnited States
- Geographic location
- 42.0137876560679, -93.7842069704999
- Elevation
- 335 Metres
- Visits permitted?
- No
- History
- At least 20 years with a corn-soybean rotation receiving conventional fertilizer and herbicide inputs.
- Soil properties
Variable Depth Value (range) Units Ref year Estimated? Baseline? silt content 38.5 Percent sand content 35.2 Percent clay content 26.4 Percent soil pH 7.2 soil organic carbon 28 gram per kilogram soil carbon to nitrogen ratio 12.7 - Climatic type
- temperate humid continental climate
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units precipitation 1981 – 844 millimeter air temperature 1981 – 9.1
Design period: (2001—)
- Crops
Crop Years grown soybeans maize red clover alfalfa oats - Crop Rotations
- 2 year rotation
- 1maizecorn
- 2soybeans
3 year rotation- 1maize
- 2soybeans
- 3oatsred clover
4 year rotation- 1maize
- 2soybeans
- 3oatsalfalfa
- 4alfalfa
- Measurements
Variable Material Units Frequency Scale Comment grain yield trait Not specified economic data Not specified
Related publications
- Chen, X., X. Wang, M. Liebman, M. Cavigelli, and M. Wander. 2014. Influence of soil quality on carbon mineralization response to residue and nitrogen fertilizer additions. PLOS ONE 9(7): e103720 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103720 [In English]
- Project website