PE4.01 (SUPERSEDED) MetaData - NORTH DAKOTA CORN

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The field used to represent corn production in North Dakota is located in Pembina County in the Red River Valley. According to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, North Dakota is ranked 19th among major producers of corn in the U.S. The crop is generally planted the Spring (April) and harvested beginning in August. Continuous corn is practice is much of the region. However, rotation with other crops such as wheat is also practiced. Most of the corn is planted for feed grain. Planting depth and row spacing (generally 30 inches) follows general practices for the U.S. Conventional tillage dominates management practices, followed by no-tillage. However, conservation tillage is continuing to grow. The crop is often grown under irrigation. The soil selected to simulate the field is a benchmark soil, Bearden silty clay loam. Bearden silty clay loam, is a fine-silty, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Calciaquolls. These soils are nearly all under cultivation to small grains, especially alfalfa, and row crops. Bearden silty clay loam is a very deep, somewhat poorly drained, slowly permeable soil with negligible to high runoff. These soils formed in calcareous silt loam and silty clay loam lacustrine sediments. They are generally found on glacial lake plains at elevations from 650 to 2000 feet above mean sea level on slopes of 0 to 3 percent. Bearden silty clay loam is a Hydrologic Group C soil.

Table 1.
PRZM 3.12 Climate and Time Parameters for Pembina County, North Dakota Corn
Parameter Value Source
Starting Date January 1, 1948 Meteorological File - Fargo, ND (W14914)
Ending Date December 31, 1983 Meteorological File - Fargo, ND (W14914)
Pan Evaporation Factor (PFAC) 0.75 PRZM Manual Figure 5.1 (EPA, 1998)
Snowmelt Factor (SFAC) 0.36m C- 1 PRZM Manual Table 5.1 (EPA, 1998)
Minimum Depth of Evaporation (ANETD) 17.0 cm PRZM Manual Figure 5.2 (EPA, 1998)
Table 2.
PRZM 3.12 Erosion and Landscape Parameters for Pembina County, North Dakota Corn
Parameter Value Source
Method to Calculate Erosion (ERFLAG) 4 (MUSS) PRZM Manual (EPA, 1998)
USLE K Factor (USLEK) 0.28 tons EI-1* GLEAMS Manual, table of Representative Soils (USDA, 1990)
USLE LS Factor (USLELS) 0.17 GLEAMS Manual, table of Representative Soils (USDA, 1990)
USLE P Factor (USLEP) 1.0 Set according to guidance (EPA, 2001)
Field Area (AFIELD) 172 ha Area of Shipman Reservoir watershed (EPA, 1999)
NRCS Hyetograph (IREG) 3 PRZM Manual Figure 5.12 (EPA, 1998)
Slope (SLP) 2% Value mid-point of series slope range (EPA, 2001)
Hydraulic Length (HL) 600 m Shipman Reservoir (EPA, 1999)

* EI = 100 ft-tons * in/ acre*hr

Table 3.
PRZM 3.12 Crop Parameters for Pembina County, North Dakota Corn
Parameter Value Source
Initial Crop (INICRP) 1 Set to one for all crops (EPA, 2001)
Initial Surface Condition (ISCOND) 1 Set fallow prior to new crop planting
Number of Different Crops (NDC) 1 Set to crops in simulation - generally one
Number of Cropping Periods (NCPDS) 36 Set to weather data. Fargo, ND (W14914)
Maximum rainfall interception storage of crop (CINTCP) 0.25 PRZM, Table 5.4 (EPA, 1998)
Maximum Active Root Depth (AMXDR) 90 cm PRZM Manual, Table 5.9 (EPA, 1998)
Maximum Canopy Coverage (COVMAX) 100 QA/QC Guidance (EPA, 2001)
Soil Surface Condition After Harvest (ICNAH) 1 Fallow conditions after harvest in preparation for winter crop
Date of Crop Emergence
(EMD, EMM, IYREM)		 05/05 Exithttps://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications
Date of Crop Maturity
(MAD, MAM, IYRMAT)		 05/08
Date of Crop Harvest
(HAD, HAM, IYRHAR)		 12/08
Maximum Dry Weight (WFMAX) 0.0 Set to "0" Not used in simulation
SCS Curve Number (CN) 88, 86, 87 Gleams Manual Table A.3, Fallow SR/CT, poor condition; Cropping and Residue = Row Crop SR/CT/Poor (USDA, 1990)
Manning's N Value (MNGN) 0.023 RUSLE Project, F86CGWSC; Corn, grain, conventional tillage, Fargo, ND (USDA, 2000)
USLE C Factor (USLEC) 0.028 - 0.305 RUSLE Project; F86CGWSC; Corn, grain, conventional tillage, Fargo, ND (USDA, 2000)
Table 4.
PRZM 3.12 Bearden Soil Parameters for Pembina County, North Dakota Corn
Parameter Value Verification Source
Total Soil Depth (CORED) 100 cm NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001)
Number of Horizons (NHORIZ) 4
  First, Second, Third and Fourth Soil Horizons (HORIZN = 1,2,3,4)  
Horizon Thickness (THKNS)
  • 10 cm (HORIZN = 1)
  • 8 cm (HORIZN = 2)
  • 54 cm (HORIZN = 3)
  • 28 cm (HORIZN = 4)
 NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/soils/home/
Bulk Density (BD)
  • 1.4 g cm-3 (HORIZN = 1,2)
  • 1.5 g cm-3 (HORIZN = 3)
  • 1.8 g cm-3 (HORIZN = 4)
Initial Water Content (THETO)
  • 0.377 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN =1,2)
  • 0.292 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN =3)
  • 0.285 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN =4)
Compartment Thickness (DPN)
  • 0.1 cm (HORIZN = 1)
  • 2.0 cm (HORIZN = 2,3,4)
Field Capacity (THEFC)
  • 0.377 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 1,2)
  • 0.292cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 3)
  • 0.285 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 4)
Wilting Point (THEWP)
  • 0.207 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 1,2)
  • 0.132 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 3)
  • 0.125 cm3-H2O cm3-soil (HORIZN = 4)
Organic Carbon Content (OC)
  • 1.74% (HORIZN = 1,2)
  • 0.116% (HORIZN = 3)
  • 0.058% (HORIZN = 4)

EPA. 1998. Carsel, R.F., J.C. Imhoff, P.R. Hummel, J.M. Cheplick, and A.S. Donigian, Jr. PRZM-3, A Model for Predicting Pesticide and Nitrogen Fate in the Crop Root and Unsaturated Soil Zones: Users Manual for Release 3.0. National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA.

EPA. 1999. Jones, R.D., J. Breithaupt, J. Carleton, L. Libelo, J. Lin, R. Matzner, and R. Parker. Guidance for Use of the Index Reservoir in Drinking Water Exposure Assessments. Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington. D.C.

EPA. 2001. Abel, S.A. Procedure for Conducting Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Existing and New PRZM Field and Orchard Crop Standard Scenarios. Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

USDA. 1990. Davis, F.M., R.A. Leonard, W.G. Knisel. GLEAMS User Manual, Version 1.8.55. USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, Tifton GA. SEWRL-030190FMD.

USDA. 2000. Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) EPA Pesticide Project. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

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