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MINNESOTA SUGAR BEETS
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The field used to represent sugar beet production in Minnesota is located in Polk County, in the Red River Valley. According to the 1997 Census of Agriculture, Minnesota ranked 1st in production and acreage of sugar beets in the U.S. The crop is generally planted the late Spring and harvested beginning in October. Row spacing is generally 30-inches. Row canopies tend to be very close to 100 percent, while the canopy between rows is much less. The crop may be grown under irrigation by furrow, canal, or center pivot systems. The soil selected to simulate the field is an Adair clan loam. Adair clay loam is a fine, smectitic, mesic Aquertic Argiudolls. More than 50 percent of the soil is used for the production of grains with the balance in meadow and pasture. Adair clay loam is a deep, somewhat poorly drained, medium to rapid runoff, slowly permeable soils formed on uplands in a thin mantle of loess or loess and pedisediments and a paleosol formed in glacial till. They are on convex summits of narrow interfluves and on convex side slopes at slightly lower elevations. Slopes are generally between 2 to 18 percent, but may range to 30 percent. The soils are extensive in MLRA 108 and found in many MLRA in the region. Adair clay loam is a Hydrologic Group C soil.
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Starting Date | January 1, 1948 | Meteorological File - Burlington, IA (W14931) |
| Ending Date | December 31, 1983 | Meteorological File - Burlington, IA (W14931) |
| Pan Evaporation Factor (PFAC) | 0.75 | PRZM Manual Figure 5.1 (EPA, 1998) |
| Snowmelt Factor (SFAC) | 0.56 cm C- 1 | PRZM Manual Table 5.1 (EPA, 1998) |
| Minimum Depth of Evaporation (ANETD) | 12.0 cm | PRZM Manual Figure 5.2 (EPA, 1998) |
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Method to Calculate Erosion (ERFLAG) | 4 (MUSS) | PRZM Manual (EPA, 1998) |
| USLE K Factor (USLEK) | 0.28 tons EI-1* | GLEAMS Table of Representative Soils (USDA, 1990) |
| USLE LS Factor (USLELS) | 0.17 | GLEAMS Table of Representative Soils (USDA, 1990) |
| USLE P Factor (USLEP) | 0.5 | PRZM Manual (EPA,1998) |
| 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) | 1.5% | Selected according to QA/QC Guidance (EPA, 2001) |
| Hydraulic Length (HL) | 600 m | Shipman Reservoir (EPA, 1999) |
* EI = 100 ft-tons * in/ acre*hr
| Parameter | Value | Source |
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| Initial Crop (INICRP) | 1 | Set to one for all crops (EPA, 2001) |
| Initial Surface Condition (ISCOND) | 1 | PRZM Input Collator (Burns, 1992) |
| Number of Different Crops (NDC) | 1 | Set to crops in simulation - generally one |
| Number of Cropping Periods (NCPDS) | 36 | Set to weather data. Meteorological File - Burlington, IA (W14931) |
| Maximum rainfall interception storage of crop (CINTCP) | 0.2 | PRZM Table 5.4 (EPA, 1998) |
| Maximum Active Root Depth (AMXDR) | 100 cm | Set to soil profile depth. Roots can be as much as 8 feet deep. Dr. Mohamed Kahn; NDSU (701) 231-8596; Larry Smith U of MN (218) 281-8602. |
| Maximum Canopy Coverage (COVMAX) | 100 | PRZM Input Collator (Burns, 1992); Dr. Mohamed Kahn; NDSU (701) 231-8596; Larry Smith U of MN (218) 281-8602. |
| Soil Surface Condition After Harvest (ICNAH) | 3 | PRZM Input Collator, PIC (Burns, 1992) |
| Date of Crop Emergence (EMD, EMM, IYREM) |
11/05 | Usual Planting and Harvest Dates for US Field Crops (USDA, 1984) & Updated Crop Stage Information from HED (Bernard Schneider) |
| Date of Crop Maturity (MAD, MAM, IYRMAT) |
01/10 | |
| Date of Crop Harvest (HAD, HAM, IYRHAR) |
15/10 | |
| Maximum Dry Weight (WFMAX) | 0.0 | Set to "0" Not used in simulation |
| SCS Curve Number (CN) | 91, 85, 87 | Gleams Manual Table A.3, Fallow = SR/poor; Cropping and Residue = Row Crop, SR/poor condition (USDA, 1990) |
| Manning's N Value (MNGN) | 0.014 | RUSLE Project, F86SUSUC); Sugar beets, Conventional tillage, Fargo, ND (USDA, 2000) |
| USLE C Factor (USLEC) | 0.017 - 0.638 | RUSLE Project; F86SUSUC); Sugar beets, Conventional tillage, Fargo, ND (USDA, 2000) |
| Parameter | Value | Verification Source |
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| Total Soil Depth (CORED) | 100 cm | PIC (Burns, 1992) Confirmed with: NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001) |
| Number of Horizons (NHORIZ) | 4 (3 Base, Top horizon split in two) | |
| First, Second, Third and Fourth Soil Horizons (HORIZN = 1,2,3,4) | ||
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PIC (Burns, 1992) Confirmed with: NRCS, National Soils Characterization Database (NRCS, 2001)
http://soils.usda.gov/survey/nscd/
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Burns. 1992. Burns, L.A., (Coordinator), B.W. Allen, Jr., M.C. Barber, S.L. Bird, J.M. Cheplick, M.J. Fendley, D.R. Hartel, C.A. Kittner, F.L. Mayer, Jr., L.A. Suarez, and S.E. Wooten. Pesticide and Industrial Chemical Risk Analysis and Hazard Assessment, Version 3.0. (PIRANHA) Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA. 1992.
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. 1984. Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates for U.S. Field Crops, Statistical Reporting Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook #628, pp.78.
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).