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USDA-ARS Colorado Maize Water Productivity Dataset 2008-2011

USDA/ARS engineer Tom Trout checks out the CoAgMet weather station instrumentation. (Credit Peggy Greb, USDA/ARS)

The USDA-Agricultural Research Service carried out a water productivity field trial for irrigated maize (Zea mays L.) at the Limited Irrigation Research Farm (LIRF) facility in northeastern Colorado in 2008 through 2011. The dataset includes daily measurements of irrigation, precipitation, soil water storage, and plant growth; daily estimates of crop evapotranspiration; and seasonal measurement of crop water use and crop yield. Soil parameters and hourly and daily weather data are also provided. The dataset can be useful to validate and refine maize crop models.

The data are presented in spreadsheet format. The primary data files are the four annual LIRF Maize 20xx.xlsx files that include the daily water balance and phenology, final yield and biomass data, and crop management logs. Annual LIRF Weather 20xx.xlsx files provide hourly and daily weather parameters including reference evapotranspiration. The LIRF Soils.xlsx file gives soil parameters. Each spreadsheet contains a Data Descriptions worksheet that provides worksheet or column specific information. Comments are embedded in cells with specific information. A LIRF photos.pdf file provides images of the experimental area, measurement processes and crop conditions.

Photo credit Peggy Greb, ARS; copyright-free, public domain copyright policy.

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FieldValue
Tags
irrigation
Maize
Agricultural Research Service
agricultural sustainability
agricultural monitoring
EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS
phenology
biomass
soil water
crop management
crop yield
plant growth
soil water storage
Zea mays
data collection
meteorological data
NP211
Modified
2022-06-03
Release Date
2016-05-27
Frequency
Irregularly
Identifier
05653def-bda8-43a3-ada4-cf0c560ac0e1
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-104.63919639587 40.446155404075, -104.63919639587 40.449159989004, -104.6345615387 40.449159989004, -104.6345615387 40.446155404075))
Publisher
Ag Data Commons
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
N.E. of Greeley Colorado; 40°26’ N, 104°38’ W,
Temporal Coverage
January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2011
License
U.S. Public Domain
Data Dictionary

https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/usda-ars-colorado-maize-water-producti...
Contact Name
Trout, Thomas
Contact Email
Thomas.trout@usda.gov
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
Extended Metadata: 
FieldValue
Authors
Trout, Thomas (ORCID)
Peer Reviewed
No
Intended Use
Primary use is to improve or validate agricultural crop (maize) models.
Use Limitations
Limitations are noted in the dataset files. Data is from field/plot scale field research.
Funding Sources
Agricultural Research Service
Primary Article

Trout, T. J., & Bausch, W. C. (2017). USDA-ARS Colorado maize water productivity data set. Irrigation Science, 35(3), 241-249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-017-0537-9

AgID: 5725424
Related Articles

Simulating Maize Production, Water and Surface Energy Balance, Canopy Temperature, and Water Stress under Full and Deficit Irrigation. (2016). Transactions of the ASABE, 59(2), 623-633. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.59.11067

Ma, L., Ahuja, L. R., Trout, T. J., Nolan, B. T., & Malone, R. W. (2016). Simulating Maize Yield and Biomass with Spatial Variability of Soil Field Capacity. Agronomy Journal, 108(1), 171-184. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2015.0206

L. Ma, L. R. Ahuja, B. T. Nolan, R. W. Malone, T. J. Trout, & Z. Qi. (2012). Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM2): Model Use, Calibration, and Validation. Transactions of the ASABE, 55(4), 1425-1446. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.42252

Kullberg, E. G., DeJonge, K. C., & Chávez, J. L. (2017). Evaluation of thermal remote sensing indices to estimate crop evapotranspiration coefficients. Agricultural Water Management, 179, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.07.007

AgID: 5311570

Trout, T. J., & DeJonge, K. C. (2021). Evapotranspiration and Water Stress Coefficient for Deficit-Irrigated Maize. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 147(10), 04021044. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0001600

Trout, T. J., & DeJonge, K. C. (2017). Water productivity of maize in the US high plains. Irrigation Science, 35(3), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-017-0540-1

Trout, T. J., & DeJonge, K. C. (2018). Crop Water Use and Crop Coefficients of Maize in the Great Plains. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 144(6), 04018009. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0001309

Manning, D. T., Lurbé, S., Comas, L. H., Trout, T. J., Flynn, N., & Fonte, S. J. (2018). Economic viability of deficit irrigation in the Western US. Agricultural Water Management, 196, 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2017.10.024

Zhang, Y., Hansen, N., Trout, T., Nielsen, D., & Paustian, K. (2018). Modeling Deficit Irrigation of Maize with the DayCent Model. Agronomy Journal, 110(5), 1754-1764. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2017.10.0585
Dataset DOI (digital object identifier)
10.15482/USDA.ADC/1254006
Product Type
Dataset
Related Content
USDA-ARS Colorado Maize Water Productivity Dataset 2012-2013
FieldValue
OSTI Identifier
ISO Topic(s)
environment
farming
State or Territory
Colorado
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term
corn
evapotranspiration
irrigation
soil
phylogeny
data collection
on-farm research
biomass production
plant growth
crop yield
field experimentation
meteorological data
Zea mays
crop management
soil water storage
soil water
Ag Data Commons Keywords
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Water
  • Evapotranspiration
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Soil
  • Physical properties
  • Plants & Crops
  • Crop production
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Weather and Climate
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Plants & Crops
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Water
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Soil

Suggested Citations:

(original article) Trout, T. J., & Bausch, W. C. (2017). USDA-ARS Colorado maize water productivity data set. Irrigation Science, 35(3), 241-249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-017-0537-9

(dataset) Trout, Thomas (2016). USDA-ARS Colorado Maize Water Productivity Dataset 2008-2011. Ag Data Commons. https://doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1254006. Accessed 2023-06-04.