Soybean response to starter nitrogen and Bradyrhizobium inoculation on a Cerrado oxisol under no-tillage and conventional tillage systems

In Brazil, Bradyrhizobium inoculation has successfully replaced the use of N fertilizer on soybean [Glycine max (L) Merr.] crops. However, with the expansion of no-tillage cropping systems in the Cerrados region, the idea that it is necessary to use small N rates at the sowing to overcome problems related with N immobilization has become widespread, mainly when soybean is cultivated after a non-legume crop. In this study we examined soybean response to small rates of N fertilizer under no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) systems. Four experiments (a completely randomized block with five replicates) were carried out in a red yellow oxisol, during the periods of 1998/1999 and 1999/ 2000, under NT and CT. The treatments consisted of four urea rates (0, 20, 30 and 40 kg ha-1 N). All treatments were inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains SEMIA 5080 and SEMIA 5079, in the proportion 1 kg of peat inoculant (1,5 x 10(9) cells g-1) per 50 kg of seeds. In both experiments, soybean was cultivated after corn and the N fertilizer was band applied at sowing. In all experiments, N rates promoted reductions of up to 50 % in the nodule number at 15 days after the emergence. Regardless of the management system, these reductions disappeared at the flowering stage and there was no effect of N rates on either the number and dry weight of nodules or on soybean yields. Therefore, in the Brazilian Cerrados, when an efficient symbiosis is established, it is not necessary to apply starter N rates on soybean, even when cultivated under notillage systems.

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Segetal Diversity in Selected Legume Crops Depending on Soil Tillage

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture10120635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 635

Author(s):

Jolanta Bojarszczuk ◽

Janusz Podleśny

Keyword(s):

Dry Weight ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Soil Tillage ◽

Reduced Tillage ◽

No Tillage ◽

Flowering Stage ◽

Legume Crops ◽

Tillage System ◽

Weed Infestation

The aim of the paper was to determine weed infestation expressed by weeds number and weed weight and other index under a three different tillage system: no-tillage (NT), reduced tillage (RT), and ploughing tillage (CT) in two legume species crops: pea and narrowed-leaved lupine. The research proved that growing legume under no-tillage conditions caused the increasing weed infestation. Weather conditions in each of the study years were shown to influence the weed infestation. The dry weight of weeds was higher in narrow-leaved lupine by 7% in flowering stage assessment and by 6% before harvest than in pea crop. The weeds number in the conventional tillage system in the flowering stage in pea and lupine crops was 24 and 26 plants·m−2, respectively, under the reduced tillage conditions it was 33 and 29% higher, while under no-tillage it was 58 and 67% higher. In all tillage systems the dominant species were Chenopodium album L., Viola arvensis L., Anthemis arvensis L., and Cirsium arvense L. The results prove that soil tillage system affect weed infestation of legume crops.

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Nutrient concentrations in soil solution of some Brazilian Oxisols under conventional and no-tillage systems in the early part of the rainy season

Soil Research ◽

10.1071/sr99113 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 851 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Juliane Lilienfein ◽

Wolfgang Wilcke ◽

Samuel do Carmo Lima ◽

Lourival Vilela ◽

Richard Thomas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Soil Solution ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Nutrient Concentrations ◽

South American ◽

No Tillage ◽

Solution Ph ◽

Glycine Max L ◽

Conventional Ct

In the South American savanna, no-tillage (NT) is implemented to improve the sustainability of cropping systems. At the beginning of the rainy season, however, more plant nutrients may be leached under NT than under conventional tillage (CT) because of more pronounced organic matter mineralisation and increased pore continuity. To test this hypothesis, we analysed the chemical composition of the soil solution under conventional (CT) and no-tillage (NT) soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) fields in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrados). We collected the soil solution at 0.15, 0.3, 0.8, 1.2, and 2 m depth and the precipitation in 1- to 3-day intervals from 28 October to 23 December 1998 on plots under CT and NT, replicated 3 times. We determined pH, electrical conductivity (EC), Ca, K, Mg, Na, NO3– , NH4+, Cl–, and total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations in soil solution and precipitation. Soil solution pH under NT was 0.3–0.8 units lower than under CT and was inversely related to TOC concentrations (average under NT, 1.02; CT, 0.70 mmol C/L) at all depths. Average Cl– , Ca, and Mg concentrations at 0.15–0.3 m depth were significantly higher under CT (1.09, 1.1, and 0.25 mmol/L) than under NT (0.50, 0.83, and 0.17 mmol/L), respectively. No difference was observed in average Na (0.09 mmol/L) and NO3– concentrations (2.2 mmol/L) between CT and NT. At 0.8–2 m, average NO3– (0.30 mmol/L), Cl– (0.18 mmol/L), Ca (0.19 mmol/L), Mg (0.05 mmol/L), and Na (0.04 mmol/L) concentrations under CT were significantly lower than under NT (NO3– , 0.38; Cl– , 0.40; Ca, 0.23; Mg, 0.09; Na, 0.06 mmol/L). In the monitored period, the Cl– which had accumulated during the dry season and which was applied with KCl fertiliser on 29 October reached a depth of 0.3 m under CT and of 1.2m under NT. The results suggest higher mineralisation rates and faster leaching in the NT than in the CT systems, being the combined result of different plowing practices and different cropping sequences.

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The crucial role of mulch to enhance the stability and resilience of cropping systems in southern Africa

Agronomy for Sustainable Development ◽

10.1007/s13593-021-00687-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Blessing Mhlanga ◽

Laura Ercoli ◽

Elisa Pellegrino ◽

Andrea Onofri ◽

Christian Thierfelder

Keyword(s):

Crop Rotation ◽

Southern Africa ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Conservation Agriculture ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Yield Stability ◽

No Tillage ◽

The Stability ◽

Stability And Resilience

AbstractConservation agriculture has been promoted to sustainably intensify food production in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa. However, farmers have rarely fully implemented all its components, resulting in different combinations of no-tillage, crop rotation, and permanent soil cover being practiced, thus resulting in variable yield responses depending on climatic and soil conditions. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the effect of conservation agriculture components on yield stability. We hypothesized that the use of all three conservation agriculture components would perform the best, resulting in more stable production in all environments. We evaluated at, eight trial locations across southern Africa, how partial and full implementation of these components affected crop yield and yield stability compared with conventional tillage alone or combined with mulching and/or crop rotation. Grain yield and shoot biomass of maize and cowpea were recorded along with precipitation for 2 to 5 years. Across different environments, the addition of crop rotation and mulch to no-tillage increased maize grain by 6%, and the same practices added to conventional tillage led to 13% yield increase. Conversely, adding only mulch or crop rotation to no-tillage or conventional tillage led to lower or equal maize yield. Stability analyses based on Shukla’s index showed for the first time that the most stable systems are those in which mulch is added without crop rotation. Moreover, the highest yielding systems were the least stable. Finally, additive main effects and multiplicative interaction analysis allowed clarifying that mulch added to no-tillage gives stable yields on sandy soil with high rainfall. Similarly, mulch added to conventional tillage gives stable yield on sandy soil, but under low rainfall. This is the first study that highlighted the crucial role of mulch to enhance the stability and resilience of cropping systems in southern Africa, supporting their adaptability to climate change.

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Denitrification estimates in monoculture and rotation corn as influenced by tillage and nitrogen fertilizer

Canadian Journal of Soil Science ◽

10.4141/s96-060 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 77 (3) ◽

pp. 389-396 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Ming X. Fan ◽

Angus F. MacKenzie ◽

Melissa Abbott ◽

François Cadrin

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Soils ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Nitrate Content ◽

Soil Core ◽

N Losses ◽

Closed Chamber ◽

Corn Production ◽

Field Estimation ◽

Glycine Max L ◽

N Rates

Denitrification in agricultural soils results in loss of N for crop growth and production of N2O, a greenhouse gas. Agricultural management must be evaluated for denitrification losses in order to develop minimum N loss systems. Field estimation of denitrification losses is necessary to evaluate crop management effects. Two methods of field denitrification measurements, a soil core (SC) incubation and an in situ closed chamber (CC), were assessed in monoculture corn (Zea mays L.) and corn in rotation with soybean (Glycine max L. Merill) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Relative estimates of denitrification by the two methods depended on soil texture, with the CC method showing more treatment effects. Denitrification losses were higher with no-till than conventional tillage at one site, and were generally higher with corn than soybean. Nitrogen losses were linear with added N in monoculture corn plots, and ranged from 1.1 to 4.1% of added N. Losses were not related to added N in corn following alfalfa or soybean. Ratios of N2O/(N2O + N2) as measured with the SC method were lower at the Ste. Rosalie (1) site than at the Chicot site (0.95 to 2.84), but ratios of N2O/(N2O + N2) measured with the CC method were similar for the sites, from 0.46 to 1.20. Denitrification losses measured by either method were related to soil moisture and nitrate content in the soils. Corn production should be carried out with conventional tillage and minimum fertilizer N rates for minimum denitrification. Key words: Rotations, corn, soybean, denitrification, closed chamber, soil core

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How Do Intensification Practices Affect Weed Management and Yield in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Crop?

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12156103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (15) ◽

pp. 6103

Author(s):

Ali reza Safahani Langeroodi ◽

Roberto Mancinelli ◽

Emanuele Radicetti

Keyword(s):

Seed Yield ◽

Cover Crops ◽

Weed Management ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Chenopodium Quinoa ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽

No Tillage ◽

Weed Seeds

Quinoa cultivation is well-adapted to sustainable cropping systems, even if seed yield could be severely limited due to several constraints, such as weeds. Field trials were performed in Gorgan (Iran) to quantify the effects of agro-ecological service crops (rye, CCr; winter vetch, CCw; and no cover, CC0), tillage regimes (conventional tillage, CT; and no-tillage, ZT), and herbicide rates (100% rate, H100; 75% rate, H75; and without herbicide, H0). Weed characteristics and quinoa yield were measured. Quinoa seed yield was the highest in CCw-ZT-H100. Seed yield in H100 and H75 were higher compared with H0 (2.30 vs. 1.58 t ha−1, respectively). Under conventional tillage, 46% of weed seeds were observed in the 0–10 cm soil layer and 54% in 10–20 cm soil layers, respectively, while, under no-tillage, about 63% of weed seeds were located up to 10 cm of soil. Amaranthus retroflexus L. was the most abundant species. The total weed density was the lowest in CCr-ZT-H100 and tended to be higher in CC0 (30.9 plant m−2) and under CT (29.0 plant m−2). These findings indicate that cover crops have potential for managing weeds in quinoa; however, their inclusion should be supported by chemical means to maintain high seed.

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Soil macrofauna associated with cover crops in an Oxisol from the southwest of Piauí state, Brazil

Arquivos do Instituto Biológico ◽

10.1590/1808-1657000822018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 87 ◽

Author(s):

Djavan Pinheiro Santos ◽

Robélio Leandro Marchão ◽

Ronny Sobreira Barbosa ◽

Juvenal Pereira da Silva Junior ◽

Everaldo Moreira da Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cover Crops ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Soil Management ◽

Soil Classification ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Grass Species ◽

No Tillage ◽

Soil Macrofauna ◽

Tillage System ◽

Sole Cropping

ABSTRACT: The soil macrofauna is fundamental for the maintenance of soil quality. The aim of this study was to characterize the soil macrofauna under different species of cover crops, including monoculture or intercropping associated to two types of soil management in the southwest region of Piauí state. The study was carried out in an Oxisol (Latossolo Amarelo, according to Brazilian Soil Classification System) in the municipality of Bom Jesus, Piauí, distributed in 30 m2 plots. Testing and evaluation of the soil macrofauna were conducted in a 9 × 2 strip factorial design, with combinations between cover crops/consortia and soil management (with or without tillage), with four replications. Soil monoliths (0.25 × 0.25 m) were randomly sampled in each plot for macrofauna at 0‒0.1, 0.1‒0.2, and 0.2‒0.3 m depth, including surface litter. After identification and counting of soil organims, the relative density of each taxon in each depth was determined. The total abundance of soil macrofauna quantified under cover crops in the conventional and no-tillage system was 2,408 ind. m-2, distributed in 6 classes, 16 orders, and 31 families. The results of multivariate analysis show that grass species in sole cropping systems and no-tillage presents higher macrofauna density, in particular the taxonomic group Isoptera. No-tillage also provided higher richness of families, where Coleoptera adult were the second more abundant group in no-tillage and Hemiptera in conventional tillage.

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EFEKTIVITAS STRAIN BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM YANG DIISOLASI DARI BEBERAPA LOKASI DI ENDE TERHADAP PEMBENTUKAN NODUL DAN PENAMBATAN NITROGEN PADA TANAMAN KEDELAI (GLYCINE MAX L.)

AGRICA ◽

10.37478/agr.v3i2.501 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 138-150

Author(s):

Kristina Erniyani

Keyword(s):

Bradyrhizobium Japonicum ◽

Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Treatment Groups ◽

Nitrogen Levels ◽

Commercial Inoculant ◽

Glycine Max L ◽

Soybean Plants ◽

Bradyrhizobium Spp ◽

Bradyrhizobium Inoculation

Bacteria Bradyrhizobium spp. From nodules on soybean plants, bind nitrogen from the air and make it freely available to plants. Amount of nitrogen fixed depends on the ability of a strain to form nodules, nodule effectiveness and environmental conditions. On land – land that had been planted with soybeans, inoculation with Bradyrizhobium bacteria are often not required. To test these lands in the district of Ende, NTT has conducted an experiment with a factor in the design of Randomized Complete with nine treatment groups. The treatment consists of (i) inoculation with the soybean crop in the ground former Ekoae (R1), (ii) inokulasi with soil former soybean plants in Ndona (R2), (iii) inoculation of soybean plants with the soil used in Flores (R3), (iv) Brady rhizobium isolates from soybean nodules in Ekoae (R4), (v) Bradyrhizobium isolates from nodules of soybean plants is in Ndona (R5), (v) Bradyrhozobium isolates from nodules of soybean plants at Flores (R6) (vii) a commercial inoculant legin (L), (viii) fertilizer nitrogen (N), and (ix) Control (K). all treatments were repeated 4 times. Land used in these experiments is the land of Ndona. The experiment was carried out since faculty, Udayana University. The highest percentage of effective nodules on the treatment Bradyrhizobium isolates from sybean nodules in Ndona (R5). Total nitrogen levels at the age of 45 HST in the highest in soybean plants that received 100 kg ha-1 urea and soybeans that have a desolate Bradyrhizobium inoculation of soybean nodules in Ndona (R). Efficiency and levels of symbiotic nitrogen fixation result obtained highest in soybean plants that received an inoculation Bradyrhizobium diisolat soybean nodules in Ndona (R5). Oven dry weight of plants that from the age of 45 HST on all isolates are equivalent to the oven-dry weight of plants at the fertilization of 100 kg ha- 1 urea. The result shoed that the land – the land of Ekoae, Ndona and Fkres have high Bradirhizobium contain bacteria. Bacteria Bradyrhizobium cp. Most numerous in the isolates from soybean nodules in Ndona (R5) the most efficient from effective nodules is 82.26% and as high as the 0.52% N fixate. These results indicate that isolates from Ndona Bradyrhizobiun veeb able to form effective nonudel on yoy beans grown in soil from Ndona. The result also indicates inoculation with a commercial inoculant was obtained not on land – land planted with soybeans used

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Weed infestations of winter wheat depend on the forecrop and the tillage system

Acta Agrobotanica ◽

10.5586/aa.1744 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Dorota Gawęda ◽

Andrzej Woźniak ◽

Elżbieta Harasim

Keyword(s):

Winter Wheat ◽

Sandy Loam ◽

Floristic Composition ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Wheat Crop ◽

No Tillage ◽

Weed Species ◽

Tillage System ◽

Winter Rapeseed

In-crop weed infestation is affected by both habitat conditions and agronomic practices, including the forecrop and tillage treatments used. This study evaluated the effect of the forecrop and the tillage system on species composition, number and dry weight of weeds in a winter wheat ‘Astoria’. A field study was carried out over the period 2014–2017 at the Uhrusk Experimental Farm (SE Poland), on a mixed rendzina soil with a grain-size distribution of sandy loam. Wheat was grown in a four-course crop rotation: soybean – winter wheat – rapeseed – winter wheat. The experimental factors were as follows: a forecrop of winter wheat (soybean and winter rapeseed) and a tillage system (ploughing and no-tillage). Avena fatua was the most frequently occurring weed in the wheat crop sown after soybean, whereas after winter rapeseed it was Viola arvensis. Viola arvensis was the dominant weed under both tillage systems. In all experimental treatments, the species Viola arvensis and Cirsium arvense were characterized by the highest constancy (Constancy Class V and IV), and also Veronica arvensis after the previous winter rapeseed crop. In the wheat crop sown after winter rapeseed, the number of weeds was found to be higher by 62.1% and the weed dry weight higher by 27.3% compared to these parameters after the previous soybean crop. A richer floristic composition of weeds was also observed in the stand after winter rapeseed. Under conventional tillage conditions, compared to no-tillage, the number of weeds was found to be lower by 39.7% and their dry weight by 50.0%. An increase in the numbers of the dominant weed species was also noted in the untilled plots.

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Methane consumption potential of soybean-wheat, maize-wheat and maize-gram cropping systems under conventional and no-tillage agriculture in a tropical vertisol

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859620000416 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 158 (1-2) ◽

pp. 38-46

Author(s):

Bharati Kollah ◽

Mahendra Bakoriya ◽

Garima Dubey ◽

Rakesh Parmar ◽

J. Somasundaram ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Consumption Rate ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Cropping System ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Growth Stages ◽

No Tillage ◽

Available Nitrogen ◽

Methane Consumption ◽

Gene Copies

AbstractMethane (CH4) consumption in agricultural soil is imperative for the mitigation of climate change. However, the effect of tillage and cropping systems on CH4 consumption is less studied. Experiments were carried out in Madhya Pradesh, India with soybean-wheat (SW), maize-wheat (MW) and maize-gram (MG) cropping systems under conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT). Soybean/maize was cultivated during the kharif season (July–October) and wheat/chickpea in the rabi season (October–March) for 9 years consecutively. Soil samples were collected during vegetative growth stages of soybean and maize from different cropping systems. Methane consumption, the abundance of methanotrophs as particulate methane monooxygenase (pmoA) gene copies, soil and crop parameters were estimated. Methane consumption rate was higher in NT and upper soil layer (0–5 cm) than CT and 5–15 cm depth. Methane consumption rate k ranged from 0.35 to 0.56 μg CH4 consumed/g soil/d in the order of MW>SW>MG in 0–5 cm. The abundance of pmoA gene copies ranged from 43 × 104/g soil to 13 × 104/g soil and was highest in MW-NT and lowest in MG-CT. Available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were higher in 0–5 cm than in 5–15 cm depth. Soil and plant parameters and abundance of pmoA genes correlated significantly and positively with CH4 consumption rate. No-tillage stimulated CH4 consumption compared to CT irrespective of cropping system and CH4 consumption potential was highest in MW and lowest in MG. However, the magnitude of the positive effect of NT towards CH4 consumption was higher in SW and MG than MW.

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Water use and onion crop production in no-tillage and conventional cropping systems

Horticultura Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-05362010000100004 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 19-22

Author(s):

Waldir Aparecido Marouelli ◽

Rômulo P Abdalla ◽

Nuno R Madeira ◽

Henoque R da Silva ◽

Aureo S de Oliveira

Keyword(s):

Water Use ◽

Crop Production ◽

Crop Residue ◽

Irrigation System ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Water Productivity ◽

Conventional Tillage ◽

Productivity Index ◽

No Tillage ◽

Soil Water Tension

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of crop residue covers (0.0; 4.5; 9.0; 13.5 t ha-1 millet dry matter) on water use and production of onion cultivated in no-tillage planting system (NT) as compared to conventional tillage system (CT). The study was carried out at Embrapa Hortaliças, Brazil, under the typical Savanna biome. Irrigations were performed using a sprinkle irrigation system when soil-water tension reached between 25 and 30 kPa. The experimental design was randomized blocks with three replications. Total net water depth applied to NT treatment was 19% smaller than the CT treatment, however, water savings increased to 30% for the first 30 days following seedlings transplant. Crop biomass, bulb size and yield, and rate of rotten bulbs were not significantly affected by treatments. The water productivity index increased linearly with increasing crop residue in NT conditions. Water productivity index of NT treatments with crop residue was on average 30% higher than that in the CT system (8.13 kg m-3).

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