scholarly journals Plant response to mechanical resistance and air-filled porosity of soils under conventional and no-tillage system

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Pires da Silva ◽  
Silvia Imhoff ◽  
Beverley Kay
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Plant Response ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Tillage System

Roots may respond to restrictive soil physical conditions and send signals to shoots to control plant growth. Soil mechanical resistance and aeration can be managed to improve the soil physical conditions for plant growth by using different tillage systems. The objective of this study was to quantify the influence of no-tillage and conventional-tillage systems on plant response to soil mechanical resistance and aeration. The study was carried out on a farm, cultivated with corn, with a side-by-side comparison of no-tillage and conventional-tillage systems. Thirty-two paired sampling sites were located along two transects, located one in each treatment. Soil water content, bulk density, and plant growth were measured in each treatment. Based on the soil water and bulk density measurements, the air-filled porosity values were computed for each treatment. Soil water contents and bulk density values were converted to soil mechanical resistance by using the soil resistance curve. Plant growth varied positively with soil air-filled porosity, and negatively with soil mechanical resistance in both tillage systems. However, the decrease rates/increase rates were dependent on the tillage system. The no-tillage system somehow improved the soil physical conditions for the plants, especially when they were more restrictive, allowing them to attain greater values of growth.

scholarly journals Intercepted solar radiation by maize crops subjected to different tillage systems and water availability levels

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 1331-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homero Bergamaschi ◽  
Genei Antonio Dalmago ◽  
João Ito Bergonci ◽  
Cleusa Adriane Menegassi Bianchi Krüger ◽  
Bruna Maria Machado Heckler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Extinction Coefficient ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Crop Cycle

The objective of this work was to evaluate changes in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) interception efficiency and PPFD extinction coefficient for maize crop subjected to different soil tillage systems and water availability levels. Crops were subjected to no-tillage and conventional tillage systems combined with full irrigation and non-irrigation treatments. Continuous measurements of transmitted PPFD on the soil surface and incoming PPFD over the canopy were taken throughout the crop cycle. Leaf area index and soil water potential were also measured during the whole period. Considering a mean value over the maize cycle, intercepted PPFD was higher in the conventional tillage than in the no-tillage system. During the initial stages of plants, intercepted PPFD in the conventional tillage was double the PPFD interception in the no-tillage treatment. However, those differences were reduced up to the maximum leaf area index, close to tasseling stage. The lowest interception of PPFD occurred in the conventional tillage during the reproductive period, as leaf senescence progressed. Over the entire crop cycle, the interception of PPFD by the non-irrigated plants was about 20% lower than by the irrigated plants. The no-tillage system reduced the extinction coefficient for PPFD, which may have allowed a higher penetration of solar radiation into the canopy

Weed seedbank response to crop rotation and tillage in semiarid agroecosystems

Weed Science ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Dorado ◽  
J. P. Del Monte ◽  
C. López-Fando
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Mouse Ear ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Number Of Seeds

In a semiarid Mediterranean site in central Spain, field experiments were conducted on a Calcic Haploxeralf (noncalcic brown soil), which had been managed with three crop rotations and two tillage systems (no-tillage and conventional tillage) since 1987. The crop rotations consisted of barley→vetch, barley→sunflower, and a barley monoculture. The study took place in two growing seasons (1992–1994) to assess the effects of management practices on the weed seedbank. During this period, spring weed control was not carried out in winter crops. In the no-tillage system, there was a significant increase in the number of seeds of different weed species: anacyclus, common purslane, corn poppy, knotted hedge-parsley, mouse-ear cress, spring whitlowgrass, tumble pigweed, venus-comb, andVeronica triphyllos.Conversely, the presence of prostrate knotweed and wild radish was highest in plots under conventional tillage. These results suggest large differences in the weed seedbank as a consequence of different soil conditions among tillage systems, but also the necessity of spring weed control when a no-tillage system is used. With regard to crop rotations, the number of seeds of knotted hedge-parsley, mouse-ear cress, and spring whitlowgrass was greater in the plots under the barley→vetch rotation. Common lambsquarters dominated in the plots under the barley→sunflower rotation, whereas venus-comb was the most frequent weed in the barley monoculture. Larger and more diverse weed populations developed in the barley→vetch rotation rather than in the barley→sunflower rotation or the barley monoculture.

Effect of tillage system and crop sequence on irrigated sugarbeet production

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Moyer ◽  
J. Nitschelm ◽  
P. Regitnig ◽  
R. E. Blackshaw ◽  
H. C. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Plant Residue ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Dry Beans ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Minimum Tillage ◽  
Tillage System

Sugarbeets (Beta vulgaris L.) are grown on intensively tilled-irrigated land in southern Alberta, which is subject to soil erosion by wind. Experiments were conducted on commercial fields near Burdett, AB, to determine the effect of the tillage system and previous crops on sugarbeet production. The previous crops were dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) or wheat (Triticum aestivium L.) and the tillage systems were conventional (moldboard plow, vibrashank cultivator, harrow, packer), minimum (double disc, self-cleaning harrow, glyphosate) or no tillage (glyphosate). After dry beans, sugarbeet fresh weight and extractable sugar yields were similar with all tillage systems. All of the tillage systems left less than 100 g m-2 of plant residue on the soil surface in the spring following dry beans, which is insufficient to protect the soil from wind erosion. After wheat, sugarbeet yields were similar with minimum and conventional tillage but lower with no tillage. Both minimum and no-tillage systems left sufficient plant residue on the soil surface to protect the soil from erosion (> 200 g m-2). Sugarbeet stand density following wheat was lower with no tillage than conventional or minimum tillage, reflecting poor seed placement and daily maximum soil temperature (5 cm depth) of up to 10°C lower under no tillage than conventional tillage. After wheat, there was a trend toward lower densities of hard-seeded annuals, such as redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.), after no tillage than conventional tillage. Of the cropping systems tested in this study, only the minimum tillage system after wheat provided optimum sugarbeet yield and left enough plant residue to protect the soil from wind erosion. Key words: Crop rotation, bean, wheat, sugarbeet, no-tillage

Sunflower response to tillage and soil residual nitrogen in a wheat - sunflower rotation under rainfed Mediterranean conditions

2002 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael J. López-Bellido ◽  
Luis López-Bellido ◽  
Juan E. Castillo ◽  
Francisco J. López-Bellido
Keyword(s):  
Seed Yield ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Wheat Crop ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Flowering Season ◽  
Residual N ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Mediterranean Conditions ◽  
Plot Design

A field study was carried out to determine the effects of tillage systems on sunflower yield over 9 years, and the effects of tillage systems and residual N on sunflower yield and yield components over 4 years, in a wheat–sunflower rotation under rainfed Mediterranean conditions. Tillage treatments included no tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT). Nitrogen fertiliser rates were 0, 50, 100, and 150 kg N/ha, applied only to wheat. A split-plot design with 4 replications was used. The weather had a marked influence on sunflower biomass and seed yield. Rainfall over October–May was directly related to seed yield. In contrast, seed oil content was inversely related to mean temperature during the flowering season (June). Sunflower yield displayed no significant reponse to residual N derived from the fertiliser N applied to the preceding wheat crop. The tillage system did not exert a consistent influence on sunflower yield; thus, continuous no-tillage may represent an economically and environmentally viable alternative to conventional tillage for sunflower production under rainfed Mediterranean conditions.

scholarly journals PRODUTIVIDADE DO MILHO IRRIGADO NA REGIÃO DO ARENITO CAIUÁ NO NOROESTE DO PARANÁ

Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-480
Author(s):  
Giuliani Do Prado ◽  
Adriano Catossi Tinos ◽  
Denise Mahl ◽  
Rafael de Almeida Schiavon
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Corn Yield ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Irrigation Depth ◽  
Quadratic Response ◽  
E Mail

Produtividade do milho irrigado na região do Arenito Caiuá no Noroeste do Paraná     Giuliani do Prado1; Adriano Catossi Tinos1; denise mahl1 e rafael de almeida schiavon1   1 Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola - DEA, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM, Rodovia PR 482, km 45, CEP: 87.820-000, Cidade Gaúcha-PR, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].     1 RESUMO   Este trabalho foi desenvolvido na Universidade Estadual de Maringá, em Cidade Gaúcha/PR, e objetivou avaliar a produtividade da variedade de milho IPR-164, em diferentes sistemas de cultivo e lâminas de irrigação. O experimento, conduzido entre 01/10/2019 a 10/02/2020, foi estabelecido em faixas, com parcelas subdivididas, quatro repetições e dois tratamentos (sistemas de cultivo e lâminas de irrigação). Nas parcelas, os sistemas de cultivo foram: semeadura convencional e semeadura direta. Nas subparcelas, as lâminas de irrigação (percentual da lâmina líquida - %IL) foram: 0, 30, 63, 100 e 193%. Após a colheita, a produtividade de espigas (com e sem palha) e de grãos na umidade de 20,5 e 13% foram avaliadas. Os resultados mostraram que: 1) o sistema de cultivo não influenciou na produtividade; 2) a produtividade respondeu de forma quadrática às lâminas de irrigação; 3) lâminas próximas a 100% da IL resultaram em produtividades máximas e; 4) a sensibilidade ao déficit hídrico promoveu decréscimos de 20,4% na produtividade. Quando o custo do milímetro de água for 10 vezes maior que o custo do quilograma do milho (umidade 13%), economicamente é mais viável produzir 7.957 kg ha-1 com 60% da IL do que alcançar a produtividade máxima (8.283 kg ha-1).   Palavras-chave: lâminas de irrigação, sistemas de cultivo, déficit hídrico.     Prado, G; Tinos, A. C.; mahl, D; schiavon, R. A. Irrigated corn yield at the Arenito Caiuá region in Northwest of Paraná State, Brazil     2 ABSTRACT   This work was performed at Universidade Estadual de Maringá, in Cidade Gaúcha/PR city, Brazil, and aimed to evaluate the corn variety IPR-164 yield, in different tillage systems and irrigation depths. The experiment, carried out from 10/01/2019 to 10/02/2020, was set in strips design, with subdivided plots, four replications, and two treatments (tillage systems and irrigation depths). In the plots, the tillage systems were: conventional-tillage and no-tillage. In the subplots, the irrigation depths (percentage of the net irrigation depth - %NID), were: 0, 30, 63, 100, and 193%. After harvesting, the data corn ear yield (in-husk and unhusked) and the grain yield with the moisture of 20.5 and 13% were evaluated. The results showed that: 1) the tillage system did not influence the corn yield; 2) corn yield presented a quadratic response to the irrigation depths; 3) irrigation depths close to 100% of NID provided maximum yield; 4) the sensitivity to water deficit led to a 20.4% decrease in corn yield. When the millimeter water cost is 10 times greater than the corn kilogram cost (moisture 13%), it is economically more profitable to produce 7,957 kg ha-1 with 60% of NID than to reach  the maximum yield (8,283 kg ha-1).   Keywords: irrigation depths, tillage systems, water deficit.

scholarly journals Soil organic carbon in no-tillage systems of different ages in Southwest Mato Grosso, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-255
Author(s):  
Renata M. Severiano ◽  
Maria A. P. Pierangeli ◽  
Nilton de S. Santos ◽  
Vinícius Xavier
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Organic Carbon ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Carbon Stocks ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Tillage System

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of the no-tillage system on soil bulk density, soil organic carbon, and carbon stocks in Plinthic subgroups and Oxisols, located in Pontes and Lacerda, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The treatments were native vegetation and no-tillage systems established for 3, 8, 10, and 12 years. To analyse soil organic carbon, soils were sampled in each area, with three repetitions, at layers of 0-0.05; 0.05-0.10; 0.10-0.20; 0.20-0.40; 0.40-0.60; 0.60-1.00; 1.00-1.50 and 1.50-2.00 m. For soil bulk density, undisturbed samples were collected at layers of 0-0.20 and 0.20-0.40 m. Compared with areas of native vegetation, soil bulk density values after 12 years increased by 25% in Oxisols and 30% in the Plinthic subgroups. In Oxisols and Plinthic subgroups, respectively, organic carbon concentration was, on average, 20.57, 25.04 g kg-1 under native vegetation; 16.82, 16.59 g kg-1 after 3 years of no-tillage; 13.31, 4.96 g kg-1 after 8 years; 16.52, 14.39 g kg-1 after 10 years; and 17.97, 18.53 g kg-1 after 12 years. In both soils, the no-tillage system contributed to an increase in carbon stocks over the years, but not at depth, being generally limited to the top 0.20 m of the soils. Compared to native vegetation, after 12 years of no-tillage, carbon stocks decreased at a rate of 0.075 Mg ha-1 year-1 in the Plinthic subgroups and increased by 2.3 Mg ha-1 year-1 in Oxisols.

scholarly journals Influence of Tillage Method on Management ofAmaranthusSpecies in Soybean

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime A. Farmer ◽  
Kevin W. Bradley ◽  
Bryan G. Young ◽  
Lawrence E. Steckel ◽  
William G. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Deep Tillage ◽  
Minimum Tillage ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Tillage Method ◽  
Residual Herbicide ◽  
Herbicide Programs

A field study was conducted in 2014 and 2015 in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Missouri to determine the effects of tillage system and herbicide program on season-long emergence ofAmaranthusspecies in glufosinate-resistant soybean. The tillage systems evaluated were deep tillage (fall moldboard plow followed by (fb) one pass with a field cultivator in the spring), conventional tillage (fall chisel plow fb one pass with a field cultivator in the spring), minimum tillage (one pass of a vertical tillage tool in the spring), and no-tillage (PRE application of paraquat). Each tillage system also received one of two herbicide programs; PRE application of flumioxazin (0.09 kg ai ha–1) fb a POST application of glufosinate (0.59 kg ai ha−1) plusS-metolachlor (1.39 kg ai ha–1), or POST-only applications of glufosinate (0.59 kg ha−1). The deep tillage system resulted in a 62, 67, and 73% reduction inAmaranthusemergence when compared to the conventional, minimum, and no-tillage systems, respectively. The residual herbicide program also resulted in an 87% reduction inAmaranthusspecies emergence compared to the POST-only program. The deep tillage system, combined with the residual program, resulted in a 97% reduction inAmaranthusspecies emergence when compared to the minimum tillage system combined with the POST-only program, which had the highestAmaranthusemergence. Soil cores taken prior to planting and herbicide application revealed that only 28% of theAmaranthusseed in the deep tillage system was placed within the top 5-cm of the soil profile compared to 79, 81, and 77% in the conventional, minimum, and no-tillage systems. Overall, the use of deep tillage with a residual herbicide program provided the greatest reduction inAmaranthusspecies emergence, thus providing a useful tool in managing herbicide-resistantAmaranthusspecies where appropriate.

Effect of the ridge tillage system on some selected soil physical properties in a maize monoculture

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. László ◽  
C. Gyuricza
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Density ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Penetration Resistance ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Loam Soil ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Ridge Tillage

Within the framework of cooperation between Szent István University and the Vienna University of Agricultural Sciences, a soil cultivation experiment in a maize (Zea mays L.) monoculture was set up for the first time in Austria near Pyhra (Lower Austria) in 1996. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ridge tillage (RT) in comparison with conventional mouldboard ploughing in autumn (CT) and no-tillage (NT) on the penetration resistance (PR), soil bulk density (BD) and porosity (P) of sandy loam soil (Typic Agriudoll). Analyses were made for each treatment and for different parts of the ridge (top and side of the ridge, and interrow) in 1998, 2000 and 2002. The average PR and BD values were greatest in the no-tillage plot, being 3.42 MPa and 1.56 g·cm-3, respectively. After six years, ridge tillage resulted in lower penetration resistance and bulk density values in the upper 20 cm than conventional tillage and no-tillage. Ridge tillage appears capable of reducing compaction in this soil. It can be concluded from the results that ridge tillage is capable of maintaining and improving favourable physical conditions in the soil.

scholarly journals Soil Physical Attributes in Long-Term Soil Management Systems (Tillage and No-till)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Venâncio Rodrigues e Silva ◽  
José Luiz Rodrigues Torres ◽  
Danyllo Denner de Almeida Costa ◽  
Bruna de Souza Silveira ◽  
Dinamar Márcia da Silva Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Management ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Root Penetration ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Physical Attributes

The period of implantation of the no-tillage system (NTS) is a fundamental factor to the dimension of the changes that occur to the soil's physical, chemical and biological attributes. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the soil changes to the physical attributes and correlate the results to the soil organic matter in areas of different long-term soil management. The study was set as a completely randomised design, in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme, with four management systems [5 years NTS (NTS5); 17 years NTS (NTS17); conventional tillage system for 20 years (CTS20); native area (NA)], and four soil depths (0-0.05, 0.05-0.1, 0.1-0.2, 0.2-0.4 m), with five repetitions. Soil mechanical resistance to root penetration (RP), bulk density (SD), volumetric moisture (VM), macro (Ma), microporosity (Mi) and total porosity (TP), and the aggregation parameters were evaluated. The CTS20, NTS5 and NTS17 presented superior SD in the most superficial soil layers, which was not yet causing resistance to root development. The SD was the only physical attribute that correlated significantly with all the other soil attributes evaluated, indicating the importance of such attribute to evaluate soil quality to crops. The soil physical attributes found in the Cerrado native area followed the sequence of similarities: no-tillage system with 17 years (most similar), with five years and the conventional tillage system (less similar). The changes caused by the anthropic activity in the soil's physical attributes are more pronounced and perceptible in soil depths up to 0.2 m.

scholarly journals Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Growth, Yield, and Nodulation in the Early Transition Period from Conventional Tillage to Conservation and No-Tillage Systems

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2477
Author(s):  
Sergeja Adamič ◽  
Robert Leskovšek
Keyword(s):  
Transition Period ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Conventional System ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Tillage System ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Seed Yields

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is the most important protein crop globally, with its cultivation area in Europe on the increase. To investigate how alternative tillage systems affect soybean growth, yield performance, and nitrogen fixation capacity in the early conversion period from conventional tillage to conservation and no-tillage practices, a field study was conducted in 2020 under the humid central European climatic conditions of Slovenia. A complete randomized block design with four repetitions was used for the three different tillage systems (conventional, conservation, and no-tillage). The results show that the majority of the studied soybean growth parameters (e.g., plant density, nodes per plant, and shoot and root dry matter) and the yield components (e.g., pods per plant, and 100-seed mass) were greatest for the reference conventional tillage system. The conventional system also showed significantly greater dry nodule mass (p < 0.01) and proportion of large-sized nodules (>4 mm) on both the tap root (p < 0.05) and the lateral roots (p < 0.001). A positive linear correlation between nitrogen content and nodule production in the roots also suggested increased nitrogen fixation for the conventional system. The less intensive conservation and no-tillage systems resulted in significantly greater soil compaction, which negatively affected early plant establishment and resulted in significantly decreased plant densities. Despite the large differences in plant stands and individual plant performances, no significant differences were seen for dry seed yields between these tillage systems. Dry seed yields for the conventional and conservation systems were 4.54 and 4.48 t ha−1, respectively, with only minor (non-significant) yield reduction for the no-tillage system, at 4.0 t ha−1. These data show that soybean cultivation in the early transition period to less intensive tillage systems have no major yield losses under these less suitable agro-climatic conditions if correct crop and weed management measures are implemented.

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