FIRST 12 YEARS OF A LONG-TERM CROP ROTATION STUDY IN SOUTHWESTERN SASKATCHEWAN — YIELDS AND QUALITY OF GRAIN

1983 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. L. READ ◽  
R. P. ZENTNER ◽  
W. S. FERGUSON ◽  
A. J. LEYSHON ◽  
C. A. CAMPBELL
Keyword(s):  
Grain Quality ◽  
Continuous Type ◽  
Volume Weight ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
P Concentration ◽  
P Fertilizer ◽  
Rotation Study ◽  
P Fertilizers

Yield and quality of spring wheat in particular, and of flax, fall rye, and oat hay, in general, in 12 rotations deemed feasible for southwestern Saskatchewan, were summarized and discussed after the first 12 yr of a long-term rotation study. The study was conducted on a Brown Chernozemic loam. The factors examined were the effect of rotation length, fallow-substitute crops, and N and P fertilizer. On a crop-year basis, continuous wheat yields averaged 75% of fallow yields when recommended rates of N and P fertilizers were applied. Yield variability was lower for rotations that included high proportions of fallow than for continuous-type rotations. Fertilizer N applied at recommended rates increased yields of wheat grown on fallow by an average 5% (from 1780 to 1860 kg∙ha−1) and wheat grown on stubble by an average 7% (from 1350 to 1455 kg∙ha−1). Application of P fertilizer at recommended rates increased yields of wheat grown on fallow and stubble by an average 12%. Total wheat production (kg∙ha−1∙yr−1) was inversely related to the frequency of fallow in the rotation. Thus, continuous wheat (N and P applied) outproduced wheat grown on fallow in the 2-yr rotation by 53% over the 12-yr period. Wheat yields were directly related to growing season rainfall. Flax yields were generally poor because of their low drought tolerance and poor ability to compete with weeds. Fall rye yields were generally higher than provincial averages because the soil used in this study was more fertile than those in which rye is normally grown. Protein concentrations of wheat grown on fallow were high (average 15.9%) and generally greater than that of wheat grown on stubble (except for wheat grown on flax stubble). Failure to apply N fertilizer to continuous wheat resulted in the lowest grain protein (average 13.5%). P concentrations of wheat grown on stubble were greater than that for wheat grown on fallow due to P dilution by yield. The P concentration in wheat was directly related to rainfall. The volume weight of wheat was not greatly influenced by treatment and was above the base criterion of 74.5 kg∙hL−1 in all years.Key words: Crop rotations, grain yields, protein, yield-rainfall interaction, grain quality, fertilizer effects

YIELD AND COMPOSITION OF ALFALFA AND CRESTED WHEATGRASS, GROWN SINGLY AND IN MIXTURE, AS AFFECTED BY N AND P FERTILIZERS

1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. LUTWICK ◽  
A. D. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Crested Wheatgrass ◽  
Absolute Yield ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
P Content ◽  
P Fertilizer ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
P Fertilizers

The effects of four rates of N and P fertilizers applied in the spring to alfalfa and crested wheatgrass, grown singly and in mixture, at three ages of stand were investigated. N fertilizer increased yields and protein content of the grass in the year of application regardless of age of stand; the effect in subsequent years depended upon the level of yield in the year of application. The results indicated that grass should be fertilized with N every year at a rate related to the amounts of N removed from the soil in the preceding year. N fertilizer also increased the yield of the mixture in the year of application. The proportion of alfalfa in the hay mixture decreased with age and with applications of N fertilizer. This effect of N fertilizer was brought about by changes in the absolute yield of the grass component but not that of the alfalfa component of the mixture. The management of the mixture is affected by management of the grass component and any increases in yield and quality of the grass are at the expense of the alfalfa. P fertilizer slightly increased the P content of all forages, regardless of age of stand, both in the year of application and in the succeeding years, but did not increase yields.

scholarly journals YIELD OF PERENNIAL GRASSES AND SOIL FERTILITY OF SOD-PODZOLIC SOIL IN CASE OF LONG-TERM APPLICATION OF MINERAL FERTILIZERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Gavrilova ◽  
◽  
A. M. Konova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Perennial Grasses ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Mobile Forms ◽  
Unit Dose ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Higher Doses ◽  
Positive Effect

The article considers the effect of increasing doses and various combinations of mineral fertilizers applied to the cover crop on the yield and quality of a mixture of perennial grasses of two - years use, as well as the effect of fertilizers on the agrochemical parameters of sod-podzolic light loamy soil. The objects of the study were Stodolich meadow clover and Leningradskaya 204 meadow timothy grass. The studies were carried out in two crop rotations - with standard and reduced single doses of mineral fertilizers. The research results showed that in the years (VIII rotation) when the unit dose of fertilizers was increased to N20P20K25, the yield of perennial grasses was higher compared to the harvest in the VII rotation. The most appropriate dose in the VII rotation on perennial grasses of the 1st year was N30P30K45, on grasses of the 2nd year - doses of N30P30K45 and N40P40K60. In the VIII rotation, the highest yield of perennial grasses of the 1st year of use was obtained at a dose of N160P160K200 (8.4 t / ha), of grasses of the 2nd year of use at doses of N80P80K100 and N100P100K125 (6.5 t / ha). Positive effect of increasing doses of mineral fertilizers on the content of soil organic matter has been noted. On the contrary, the soil acidity increased from 4.7 to 4.3 units with an increase of mineral doses. Higher doses of fertilizers increased the content of mobile forms of phosphorus and potassium in the soil.

scholarly journals The effect of mineral fertilizers and farmyard manure on winter wheat grain yield and grain quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (No. 10) ◽  
pp. 491-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holík Ladislav ◽  
Hlisnikovský Lukáš ◽  
Kunzová Eva
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Farmyard Manure ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Quality Properties

This study evaluated how organic manures and mineral fertilizers affect winter wheat grain and straw yields and grain quality properties. The analysed period of the long-term fertilizer experiment was established in Čáslav, Czech Republic, in 1955 and covers the seasons 2011–2014. The fertilizer treatments were: control; farmyard manure (FYM); FYM + P; FYM + K; FYM + PK; FYM + N<sub>1</sub>; FYM + N<sub>2</sub>; FYM + N<sub>1</sub>PK; FYM + N<sub>2</sub>PK and FYM + N<sub>3</sub>PK. The highest grain yields were recorded in the FYM + P and FYM + N<sub>3</sub>PK treatments (8.9 t/ha). The highest straw yields were recorded in the FYM + N<sub>3</sub>PK treatment (6.52 t/ha). The lowest yields were provided in the unfertilized control and FYM treatments. Qualitative parameters were evaluated in the control, FYM and FYM + N<sub>3</sub>PK treatments between the years 2011 and 2013. The best quality of wheat grain was provided by the FYM + N<sub>3</sub>PK treatment. Combination of the farmyard manure with NPK is the best way to achieve high grain yields with good quality and leads to sustainable food production.

Influence of ley duration on the yield and quality of the subsequent cereal crop (spring oats) in an organically managed long-term crop rotation experiment

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Watson ◽  
J. A. Baddeley ◽  
A. C. Edwards ◽  
R. M. Rees ◽  
R. L. Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Cereal Crop ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Organically Managed

scholarly journals Are there indications of climate change induced increases in variability of major field crops in the northernmost European conditions?

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. PELTONEN-SAINIO ◽  
L. JAUHIAINEN ◽  
K. HAKALA
Keyword(s):  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Yield Variability ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Major Field ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Yield And Quality

As the northern hemisphere will experience the greatest increases in temperature and indications of climatic change are already visible in the north (in the 2000s average temperatures exceeded the long-term mean), we sought to establish if there are already signs of increased variability in yield and quality of the major field crops grown under the northernmost European growing conditions: spring and winter cereals (barley Hordeum vulgare L., oat Avena sativa L., wheat Triticum aestivum L., rye Secale cereale L.), spring rapeseed (turnip rape Brassica rapa L., oilseed rape B. napus L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). We used long-term yield datasets of FAO for Finland (1960s to date) and MTT Agrifood Research Finland (MTT) Official Variety Trial datasets on yield and quality of major field crops in Finland since the 1970s. Yield variability was exceptionally high in the 1980s and 1990s, but previously and subsequently national yields were clearly more stable. No progressive increase in yield variability was recorded. No marked and systematic changes in variability of quality traits were recorded, except for rapeseed, which exhibited reduced variability in seed chlorophyll content. This may at least partly attribute to the differences in intensity of input use and thereby responsiveness of the crops before and after 1980 and 1990 decades. We also noted that in the 2000s average temperatures were higher than in earlier decades and this was the case for all months of the growing season except June, which represents, however, the most critical phase for yield determination in most of the field crops in Finland. Also in the 2000s precipitation increased in the first three months of the growing season and thereafter decreased, but without signs of significantly increased numbers of heavy showers (extreme rain events). Hence, in general constant, increased average temperatures during the growing seasons of the 2000s were identified, but with reduced yield variability, which was partly attributable to the diminished use of inputs, especially fertilisers.;

scholarly journals Reserves for the Increase of Yield and Quality of Winter Wheat Grain and Their Dependence on the Heterogeneity of Crops in the Conditions of the Steppe Zone of the Orenburg Urals, Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Gulyanov ◽  
A. A. Chibilyov ◽  
A. A. Chibilyov Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
Yield And Quality

Aim. Verification of scientific concepts regarding the spatial heterogeneity of field agrocenoses. Identification of the variability of phytometric and structural crop ndicators and determination of the degree of their influence on the yield and quality of winter wheat grain in the steppe zone of the Orenburg Urals.Material and Methods. Establishment of field experiments, related observations and counts in accordance with the methodology of state variety crops testing and B.A.Dospekhov's guidelin. Monitoring of winter wheat crops was carried by measuring the vegetation index (NDVI) with a Green Seeker Handheld Crop Sensor, Model HCS‐100 (Trimble, USA). Determination of grain quality indicators was conducted according to GOST 9353‐2016 Wheat – Technical Conditions. Microsoft Office Excel was employed for the correlation and regression analysis of experimental data. Results. Analysis of the intra‐field heterogeneity of winter wheat agrocenoses in terms of yield and grain quality was conducted. The dependences of yield and grain quality on the principal crop phytometric and structural parameters were defined and expressed in the form of regression equations.Сonclusion. The results of the studies attest to the growth of reserves of grain yield to 3.0 t/ha and grain quality to class I‐II class in zonal climatic conditions of optimization of environmental factors to the level of the best basic plots by levelling out field soil heterogeneity. This is possible by restoring the fertility of anthropogenically‐degraded soil through the introduction of landscape‐adaptive and resource saving farming systems, soil protective and soil restorative crop rotation, differentiated application of organic and mineral fertilizers and selection of the most adaptive varieties. We also advise the introduction of intelligent ‘digital technologies’ aimed at fuller implementation of the genetic potential of cultivated varieties with careful consideration of natural resources and the preservation of biological diversity.

The effect of quantity, source and time of application of nitrogen fertilizers on the yield and quality of Andropogon gayanus at Shika, Nigeria

1975 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Haggar
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Calcium Nitrate ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Time Of Application ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Andropogon Gayanus

SUMMARYExperiments made at Shika, Nigeria, over a period of 3 years showed that the drymatter response of Andropogon gayanus to applied N was curvilinear over the range 0–896 kg N/ha, with maximum yields being obtained at an application rate of about 500 kg N/ha. However, the highest return of dry matter per unit of fertilizer applied (14·4 kg D.M./kg N) occurred at 28 kg N/ha and there was only a modest increase in crude-protein content as N was increased, reaching a maximum of 10·5% at the highest level of N. Also, at both high and intermediate levels of N, A. gayanus was replaced by less desirable grasses.May, the beginning of the rainy season, was found to be the most efficient time to apply N, although reasonable dry-matter responses were obtained by applying N in the dry season. ‘Nitro-chalk’ and calcium nitrate were more efficient sources of N than urea, sodium nitrate and, in the long term, ammonium sulphate.

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