Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize

Double cropping has been proposed as a strategy to promote ecological intensification. In temperate regions, maize (Zea mays L.) could be a viable option for double cropping. However, there is a lack of information regarding how maize adapts to the environmental and edaphic conditions that late sowi...

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Autores principales: Crespo, Cecilia, Martinez, Dionisio Roberto, Wyngaard, Nicolás, Divito, Guillermo, Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás, Barbieri, Pablo
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13376
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030122001484
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126600
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author Crespo, Cecilia
Martinez, Dionisio Roberto
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Divito, Guillermo
Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás
Barbieri, Pablo
author_browse Barbieri, Pablo
Crespo, Cecilia
Divito, Guillermo
Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás
Martinez, Dionisio Roberto
Wyngaard, Nicolás
author_facet Crespo, Cecilia
Martinez, Dionisio Roberto
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Divito, Guillermo
Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás
Barbieri, Pablo
author_sort Crespo, Cecilia
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description Double cropping has been proposed as a strategy to promote ecological intensification. In temperate regions, maize (Zea mays L.) could be a viable option for double cropping. However, there is a lack of information regarding how maize adapts to the environmental and edaphic conditions that late sowing entails. Since nitrogen (N) is considered the most limiting yield factor for maize, the aim of this study was to assess double-cropped maize response to N fertilization in Mollisols from humid temperate regions. Eleven field experiments were conducted in the Southeastern Argentinean Pampas from 2018 to 2021. Five fixed N rates (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N ha-1) were evaluated at each site. Relative chlorophyll meter reading (CMR) at silking, grain yield, N content in grains, and grain number and weight responded to N fertilization in most sites. In responsive sites, the evaluated parameters were affected up to a 60 kg N ha-1 rate. Relative CMR accurately predicted variations in maize grain yield (R2 = 0.58). Contrarily, soil parameters (initial mineral N availability, ammonium-N released during a short anaerobic incubation, soil organic matter) were not associated to maize grain yield nor to its components. However, the N availability was associated with relative grain yield through a quadratic model, where initial N availability + Fertilizer N explained 67% of relative grain yield variability. Our results indicate that, although double-cropped maize productive potential is lower than obtained at early sowing dates, it responds to N fertilization, and its evaluation through the CMR contributes to a correct diagnosis to maximize yields.
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spelling INTA133762022-11-10T14:40:10Z Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize Crespo, Cecilia Martinez, Dionisio Roberto Wyngaard, Nicolás Divito, Guillermo Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás Barbieri, Pablo Aplicación de Abonos Granos Clorofilas Maíz Nitrógeno Fertilizeer Application Grain Chlorophylls Maize Nitrogen Double cropping has been proposed as a strategy to promote ecological intensification. In temperate regions, maize (Zea mays L.) could be a viable option for double cropping. However, there is a lack of information regarding how maize adapts to the environmental and edaphic conditions that late sowing entails. Since nitrogen (N) is considered the most limiting yield factor for maize, the aim of this study was to assess double-cropped maize response to N fertilization in Mollisols from humid temperate regions. Eleven field experiments were conducted in the Southeastern Argentinean Pampas from 2018 to 2021. Five fixed N rates (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 kg N ha-1) were evaluated at each site. Relative chlorophyll meter reading (CMR) at silking, grain yield, N content in grains, and grain number and weight responded to N fertilization in most sites. In responsive sites, the evaluated parameters were affected up to a 60 kg N ha-1 rate. Relative CMR accurately predicted variations in maize grain yield (R2 = 0.58). Contrarily, soil parameters (initial mineral N availability, ammonium-N released during a short anaerobic incubation, soil organic matter) were not associated to maize grain yield nor to its components. However, the N availability was associated with relative grain yield through a quadratic model, where initial N availability + Fertilizer N explained 67% of relative grain yield variability. Our results indicate that, although double-cropped maize productive potential is lower than obtained at early sowing dates, it responds to N fertilization, and its evaluation through the CMR contributes to a correct diagnosis to maximize yields. EEA Balcarce Fil: Crespo, Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Crespo, Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Martínez, Roberto Dionisio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Divito, Guillermo. Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa; Argentina. Fil: Martínez Cuesta, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Barbieri, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Barbieri, Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2022-11-10T14:35:49Z 2022-11-10T14:35:49Z 2022-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13376 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030122001484 1161-0301 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126600 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier European Journal of Agronomy 140 : 126600 (October 2022)
spellingShingle Aplicación de Abonos
Granos
Clorofilas
Maíz
Nitrógeno
Fertilizeer Application
Grain
Chlorophylls
Maize
Nitrogen
Crespo, Cecilia
Martinez, Dionisio Roberto
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Divito, Guillermo
Martinez Cuesta, Nicolás
Barbieri, Pablo
Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title_full Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title_fullStr Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title_short Nitrogen diagnosis for double-cropped maize
title_sort nitrogen diagnosis for double cropped maize
topic Aplicación de Abonos
Granos
Clorofilas
Maíz
Nitrógeno
Fertilizeer Application
Grain
Chlorophylls
Maize
Nitrogen
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13376
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030122001484
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126600
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