Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa

The incorporation of a cover crop (CC) may be an alternative to increase soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) supply in crop sequences with a high frequency of soybean. The aims of this study were (i) to determine shoot biomass production, C and N contents in the CC under two N additions, (ii) to evalua...

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Autores principales: Martinez, Juan Pablo, Barbieri, Pablo Andres, Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene, Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo
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Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1452
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author Martinez, Juan Pablo
Barbieri, Pablo Andres
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo
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Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo
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description The incorporation of a cover crop (CC) may be an alternative to increase soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) supply in crop sequences with a high frequency of soybean. The aims of this study were (i) to determine shoot biomass production, C and N contents in the CC under two N additions, (ii) to evaluate the effect on soybean grain yield of including a CC, and (iii) to evaluate the water productivity of the crop sequences. Crops were evaluated during three growing seasons of a long-term field trial under no tillage on Typic Argiudoll in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mean CC shoot biomass was 6.6 Mg ha-1 yr-1 for N-fertilized and 5.2 Mg ha-1 yr-1 for non-fertilized treatments. Mean C and N accumulation in the CC shoot biomass were 2.8 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 and 131 kg N ha-1 yr-1 in N-fertilized treatments, and 2.3 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 and 67 kg N ha-1 yr-1 in nonfertilized treatments. Soybean grain yield ranged from 2.4 to 4.3 Mg ha-1. In two out of the three growing seasons, soybean grain yield was greater (p<0.05) for crop sequences that included a CC. Water productivity was higher (p<0.05) in crop sequences with a CC and even higher when they were N-fertilized. The inclusion of a CC preceding soybean in crop sequences is an alternative to improve soil C and N budgets and would be a promising strategy to increase productivity and cropping system sustainability in this region.
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spelling INTA14522018-01-11T14:27:55Z Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa Martinez, Juan Pablo Barbieri, Pablo Andres Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo Soja Cultivos Rendimiento Sostenibilidad Carbono Nitrógeno Crops Yields Sustainability Carbon Nitrogen Región Pampeana Húmeda Sustentabilidad The incorporation of a cover crop (CC) may be an alternative to increase soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) supply in crop sequences with a high frequency of soybean. The aims of this study were (i) to determine shoot biomass production, C and N contents in the CC under two N additions, (ii) to evaluate the effect on soybean grain yield of including a CC, and (iii) to evaluate the water productivity of the crop sequences. Crops were evaluated during three growing seasons of a long-term field trial under no tillage on Typic Argiudoll in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mean CC shoot biomass was 6.6 Mg ha-1 yr-1 for N-fertilized and 5.2 Mg ha-1 yr-1 for non-fertilized treatments. Mean C and N accumulation in the CC shoot biomass were 2.8 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 and 131 kg N ha-1 yr-1 in N-fertilized treatments, and 2.3 Mg C ha-1 yr-1 and 67 kg N ha-1 yr-1 in nonfertilized treatments. Soybean grain yield ranged from 2.4 to 4.3 Mg ha-1. In two out of the three growing seasons, soybean grain yield was greater (p<0.05) for crop sequences that included a CC. Water productivity was higher (p<0.05) in crop sequences with a CC and even higher when they were N-fertilized. The inclusion of a CC preceding soybean in crop sequences is an alternative to improve soil C and N budgets and would be a promising strategy to increase productivity and cropping system sustainability in this region. Fil: Barbieri, Pablo Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Unidad Integrada. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Unidad Integrada. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Unidad Integrada. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Unidad Integrada. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina 2017-10-10T17:56:54Z 2017-10-10T17:56:54Z 2013 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1452 https://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOASJ/TOASJ-7-3.pdf 1874-3315 10.2174/1874331501307010003 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Pampa (general region) Open agriculture journal 7 (Suppl 1-M2) : 3-10. (2013)
spellingShingle Soja
Cultivos
Rendimiento
Sostenibilidad
Carbono
Nitrógeno
Crops
Yields
Sustainability
Carbon
Nitrogen
Región Pampeana Húmeda
Sustentabilidad
Martinez, Juan Pablo
Barbieri, Pablo Andres
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Echeverria, Hernan Eduardo
Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title_full Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title_fullStr Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title_full_unstemmed Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title_short Inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the Humid Argentine Pampa
title_sort inclusion of cover crops in cropping sequences with soybean predominance in the southeast of the humid argentine pampa
topic Soja
Cultivos
Rendimiento
Sostenibilidad
Carbono
Nitrógeno
Crops
Yields
Sustainability
Carbon
Nitrogen
Región Pampeana Húmeda
Sustentabilidad
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https://benthamopen.com/contents/pdf/TOASJ/TOASJ-7-3.pdf
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