Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch

Context or problem: Several agricultural producers around the world are adopting hairy vetch (HV) (Vicia villosa Roth) inclusion in the crop sequence before maize (Zea mays L.). To date, it is not clear which factors control maize yield response to HV and to nitrogen (N) fertilization in HV-maize se...

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Main Authors: Carciocchi, Walter Daniel, Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás, Crespo, Cecilia, Domínguez, Germán, Rodríguez, M.P., Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio, Wyngaard, Nicolás, Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene, Studdert, Guillermo, Barbieri, Pablo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16014
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429023003313
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109138
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author Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás
Crespo, Cecilia
Domínguez, Germán
Rodríguez, M.P.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barbieri, Pablo
author_browse Barbieri, Pablo
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Crespo, Cecilia
Domínguez, Germán
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Rodríguez, M.P.
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Wyngaard, Nicolás
author_facet Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás
Crespo, Cecilia
Domínguez, Germán
Rodríguez, M.P.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barbieri, Pablo
author_sort Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
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description Context or problem: Several agricultural producers around the world are adopting hairy vetch (HV) (Vicia villosa Roth) inclusion in the crop sequence before maize (Zea mays L.). To date, it is not clear which factors control maize yield response to HV and to nitrogen (N) fertilization in HV-maize sequences. Objective or research question: We aimed to i) explore the variability of maize grain yield response to HV and to N fertilization (after HV) and ii) analyze the factors that define the mentioned variability.Methods: We conducted 25 field studies in the southeastern Argentinean Pampas, exploring a wide range of conditions related to HV management and edaphoclimatic properties. We evaluated four treatments resulting from the combination of two preceding conditions, i) HV and ii) bare fallow (BF), and two situations of N fertilization on maize i) with N and ii) without N. Results: We observed that, without N fertilization, maize yield significantly increased by 1846 kg ha−1 due to HV, and the response was significant in 52% of the studies. Low-yield environments exhibited a greater yield response to HV than high-yield environments (2792 vs. 989 kg ha−1). Nitrogen supply from HV was the main factor determining variations in grain yield response to HV, although factors other than N (e.g., water availability, changes in soil physical and biological properties) presented a significant effect (avg. 366 kg ha−1). Specifically, the N supply from HV and soil N availability explained maize yield response to HV. We calibrated and validated a model from these variables that explained 61% of the variability in yield response to HV. We also observed that N fertilization after HV increased maize yield, on average, by 1301 kg ha−1 (significant in 36% of the sites), which was almost half of the response to N fertilization after BF (avg. 2782 kg ha−1, significant in 68% of the sites). Maize yield response to N after HV was explained by both the maize N demand and the N supply from HV. Conclusions: Nitrogen supply from HV and soil N availability defined maize grain yield response to HV. Including HV in crop sequences before maize reduced its fertilizer-N requirement. Maize N demand and N supplied from HV explained the grain yield response to fertilizer-N. Implications or significance: The information and models provided will allow producers to assess the convenience of including HV before maize in the crop sequence and to adjust N fertilization rates, avoiding yield penalties and negative environmental externalities.
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spelling INTA160142024-06-18T11:18:35Z Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch Carciocchi, Walter Daniel Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás Crespo, Cecilia Domínguez, Germán Rodríguez, M.P. Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio Wyngaard, Nicolás Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene Studdert, Guillermo Barbieri, Pablo Vicia Villosa Suelo Acumulación Nitrógeno Disponibilidad de Nutrientes (suelo) Soil Accumulation Nitrogen Nutrient Availability (soil) Context or problem: Several agricultural producers around the world are adopting hairy vetch (HV) (Vicia villosa Roth) inclusion in the crop sequence before maize (Zea mays L.). To date, it is not clear which factors control maize yield response to HV and to nitrogen (N) fertilization in HV-maize sequences. Objective or research question: We aimed to i) explore the variability of maize grain yield response to HV and to N fertilization (after HV) and ii) analyze the factors that define the mentioned variability.Methods: We conducted 25 field studies in the southeastern Argentinean Pampas, exploring a wide range of conditions related to HV management and edaphoclimatic properties. We evaluated four treatments resulting from the combination of two preceding conditions, i) HV and ii) bare fallow (BF), and two situations of N fertilization on maize i) with N and ii) without N. Results: We observed that, without N fertilization, maize yield significantly increased by 1846 kg ha−1 due to HV, and the response was significant in 52% of the studies. Low-yield environments exhibited a greater yield response to HV than high-yield environments (2792 vs. 989 kg ha−1). Nitrogen supply from HV was the main factor determining variations in grain yield response to HV, although factors other than N (e.g., water availability, changes in soil physical and biological properties) presented a significant effect (avg. 366 kg ha−1). Specifically, the N supply from HV and soil N availability explained maize yield response to HV. We calibrated and validated a model from these variables that explained 61% of the variability in yield response to HV. We also observed that N fertilization after HV increased maize yield, on average, by 1301 kg ha−1 (significant in 36% of the sites), which was almost half of the response to N fertilization after BF (avg. 2782 kg ha−1, significant in 68% of the sites). Maize yield response to N after HV was explained by both the maize N demand and the N supply from HV. Conclusions: Nitrogen supply from HV and soil N availability defined maize grain yield response to HV. Including HV in crop sequences before maize reduced its fertilizer-N requirement. Maize N demand and N supplied from HV explained the grain yield response to fertilizer-N. Implications or significance: The information and models provided will allow producers to assess the convenience of including HV before maize in the crop sequence and to adjust N fertilization rates, avoiding yield penalties and negative environmental externalities. EEA Balcarce Fil: Carciochi, Walther. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Carciochi, Walther. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Cafaro La Menza, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 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: Domínguez, Germán. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Rodriguez, M.P. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; 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: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Studdert, Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; 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. 2023-11-27T10:51:03Z 2023-11-27T10:51:03Z 2023-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16014 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429023003313 0378-4290 (Print) 1872-6852 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109138 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E1-I011-001, Intensificacion Sustentable de la Agricultura en la Region Pampeana info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L01-I012, Intensificación Sostenible de la Agricultura Extensiva en la Región Pampeana info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess 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 Elsevier Field Crops Research 303 : 1091381 (November 2023)
spellingShingle Vicia Villosa
Suelo
Acumulación
Nitrógeno
Disponibilidad de Nutrientes (suelo)
Soil
Accumulation
Nitrogen
Nutrient Availability (soil)
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Cafaro La Menza, Nicolás
Crespo, Cecilia
Domínguez, Germán
Rodríguez, M.P.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barbieri, Pablo
Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title_full Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title_fullStr Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title_short Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
title_sort analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch
topic Vicia Villosa
Suelo
Acumulación
Nitrógeno
Disponibilidad de Nutrientes (suelo)
Soil
Accumulation
Nitrogen
Nutrient Availability (soil)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16014
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429023003313
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109138
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