Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops

Agriculture is transitioning towards more sustainable ways of producing food, fiber, and biofuels, with practices aimed at conserving soil resources by prolonging soil occupation with cash or cover crops and balancing the proportion of cereals and winter legumes when increasing the number of crops i...

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Autores principales: Salvagiotti, Fernando, Caviglia, Octavio, Bacigaluppo, Silvina, Barraco, Miriam Raquel, Boero, Leandro Ruben, Biassoni, María Micaela, Enrico, Juan Martin, Kehoe, Esteban, Eclesia, Roxana Paola, Madias, Andrés, Maltese, Nicolas, Melchiori, Ricardo Jose, Novelli, Leonardo Esteban, Prieto, Gabriel Maria, Ross, Fernando, Ruiz, Alejo, Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22122
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1161030125000620
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127566
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author Salvagiotti, Fernando
Caviglia, Octavio
Bacigaluppo, Silvina
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Boero, Leandro Ruben
Biassoni, María Micaela
Enrico, Juan Martin
Kehoe, Esteban
Eclesia, Roxana Paola
Madias, Andrés
Maltese, Nicolas
Melchiori, Ricardo Jose
Novelli, Leonardo Esteban
Prieto, Gabriel Maria
Ross, Fernando
Ruiz, Alejo
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
author_browse Bacigaluppo, Silvina
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Biassoni, María Micaela
Boero, Leandro Ruben
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Caviglia, Octavio
Eclesia, Roxana Paola
Enrico, Juan Martin
Kehoe, Esteban
Madias, Andrés
Maltese, Nicolas
Melchiori, Ricardo Jose
Novelli, Leonardo Esteban
Prieto, Gabriel Maria
Ross, Fernando
Ruiz, Alejo
Salvagiotti, Fernando
author_facet Salvagiotti, Fernando
Caviglia, Octavio
Bacigaluppo, Silvina
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Boero, Leandro Ruben
Biassoni, María Micaela
Enrico, Juan Martin
Kehoe, Esteban
Eclesia, Roxana Paola
Madias, Andrés
Maltese, Nicolas
Melchiori, Ricardo Jose
Novelli, Leonardo Esteban
Prieto, Gabriel Maria
Ross, Fernando
Ruiz, Alejo
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
author_sort Salvagiotti, Fernando
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description Agriculture is transitioning towards more sustainable ways of producing food, fiber, and biofuels, with practices aimed at conserving soil resources by prolonging soil occupation with cash or cover crops and balancing the proportion of cereals and winter legumes when increasing the number of crops in the rotation. Likewise, closing nutrient biogeochemical cycles is critical, particularly for N, which requires adjusting fertilizer rates to avoid surplus or soil mining. Winter crops for grain such as wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), and for cover such as vetch (Vicia sativa L. or Vicia villosa L.) can differentially affect nitrogen (N) dynamics, yield response to N application, and associated efficiency metrics in succeeding late-sown maize (Zea mays L.). This study aimed to (i) quantify maize yield response to N fertilization by considering productivity, economic, and N efficiency metrics in late-sown maize following fallow or composing a double-crop after winter cash crops (wheat and field pea) or cover crop (vetch) and (ii) test whether vetch biomass can be used to predict the response to N fertilization. Forty on-farm trials were conducted under rainfed conditions in the Pampas region of Argentina during 13 seasons to test different N rates on late-sown maize yields growing after fallow, wheat, pea, or vetch. Maize grain yield was determined, and the agronomic and economic optimum N rates (AONR and EONR, kg fertilizer N ha−1), N use efficiency (NUE, kg of grain yield response per kg of N from fertilizer), and partial factor productivity (PFP, kg of grain produced per kg of N from fertilizer) were calculated. The results showed that (i) wheat caused a higher frequency (86 %) of yield response to N application in maize compared to other scenarios (average 60 %); (ii) no yield response to N was observed when soil N availability at sowing exceeded 175 kg N ha⁻¹ , regardless of the previous crop; (iii) maize following wheat showed the highest AONR and EONR, while maize following pea showed the lowest; (iv) there were no significant differences in NUE among winter crops, but the lowest PFP was observed after wheat; and (v) vetch biomass and N accumulation helped predict the yield response to N fertilization in the succeeding maize. We conclude that winter crops and their characteristics (e.g., wheat yield and vetch biomass) should be considered to fine-tune N fertilizer rates in late-sown maize, promoting the sustainability of the cropping system.
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spelling INTA221222025-04-30T12:56:33Z Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops Salvagiotti, Fernando Caviglia, Octavio Bacigaluppo, Silvina Barraco, Miriam Raquel Boero, Leandro Ruben Biassoni, María Micaela Enrico, Juan Martin Kehoe, Esteban Eclesia, Roxana Paola Madias, Andrés Maltese, Nicolas Melchiori, Ricardo Jose Novelli, Leonardo Esteban Prieto, Gabriel Maria Ross, Fernando Ruiz, Alejo Carciocchi, Walter Daniel Maíz Aplicación de Abonos Nitrógeno Abonos Nitrogenados Fecha de Siembra Cultivos de Invierno Maize Fertilizer Application Nitrogen Nitrogen Fertilizers Sowing Date Winter Crops Agriculture is transitioning towards more sustainable ways of producing food, fiber, and biofuels, with practices aimed at conserving soil resources by prolonging soil occupation with cash or cover crops and balancing the proportion of cereals and winter legumes when increasing the number of crops in the rotation. Likewise, closing nutrient biogeochemical cycles is critical, particularly for N, which requires adjusting fertilizer rates to avoid surplus or soil mining. Winter crops for grain such as wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), pea (Pisum sativum L.), and for cover such as vetch (Vicia sativa L. or Vicia villosa L.) can differentially affect nitrogen (N) dynamics, yield response to N application, and associated efficiency metrics in succeeding late-sown maize (Zea mays L.). This study aimed to (i) quantify maize yield response to N fertilization by considering productivity, economic, and N efficiency metrics in late-sown maize following fallow or composing a double-crop after winter cash crops (wheat and field pea) or cover crop (vetch) and (ii) test whether vetch biomass can be used to predict the response to N fertilization. Forty on-farm trials were conducted under rainfed conditions in the Pampas region of Argentina during 13 seasons to test different N rates on late-sown maize yields growing after fallow, wheat, pea, or vetch. Maize grain yield was determined, and the agronomic and economic optimum N rates (AONR and EONR, kg fertilizer N ha−1), N use efficiency (NUE, kg of grain yield response per kg of N from fertilizer), and partial factor productivity (PFP, kg of grain produced per kg of N from fertilizer) were calculated. The results showed that (i) wheat caused a higher frequency (86 %) of yield response to N application in maize compared to other scenarios (average 60 %); (ii) no yield response to N was observed when soil N availability at sowing exceeded 175 kg N ha⁻¹ , regardless of the previous crop; (iii) maize following wheat showed the highest AONR and EONR, while maize following pea showed the lowest; (iv) there were no significant differences in NUE among winter crops, but the lowest PFP was observed after wheat; and (v) vetch biomass and N accumulation helped predict the yield response to N fertilization in the succeeding maize. We conclude that winter crops and their characteristics (e.g., wheat yield and vetch biomass) should be considered to fine-tune N fertilizer rates in late-sown maize, promoting the sustainability of the cropping system. EEA Oliveros Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Caviglia, Octavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Caviglia, Octavio. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Bacigaluppo, Silvina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Barraco, Miriam Raquel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria General Villegas; Argentina Fil: Boero, Leandro Ruben. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Agencia de Extensión Rural Gálvez; Argentina Fil: Biassoni, Micaela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Enrico, Juan Martin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Kehoe, Esteban. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Campo Experimental Villarino; Argentina Fil: Eclesia, Roxana Paola. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Madias, Andres. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Campo Experimental Villarino; Argentina Fil: Madias, Andres. AAPRESID; Argentina Fil: Maltese, Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA). Estación Experimental “Dr. Alberto Boerger”; Uruguay Fil: Melchiori, Ricardo Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Novelli, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Novelli, Leonardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Novelli, Leonardo. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Prieto, Gabriel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina Fil: Ross, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Barrow; Argentina Fil: Ruiz, Alejo. Iowa State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos Fil: Carciochi, Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Carciochi, Walter. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Carciochi, Walter. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; Estados Unidos 2025-04-30T12:51:03Z 2025-04-30T12:51:03Z 2025-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22122 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1161030125000620 1161-0301 1873-7331 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127566 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNCER-022421/AR./Diagnostico, reposición de macronutrientes y tecnología de la fertilización. info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNCYO-1127033/AR./Manejo nutricional de cereales y oleaginosas para la intensificación sustentable de los sistemas productivos info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E1-I011-001, Intensificacion Sustentable de la Agricultura en la Region 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 European Journal of Agronomy 166 : 127566. (May 2025)
spellingShingle Maíz
Aplicación de Abonos
Nitrógeno
Abonos Nitrogenados
Fecha de Siembra
Cultivos de Invierno
Maize
Fertilizer Application
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Fertilizers
Sowing Date
Winter Crops
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Caviglia, Octavio
Bacigaluppo, Silvina
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Boero, Leandro Ruben
Biassoni, María Micaela
Enrico, Juan Martin
Kehoe, Esteban
Eclesia, Roxana Paola
Madias, Andrés
Maltese, Nicolas
Melchiori, Ricardo Jose
Novelli, Leonardo Esteban
Prieto, Gabriel Maria
Ross, Fernando
Ruiz, Alejo
Carciocchi, Walter Daniel
Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title_full Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title_fullStr Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title_full_unstemmed Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title_short Response to nitrogen fertilization of late-sown maize upon different winter previous crops
title_sort response to nitrogen fertilization of late sown maize upon different winter previous crops
topic Maíz
Aplicación de Abonos
Nitrógeno
Abonos Nitrogenados
Fecha de Siembra
Cultivos de Invierno
Maize
Fertilizer Application
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Fertilizers
Sowing Date
Winter Crops
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22122
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1161030125000620
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2025.127566
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