The impact of five long-term contrasting tillage systems on maize productivity parameters

Authors

  • Kestutis Romaneckas Vytautas Magnus University
  • Dovile Avizienyte Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
  • Aida Adamaviciene Vytautas Magnus University
  • Sidona Buragiene Vytautas Magnus University
  • Zita Kriauciuniene Vytautas Magnus University
  • Egidijus Sarauskis Vytautas Magnus University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.83737

Keywords:

meteorological conditions, productivity parameters, reduced tillage, Zea mays L.

Abstract

Maize productivity is mainly constrained by the climate, meteorological and soil conditions, and agro-technological practice. Reduced primary tillage intensity might be a method to optimize the complex interactions between these conditions. An 8-year field experiment was designed to test this. The aim of the experiment was to establish the influence of deep and shallow ploughing, chiselling, disking and no-tillage systems on parameters of maize productivity. No-tillage resulted in a significant decrease in maize stand density compared with deep and shallow ploughing, as well as chiselling, while maize canopy height and dry biomass was slightly higher in the no-tillage system. Nevertheless, in no-tillage plots the maize yield was insignificantly lower than in deeply and shallowly ploughed plots (on average 3.5–6.4% less). Overall, long-term reduction of primary tillage had less impact on maize productivity parameters than meteorological conditions during the vegetation period.

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Published

2020-03-30

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2020)

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How to Cite

Romaneckas, K., Avizienyte, D. ., Adamaviciene, A., Buragiene, S., Kriauciuniene, Z., & Sarauskis, E. (2020). The impact of five long-term contrasting tillage systems on maize productivity parameters. Agricultural and Food Science, 29(1), 6–17. https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.83737
Received 2019-07-22
Accepted 2020-03-18
Published 2020-03-30