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da Silva GF, Calonego JC, Luperini BCO, Silveira VB, Chamma L, Soratto RP, Putti FF. No-Tillage System Can Improve Soybean Grain Production More Than Conventional Tillage System. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3762. [PMID: 37960118 PMCID: PMC10649011 DOI: 10.3390/plants12213762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Soil management systems can directly interfere with crop yield via changes in the soil's physical and hydraulic properties. However, short- to medium-term experiments of conduction do not always demonstrate the modifications of the management systems in these properties. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical properties of the soil in a long-term management system and to relate it to the storage and availability of water to plants, verifying its effect on soybean yield. The experiment was conducted in randomized blocks in a split-plot scheme with four replications. Plots were composed by soil management (conventional tillage and no-tillage), and subplots represented three soil depths (0.0-0.1, 0.1-0.2, and 0.2-0.4 m). The soil's physical and hydraulic properties, root development, and soybean yield were evaluated. The no-tillage system not only presented higher bulk density and soil resistance to compaction up to a depth of 0.2 m but also greater root development. This management also did not affect the process of water infiltration in the soil and presented an increase in soybean grain yield by 6.5%. The long-term no-tillage system (33 years) offers less risk of water stress to soybean plants; it contributes to greater grain yield of this crop when compared to the conventional tillage system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gustavo Ferreira da Silva
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (J.C.C.); (V.B.S.); (L.C.); (R.P.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (J.C.C.); (V.B.S.); (L.C.); (R.P.S.)
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (B.C.O.L.); (F.F.P.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (J.C.C.); (V.B.S.); (L.C.); (R.P.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (J.C.C.); (V.B.S.); (L.C.); (R.P.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (J.C.C.); (V.B.S.); (L.C.); (R.P.S.)
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (B.C.O.L.); (F.F.P.)
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, Brazil
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Chamma L, da Silva GF, Perissato SM, Alievi C, Chaves PPN, Giandoni VCR, Calonego JC, da Silva EAA. Does Forced Plant Maturation by Applying Herbicide with Desiccant Action Influence Seed Longevity in Soybean? Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2769. [PMID: 37570923 PMCID: PMC10420660 DOI: 10.3390/plants12152769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Herbicides with desiccant actions may be used to anticipate the harvesting of soybean seeds. This technique aims to minimize the negative influence of biotic and abiotic factors on seed physiological quality at the end of the plant cycle. However, forced seed maturation with the application of herbicides can compromise the acquisition of seed quality components, especially longevity. Thus, the objective of this research was to evaluate the physiological quality of soybean seeds subjected to forced maturation with desiccants. The experiment was performed in a completely randomized design, with a treatment consisting of soybean plants subjected to the application of herbicides with desiccant action at stage R7.3 and another that underwent the natural process of maturation, that is, without herbicide application. The herbicide used was Paraquat. Seed germination, vigor (first germination count, dry mass, seedling length, time to reach 50% germination(t50), emergence index, and emergence speed), and longevity(P50) were evaluated. The herbicides did not affect germination (normal seedlings). However, the acquisition of vigor and longevity, and the preservation of seed vigor during storage were affected. Thus, the results indicate that the application of herbicide with desiccant action interrupts the process of acquisition of seed physiological quality, notably longevity in soybean seeds.
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- Larissa Chamma
- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, Federal Institute of Goias (IFG), Urutaí 75790-000, Brazil;
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (G.F.d.S.); (S.M.P.); (P.P.N.C.); (V.C.R.G.); (J.C.C.); (E.A.A.d.S.)
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Galeriani TM, Neves GO, Santos Ferreira JH, Oliveira RN, Oliveira SL, Calonego JC, Crusciol CAC. Calcium and Boron Fertilization Improves Soybean Photosynthetic Efficiency and Grain Yield. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:2937. [PMID: 36365390 PMCID: PMC9657382 DOI: 10.3390/plants11212937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Foliar fertilization with calcium (Ca) and boron (B) at flowering can promote flower retention and pod fixation, thereby increasing the number of pods per plant and, in turn, crop productivity. The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of Ca + B fertilization during flowering on the nutritional, metabolic and yield performance of soybean (Glycine max L.) The treatments consisted of the presence and the absence of Ca + B fertilization in two growing seasons. Crop nutritional status, gas exchange parameters, photosynthetic enzyme activity (Rubisco), total soluble sugar content, total leaf protein concentration, agronomic parameters, and grain yield were evaluated. Foliar Ca + B fertilization increased water use efficiency and carboxylation efficiency, and the improvement in photosynthesis led to higher leaf sugar and protein concentrations. The improvement in metabolic activity promoted a greater number of pods and grains plant-1, culminating in higher yields. These results indicate that foliar fertilization with Ca + B can efficiently improve carbon metabolism, resulting in better yields in soybean.
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da Silva GF, Matusevicius APO, Calonego JC, Chamma L, Luperini BCO, Alves MDS, Leite HMF, Pinto EDJ, Silva MDA, Putti FF. Soil-Plant Relationships in Soybean Cultivated under Crop Rotation after 17 Years of No-Tillage and Occasional Chiseling. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:2657. [PMID: 36235523 PMCID: PMC9573570 DOI: 10.3390/plants11192657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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No-tillage cover crops contribute to better soil quality, being able to replace mechanized tillage management. This observation can only be made after several years of adopting conservationist practices and through research on soil-plant relationships. The objective of the research was to verify the relationship between the production components, physiological, root development, and physical-hydric properties of the soil in the yield of soybean grown in succession to different cover crops or with soil chiseling. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with four replications, comparing the cultivation of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) and millet (Penninsetum glaucum L.) as cover crops and a treatment with soil chiseling. The evaluations were carried out during soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivation in the 2019/20 summer crop, that is, after 17 years of experimenting started in 2003. Rotation with sunn hemp increased soybean yield by 6% and 10%, compared with millet rotation and soil chiseling. The species used in crop rotation in a long-term no-tillage system interfere with the physical and water characteristics of the soil, affecting the physiological responses and soybean yield. The rotation with sunn hemp offers greater water stability to the plants and provides greater soybean yield in succession. Future research that better addresses year-to-year variation, architecture, and continuity of pores provided by crop rotation, and evaluations of gas exchange, fluorescence, and activities of stress enzymes in soybean plants may contribute to a better understanding of soil-plant relationships in long-term no-till.
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- Gustavo Ferreira da Silva
- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, University of Recôncavo of Bahia (UFRB), Santo Antônio de Jesus 44574-490, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Tupã 17602-496, Brazil
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Oliveira SL, Crusciol CAC, Rodrigues VA, Galeriani TM, Portugal JR, Bossolani JW, Moretti LG, Calonego JC, Cantarella H. Molybdenum Foliar Fertilization Improves Photosynthetic Metabolism and Grain Yields of Field-Grown Soybean and Maize. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:887682. [PMID: 35720532 PMCID: PMC9199428 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.887682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Foliar fertilization has been used as a supplemental strategy to plant nutrition especially in crops with high yield potential. Applying nutrients in small doses stimulates photosynthesis and increases yield performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of foliar application of molybdenum (Mo) to soybean and maize. The treatments consisted of the presence (+Mo) and absence (-Mo) of supplementation. Plant nutritional status, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, gas exchange parameters, photosynthetic enzyme activity (Rubisco in soybean and maize and PEPcase in maize), total soluble sugar concentration, leaf protein content, shoot dry matter, shoot nitrogen accumulated, number of grains per plant, mass of 100 grains, and grain yield were evaluated. For soybean and maize, application of Mo increased leaf NR activity, nitrogen and protein content, Rubisco activity, net photosynthesis, and grain yield. These results indicate that foliar fertilization with Mo can efficiently enhance nitrogen metabolism and the plant’s response to carbon fixation, resulting in improved crop yields.
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- Sirlene Lopes Oliveira
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil
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Bossolani JW, Crusciol CAC, Garcia A, Moretti LG, Portugal JR, Rodrigues VA, da Fonseca MDC, Calonego JC, Caires EF, Amado TJC, dos Reis AR. Long-Term Lime and Phosphogypsum Amended-Soils Alleviates the Field Drought Effects on Carbon and Antioxidative Metabolism of Maize by Improving Soil Fertility and Root Growth. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:650296. [PMID: 34322140 PMCID: PMC8313040 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.650296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Long-term surface application of lime (L) and/or phosphogypsum (PG) in no-till (NT) systems can improve plant growth and physiological and biochemical processes. Although numerous studies have examined the effects of L on biomass and plant growth, comprehensive evaluations of the effects of this practice on net CO2 assimilation, antioxidant enzyme activities and sucrose synthesis are lacking. Accordingly, this study examined the effects of long-term surface applications of L and PG on soil fertility and the resulting impacts on root growth, plant nutrition, photosynthesis, carbon and antioxidant metabolism, and grain yield (GY) of maize established in a dry winter region. At the study site, the last soil amendment occurred in 2016, with the following four treatments: control (no soil amendments), L (13 Mg ha-1), PG (10 Mg ha-1), and L and PG combined (LPG). The long-term effects of surface liming included reduced soil acidity and increased the availability of P, Ca2+, and Mg2+ throughout the soil profile. Combining L with PG strengthened these effects and also increased SO4 2--S. Amendment with LPG increased root development at greater depths and improved maize plant nutrition. These combined effects increased the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments and gas exchange even under low water availability. Furthermore, the activities of Rubisco, sucrose synthase and antioxidative enzymes were improved, thereby reducing oxidative stress. These improvements in the physiological performance of maize plants led to higher GY. Overall, the findings support combining soil amendments as an important strategy to increase soil fertility and ensure crop yield in regions where periods of drought occur during the cultivation cycle.
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- João William Bossolani
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, School of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University, Tupã, Brazil
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Pariz CM, Costa NR, Costa C, Crusciol CAC, de Castilhos AM, Meirelles PRDL, Calonego JC, Andreotti M, Souza DMD, Cruz IV, Longhini VZ, Protes VM, Sarto JRW, Piza MLSDT, Melo VFDP, Sereia RC, Fachiolli DF, Almeida FAD, Souza LGMD, Franzluebbers AJ. An Innovative Corn to Silage-Grass-Legume Intercropping System With Oversown Black Oat and Soybean to Silage in Succession for the Improvement of Nutrient Cycling. Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.544996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the context of sustainable tropical agriculture, an innovative corn (Zea maysL.) to silage-grass-legume intercropping system can promotes plant diversity, improves agronomic performance and land-use efficiency, and increases the yield of oversown black oat (Avena strigosaSchreb) and soybean [Glycine max(L.) Merr.] to silage in succession. Thus, during three growing seasons on a Typic Haplorthox in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, four treatments of a corn to silage production system were implemented in summer/autumn with black oat oversown in winter/spring: (1) corn intercropped with palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha“Marandu”) and black oat overseeded in lines; (2) corn intercropped with palisade grass and black oat overseeded in a broadcast system with superficial incorporation; (3) corn intercropped with palisade grass + pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan(L.) Millsp.] and black oat overseeded in lines; and (4) corn intercropped with palisade grass + pigeon pea and black oat overseeded in a broadcast system with superficial incorporation. During winter/spring, the black oat pastures were grazed by lambs, but results on forage allowance and nutritive value for animal grazing and on animal performance are not reported in the present manuscript. In the fourth growing season, the effect of soybean to silage intercropped with guinea grass (Panicum maximum“Aruana”), with only a residual effect of the four production systems from the previous three growing seasons, was evaluated. Despite greater interspecific competition of palisade grass and pigeon pea intercropped with corn, this more complex system produced better results. Thus, when analyzing this system as a whole, the triple intercrop (corn + pigeon pea + palisade grass) combined with oversown black oat in lines was the most effective option for silage production and for the improvement of other elements of system productivity, such higher surface mulch quantity, leaf nutrient concentrations, and yield of soybean to silage intercropped with guinea grass. This intercrop also generated better nutrient cycling because an increased quantity of nutrients was retained in standing plant residue and surface mulch, which resulted in better land- and nutrient-use efficiency, with an emphasis on nitrogen and potassium.
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Rigon JPG, Calonego JC. Soil carbon fluxes and balances of crop rotations under long-term no-till. Carbon Balance Manag 2020; 15:19. [PMID: 32936356 PMCID: PMC7493943 DOI: 10.1186/s13021-020-00154-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND A field study with the same crop rotations was conducted to test the hypothesis that the soil Carbon fluxes and balances could vary according to the crop species and also mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. This study aimed to assess the CO2 emission from crop rotations according to C and N inputs from crop residue, the influences on soil organic carbon (SOC) and total soil nitrogen (TN) stocks, identifying the soybean production systems with positive C balance. Triticale (x Triticosecale) or sunflower (Helianthus annuus) are grown in the fall/winter; sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), or fallow are the spring treatments, and soybean as a main crop in summer. RESULTS We found that high C inputs from crop residues modify the C dynamics in crop rotations by reducing the C output (CO2) and increasing C sequestration in the soil. In general, the higher SOC, C stocks, and TN in soil surface were due to higher C and N inputs from sunn hemp or forage sorghum crop residues in spring. These crops also produced lower accumulated CO2 emissions and, when rotating with triticale in the fall-winter season resulted in a positive C balance, making these soybean crop rotations more efficient. CONCLUSION Our study suggests the ideal crop species choice in a rotation can mitigate the CO2 emissions by increasing C and N input from crop residues and consequently SOC and C stocks. In particular, crop rotation comprises an important tool to achieve a positive C balance, mitigate CO2 emissions and provide an additional ecosystem service to soybean cultivation option.
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- João Paulo Gonsiorkiewicz Rigon
- College of Agricultural Sciences-Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Lageado Experimental Farm, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- College of Agricultural Sciences-Department of Crop Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Lageado Experimental Farm, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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