Publication Date
1997
Description
The aim of this study is to assess the long term effects of a forageoriented, versus a maize- and a cereal-oriented crop rotation on the yield potential and soil fertility, as well as the weed, disease and pest development. We report the results after four cropping cycles using silage maize (Zea mays L.) in 1994 and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in 1995 as reference crops for all three rotations. Two years of a grass-clover mixture in a five-year rotation showed positive effects with respect to most soil and plant parameters.
Citation
Meister, E; Mediavilla, V; and Weisskopf, P, "Long Term Benefits of Diversified Forage-Oriented Cropping Systems as Compared to Rotations Based Mainly on Cereals or Maize" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 13.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session19/13
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Long Term Benefits of Diversified Forage-Oriented Cropping Systems as Compared to Rotations Based Mainly on Cereals or Maize
The aim of this study is to assess the long term effects of a forageoriented, versus a maize- and a cereal-oriented crop rotation on the yield potential and soil fertility, as well as the weed, disease and pest development. We report the results after four cropping cycles using silage maize (Zea mays L.) in 1994 and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in 1995 as reference crops for all three rotations. Two years of a grass-clover mixture in a five-year rotation showed positive effects with respect to most soil and plant parameters.
