Plant Soil Environ., 2011, 57(4):186-192 | DOI: 10.17221/443/2010-PSE

Long term effects of different soil tillage systems on maize (Zea mays L.) yields

®. Videnovię, M. Simię, J. Srdię, Z. Dumanovię
Maize Research Institute, Zemun Polje, Belgrade, Serbia

The effects of three tillage systems: no-tillage (NT), reduced tillage (RT) and conventional tillage (CT), and three levels of fertilization (0, 258 and 516 kg/ha NPK (58:18:24)), on the maize yield during ten years (1999-2008) were analyzed on the chernozem soil type in Zemun Polje, Serbia. Statistical analyses showed significant effects of all three factors i.e., year, soil tillage and amount of fertilizers, and their interactions on the maize yield. The ten-year averages showed that the highest yields were observed with CT (10.61 t/ha), while the averages with RT and NT were lower (8.99 t/ha and 6.85 t/ha, respectively). The results of the influence of the amount of the applied fertilizers on maize yield showed that the lowest yield was in the zero level of fertilization 7.71 t/ha, while the yield was raised when the 258 kg/ha and 516 kg/ha NPK were applied (9.18 t/ha and 9.56 t/ha, respectively). Analyzing the influence of the soil tillage systems on maize production with respect to the amounts of applied fertilizers, this research revealed the benefits of CT under the presented agroecological conditions, irrespective of the level of applied fertilizer.

Keywords: maize; no-tillage; tillage; conventional tillage; levels of fertilizer

Published: April 30, 2011  Show citation

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Videnovię ®, Simię M, Srdię J, Dumanovię Z. Long term effects of different soil tillage systems on maize (Zea mays L.) yields. Plant Soil Environ. 2011;57(4):186-192. doi: 10.17221/443/2010-PSE.
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