Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter

J.G.C. Deru; H.A. van Schooten; H.F. Huiting; R.Y. van der Weide

Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter

J.G.C. Deru, H.A. van Schooten, H.F. Huiting, R.Y. van der Weide

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Maize (Zea mays) cultivation for silage has negative impacts on soil and water quality: reduced soil organic matter, nitrate leaching, soil-biota decline, etc. These problems can be caused partly by intensive soil tillage, like ploughing. The suitability of less-intensive tillage alternatives for farmers, in terms of
effects on yield and soil quality, is unknown. On three field experiments, two on sandy soils and one on marine clay soil, we compared ‘full-field inversion tillage’ with two reduced tillage systems: ‘full-field non-inversion tillage’ and ‘strip-cutter’. Reducing tillage intensity in silage maize cropping influenced both yields and soil quality: at two locations yields tended to be reduced, and at two locations soil organic matter content was lower in inversion tillage compared to reduced tillage. The possible implications of reduced soil organic matter mineralisation for nitrogen dynamics are discussed

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems
Editors	A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar, H.F.M. Aarts, A. De Vliegher, A. Elgersma, D. Reheul, J.A. Reijneveld, J. Verloop, A. Hopkins
Publisher	European Grassland Federation
Pages	398-400
ISBN (Print)	9789090289618
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	18th EGF Symposium on Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems - Wageningen, Netherlands Duration: 15 Jun 2015 → 17 Jun 2015

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Name	Grassland Science in Europe
Volume	20

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Conference/symposium	18th EGF Symposium on Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Wageningen
Period	15/06/15 → 17/06/15

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Deru, J. G. C., van Schooten, H. A., Huiting, H. F., & van der Weide, R. Y. (2015). Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter. In A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar, H. F. M. Aarts, A. De Vliegher, A. Elgersma, D. Reheul, J. A. Reijneveld, J. Verloop, & A. Hopkins (Eds.), Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems (pp. 398-400). (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 20). European Grassland Federation. http://www.louisbolk.org/downloads/3025.pdf

Deru, J.G.C. ; van Schooten, H.A. ; Huiting, H.F. et al. / Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter. Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems. editor / A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar ; H.F.M. Aarts ; A. De Vliegher ; A. Elgersma ; D. Reheul ; J.A. Reijneveld ; J. Verloop ; A. Hopkins. European Grassland Federation, 2015. pp. 398-400 (Grassland Science in Europe).

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Deru, JGC, van Schooten, HA , Huiting, HF & van der Weide, RY 2015, Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter. in A van den Pol-van Dasselaar, HFM Aarts, A De Vliegher, A Elgersma, D Reheul, JA Reijneveld, J Verloop & A Hopkins (eds), Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems. Grassland Science in Europe, vol. 20, European Grassland Federation, pp. 398-400, 18th EGF Symposium on Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems, Wageningen, Netherlands, 15/06/15. <http://www.louisbolk.org/downloads/3025.pdf>

Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter. / Deru, J.G.C.; van Schooten, H.A.; Huiting, H.F. et al.
Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems. ed. / A. van den Pol-van Dasselaar; H.F.M. Aarts; A. De Vliegher; A. Elgersma; D. Reheul; J.A. Reijneveld; J. Verloop; A. Hopkins. European Grassland Federation, 2015. p. 398-400 (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 20).

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Deru JGC, van Schooten HA , Huiting HF , van der Weide RY. Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter. In van den Pol-van Dasselaar A, Aarts HFM, De Vliegher A, Elgersma A, Reheul D, Reijneveld JA, Verloop J, Hopkins A, editors, Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems. European Grassland Federation. 2015. p. 398-400. (Grassland Science in Europe).

Reduced tillage for silage maize on sand and clay soils: effect on yield and soil organic matter

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