TY - JOUR
T1 - Tillage effects on soil biochemical properties and maize grown in latosolic red soil of Southern China
AU - Asenso, Evans
AU - Li, Jiuhao
AU - Hu, Lian
AU - Issaka, Fuseini
AU - Tian, Kai
AU - Zhang, Lina
AU - Zhang, Luyong
AU - Chen, Haibo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Evans Asenso et al.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Based on the hypothesis that soil biochemical and maize yield components should be affected by different tillage methods, a field experiment was conducted to study the effects of subsoiling (SS), two passes of rotary tillage (2RT), two passes of rotary tillage + subsoiling (2RTSS), and zero tillage (ZT) on distribution of organic C, available NPK and soil enzyme, and its effects on maize yield in latosolic red soil of southern China in 2016 and 2017. ZT treatment had significantly higher organic C and available NPK than the other treatments, whereas the SS treatment had higher concentration of soil urease, catalase, and acid phosphatase. Also, maximum grain yield, dry matter, harvest index, and 1000-grain weight were recorded under SS treatment. Overall, although ZT facilitated more organic C and available NPK, soil with ZT had lower soil enzyme and maize yield components compared to SS treatment, and therefore SS treatment could be exploited as a strategy for soil health and productivity resulting in a sustainable agricultural system.
AB - Based on the hypothesis that soil biochemical and maize yield components should be affected by different tillage methods, a field experiment was conducted to study the effects of subsoiling (SS), two passes of rotary tillage (2RT), two passes of rotary tillage + subsoiling (2RTSS), and zero tillage (ZT) on distribution of organic C, available NPK and soil enzyme, and its effects on maize yield in latosolic red soil of southern China in 2016 and 2017. ZT treatment had significantly higher organic C and available NPK than the other treatments, whereas the SS treatment had higher concentration of soil urease, catalase, and acid phosphatase. Also, maximum grain yield, dry matter, harvest index, and 1000-grain weight were recorded under SS treatment. Overall, although ZT facilitated more organic C and available NPK, soil with ZT had lower soil enzyme and maize yield components compared to SS treatment, and therefore SS treatment could be exploited as a strategy for soil health and productivity resulting in a sustainable agricultural system.
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U2 - 10.1155/2018/8426736
DO - 10.1155/2018/8426736
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85056616360
SN - 1687-7667
VL - 2018
JO - Applied and Environmental Soil Science
JF - Applied and Environmental Soil Science
M1 - 8426736
ER -