Effect of incorporated green manure crops on subsequent oat production in an acid,infertile silt loam |
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Authors: | P R Warman |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry and Soil Science, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, P.O. Box 550, B2N 5E3 Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Abstract: | A field-size experiment was initiated in 1982 on an acid, low fertility Springhill silt loam to determine the effect of five
unfertilized green manure crops (alsike clover, sweet clover, single- and double-cut red clover, and buckwheat) on subsequent
oat production and soil fertility. The field was limed in 1982 and green manures were seeded (without fertilizer) in spring,
1983 in 1400 m2 strips randomly assigned within three treatment blocks. Plant tissue samples were taken from different locations in each
plot in the fall of 1983 and all crops were incorporated. In 1984 the field was separated into an upper and lower section
and each section received three rates of NPK fertilizer (0; 30-36-36; 60-72-72 kg ha-1) spread across the previous strips. Gary oats were seeded and at harvest were divided into grain and straw. The results indicated
significant effects of field sample location, green manure type and fertilizer level on oat yields. Buckwheat significantly
reduced oat production compared to the four clovers, while the highest fertilizer rate improved oat yields compared with the
other levels of fertilizers. Elemental analysis of the green manure crops and soil fertility was compared with data of the
same crops grown in more fertile, neutral soils. |
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Keywords: | alsike clover buckwheat green manures low fertility oats red clover sweet clover |
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