Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)

Tillage, undoubtedly, is one of the most crucial practices to ameliorate crop productivity and maintain soil health. A field experiment was conducted at research farms; Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to examine how soil properties and ma...

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Autores principales: Khan,Shahbaz, Shah,Aqeel, Nawaz,Muhammad, Khan,Mohsin
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Publicado: Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo 2017
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-951620170001000202017-09-27Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)Khan,ShahbazShah,AqeelNawaz,MuhammadKhan,Mohsin Tillage maize leaching nitrates soil properties Tillage, undoubtedly, is one of the most crucial practices to ameliorate crop productivity and maintain soil health. A field experiment was conducted at research farms; Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to examine how soil properties and maize crop respond to different tillage strategies (minimum, conventional and deep tillage). Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was finalized for the experiment with three repeats. Maximum total biomass production and grain yield were recorded in case of deep tillage practices. Conventional tillage not only improved leaf area index but also harvest. Minimum tillage minimized the leaching of nutrients especially nitrates. Soil bulk density (Mg m-3), particle density, soil organic carbon (g kg-1), infiltration rate (mm hr-1), percent porosity (%) and soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (mm hr-1) got affected by different tillage practices. Minimum tillage is suggested to avoid leaching losses of nutrients, this loss reduces the crop productivity.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del SueloJournal of soil science and plant nutrition v.17 n.1 20172017-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162017000100020en10.4067/S0718-95162017005000019
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collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Tillage
maize
leaching
nitrates
soil properties
spellingShingle Tillage
maize
leaching
nitrates
soil properties
Khan,Shahbaz
Shah,Aqeel
Nawaz,Muhammad
Khan,Mohsin
Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
description Tillage, undoubtedly, is one of the most crucial practices to ameliorate crop productivity and maintain soil health. A field experiment was conducted at research farms; Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to examine how soil properties and maize crop respond to different tillage strategies (minimum, conventional and deep tillage). Randomized complete block design (RCBD) was finalized for the experiment with three repeats. Maximum total biomass production and grain yield were recorded in case of deep tillage practices. Conventional tillage not only improved leaf area index but also harvest. Minimum tillage minimized the leaching of nutrients especially nitrates. Soil bulk density (Mg m-3), particle density, soil organic carbon (g kg-1), infiltration rate (mm hr-1), percent porosity (%) and soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (mm hr-1) got affected by different tillage practices. Minimum tillage is suggested to avoid leaching losses of nutrients, this loss reduces the crop productivity.
author Khan,Shahbaz
Shah,Aqeel
Nawaz,Muhammad
Khan,Mohsin
author_facet Khan,Shahbaz
Shah,Aqeel
Nawaz,Muhammad
Khan,Mohsin
author_sort Khan,Shahbaz
title Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
title_short Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
title_full Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
title_fullStr Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
title_full_unstemmed Impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (Zea mays L.)
title_sort impact of different tillage practices on soil physical properties, nitrate leaching and yield attributes of maize (zea mays l.)
publisher Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
publishDate 2017
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162017000100020
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