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Learning from a long-term crop rotation experiment

Olesen, Jørgen E.; Askegaard, Margrethe and Rasmussen, Ilse A. (2005) Learning from a long-term crop rotation experiment. In: NJF Report, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF), 1 (1), pp. 91-94.

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Summary

A crop rotation experiment was established in 1996/97 at three locations representing differ-ent soil types and climates. Three factors were tested: i) crop rotation with different propor-tions of N2-fixing crops, ii) with and without a catch crop, and iii) with and without animal manure. A green manure crop increased yields in the following cereal crops, but at the rota-tional level, total yields were larger in crop rotations without a green manure crop. There were positive effects of animal manure and catch crops on yield. However, except for the coarse sandy soil, the yield effects of catch crops and animal manure decreased over time when a grass-clover green manure was included in the rotation. The problems with perennial weeds increased over time depending on crop rotation and use of catch crops. This stresses the im-portance of considering long-term effects in the evaluation of crop management measures.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Subjects: Soil > Nutrient turnover
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Crop husbandry > Weed management
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > IV.1 (EXUNIT) Experimental units for research in organic farming systems
Denmark > DARCOF III (2005-2010) > CROPSYS - The effect of cropping systems on production and the environment
Denmark > CROPSYS
Deposited By: Olesen, Senior scientist Jørgen E.
ID Code:7873
Deposited On:04 Apr 2006
Last Modified:06 Jun 2022 15:58
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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