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Maize yielded significantly more under permanent raised beds (PB) than with tillage.
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e0“Maize and oats yielded significantly more under PB than with tillage”
Title
Conservation Agriculture Improves Long-term Yield and Soil Quality in Irrigated Maize-oats Rotation
Simon Fonteyne; Miguel-Angel Martinez Gamiño; Abel Saldivia Tejeda; et al. Agronomy 2019. doi:10.3390/agronomy9120845
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Fodder oats yielded significantly more under permanent raised beds (PB) than with tillage.
- Intervention effect Maize yielded on average 1.2 Mg ha-1 more in permanent raised beds with the hybrid used from 1997 to 2008.
- Intervention effect Maize yielded on average 3.9 Mg ha-1 more in permanent raised beds with the hybrid used from 2012 to 2017.
- Intervention effect Permanent raised beds generated on average $18,424 MXN ha-1 more profit than the tilled treatments.
- Intervention effect Permanent raised beds increased soil organic carbon on average by 63% at 0 to 5 cm depth.
- Intervention effect Permanent raised beds increased soil organic carbon on average by 32% at 5 to 30 cm depth.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that conservation agriculture with permanent raised beds and little residue cover is a viable and sustainable option in similar production systems.