Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland. The five treatments were based on structure of seedbed and seed planting method. They were ; zero tillage where jab planter was used to directly seed (JAB), tractor drawn planter to directly seed without ploughing (TDSS), tractor drawn cultivator to loosen soil followed by planting with tractor planter (TDRDS), planting basics made by using hand hoe (PLB) and conventional tillage (CNT) which was used as a control. The treatments were replicated three times. The data collected included weather data, germination counts, plant height, moisture retention, total dry matter and dry grain yield. The results displayed a significant difference in terms of moisture retention for the majority of the periods where measurements were done (p<0.05). Conventional tillage retained the least moisture while JAB retained the most moisture. In terms of seed emergence, TDRDS had the highest emergence during the first seven days compared to the other treatments. Conventional tillage had the tallest plants (268.5 cm) compared to the other treatments at 21 days after planting. Conventional tillage also had the highest total dry matter (16.2 tons/ha) and planting basins had the lowest dry matter (12.6 tons/ha). TDRDS had the highest grain yield (9.9 tons/ha), and JAB had the lowest grain yield (9.1 tons/ha). The difference in mean total dry matter and mean grain yield was not significant (p>0.05).
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Claim · model-written summary
Conventional tillage retained the least moisture.
- Treatment
- Conventional tillagee1
- Outcome
- moisturee1
- Direction
- leaste1
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e1“Conventional tillage retained the least moisture while JAB retained the most moisture”
Claim · model-written summary
Zero tillage with the jab planter (JAB) retained the most moisture.
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e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e1“Conventional tillage retained the least moisture while JAB retained the most moisture”
Claim · model-written summary
Moisture retention differed significantly among tillage treatments for most measurement periods.
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e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e2“The results displayed a significant difference in terms of moisture retention for the majority of the periods where measurements were done (p<0.05)”
Claim · model-written summary
TDRDS had the highest seed emergence during the first seven days.
- Treatment
- TDRDSe3
- Outcome
- seed emergencee3
- Direction
- higheste3
- Qualifier
- during the first seven dayse3
- Comparator
- other treatmentse3
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
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Verbatim
e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e3“In terms of seed emergence, TDRDS had the highest emergence during the first seven days compared to the other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional tillage gave the tallest maize plants at 21 days after planting.
- Treatment
- Conventional tillagee4
- Outcome
- tallest plantse4
- Direction
- talleste4
- Value
- 268.5 cme4
- Qualifier
- at 21 days after plantinge4
- Comparator
- other treatmentse4
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e4“Conventional tillage had the tallest plants (268.5 cm) compared to the other treatments at 21 days after planting”
Claim · model-written summary
Conventional tillage gave the highest total dry matter.
- Treatment
- Conventional tillagee5
- Outcome
- total dry mattere5
- Direction
- higheste5
- Value
- 16.2 tons/hae5
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e5“Conventional tillage also had the highest total dry matter (16.2 tons/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
Planting basins gave the lowest dry matter.
- Treatment
- planting basinse6
- Outcome
- dry mattere6
- Direction
- loweste6
- Value
- 12.6 tons/hae6
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e6“planting basins had the lowest dry matter (12.6 tons/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
TDRDS gave the highest grain yield.
- Treatment
- TDRDSe7
- Outcome
- grain yielde7
- Direction
- higheste7
- Value
- 9.9 tons/hae7
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e7“TDRDS had the highest grain yield (9.9 tons/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
JAB gave the lowest grain yield.
- Treatment
- JABe1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- loweste1
- Value
- 9.1 tons/hae1
- Setting
- rainfed conditions in Swazilande0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e1“JAB had the lowest grain yield (9.1 tons/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
Mean total dry matter and mean grain yield did not differ significantly among tillage treatments.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland”
e1“The difference in mean total dry matter and mean grain yield was not significant (p>0.05)”
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