Abstract
Early season corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils. The objective of this take a look at became to assess the impact of decreased spring tillage and starter fertilization on early boom, nutrient uptake, and grain yield of no-till corn. Seven replicated strip trials have been carried out the use of yield monitors, extensive soil sampling, differential global positioning structures (DGPS), and geographical information structures (GIS). Remedies had been no-starter and liquid starter with or without spring tillage. Starter costs numerous across fields from 3.Nine-27.2 kg N ha-1, five.2-24.2 kg P ha-1, and zero-6.Five kg okay ha-1. They were applied to the seed furrow in 5 fields and beside and under the seeds in fields. Tillage treatment turned into done with a strip-till unit that tilled a region of 18-cm wide and 15-cm deep in two fields and a field cultivator that blended soil and residue to a ten-15 cm depth in different fields. Measurements were grain yield, early plant increase (V5-V6) and N-P plant uptake. Tillage improved grain yield in 5 fields (210 to 500 kg ha-1). The starter increased yield in three fields (one hundred seventy to 522 kg ha-1) and reduced yield with the no-till treatment in a single field (-97 kg ha-1). Soil-test P, okay, pH, and natural remember content did no longer sincerely provide an explanation for the yield reaction variant throughout fields. Tillage and starter fertilization generally improved early growth and nutrient uptake markedly. Throughout all fields, tillage elevated yield through 2.Five%, early increase by way of 27% , P uptake through 20% and N uptake via 21%. Throughout all fields, starter multiplied yield by using 1.Three%, early increase by using 29%, Puptake by 30%, and N uptake via 30%. Starter had no steady impact on within-discipline yield variability and its spatial structure. Early increase and nutrient uptake responses have been poorly related with grain yield response. Starter fertilization did now not alternative for tillage outcomes on yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
Tillage increased yield in five fields by 210 to 500 kg per hectare.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayst0 - Treatment
- Tillagee0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 210 to 500 kg ha-1e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tillage improved grain yield in 5 fields (210 to 500 kg ha-1).”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Starter increased yield in three fields by 170 to 522 kg per hectare.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- startere0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- one hundred seventy to 522 kg ha-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The starter increased yield in three fields (one hundred seventy to 522 kg ha-1)”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Starter reduced yield in one no-till field by 97 kg per hectare.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- startere0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- -97 kg ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- no-till treatmente0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The starter increased yield in three fields (one hundred seventy to 522 kg ha-1) and reduced yield with the no-till treatment in a single field (-97 kg ha-1).”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil test P, K, pH and organic matter did not clearly explain yield response variation.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Outcome
- yield reaction variant throughout fieldse0
- Qualifier
- Soil-test P, okay, pH, and natural remember contente0
- Setting
- fieldse0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil-test P, okay, pH, and natural remember content did no longer sincerely provide an explanation for the yield reaction variant throughout fields.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields tillage raised yield by 2.5%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Throughout all fields, tillage elevated yield through 2.Five%, early increase by way of 27% , P uptake through 20% and N uptake via 21%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields tillage raised early growth by 27%.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- tillagee0
- Outcome
- early increasee0
- Direction
- elevatede0
- Value
- 27%e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, tillage elevated yield through 2.Five%, early increase by way of 27% , P uptake through 20% and N uptake via 21%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields tillage raised P uptake by 20%.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, tillage elevated yield through 2.Five%, early increase by way of 27% , P uptake through 20% and N uptake via 21%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields tillage raised N uptake by 21%.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, tillage elevated yield through 2.Five%, early increase by way of 27% , P uptake through 20% and N uptake via 21%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields starter raised yield by 1.3%.
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, starter multiplied yield by using 1.Three%, early increase by using 29%, Puptake by 30%, and N uptake via 30%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields starter raised early growth by 29%.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- startere0
- Outcome
- early increasee0
- Direction
- multipliede0
- Value
- 29%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, starter multiplied yield by using 1.Three%, early increase by using 29%, Puptake by 30%, and N uptake via 30%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields starter raised P uptake by 30%.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, starter multiplied yield by using 1.Three%, early increase by using 29%, Puptake by 30%, and N uptake via 30%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Across fields starter raised N uptake by 30%.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Throughout all fields, starter multiplied yield by using 1.Three%, early increase by using 29%, Puptake by 30%, and N uptake via 30%.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Starter had no consistent effect on within-field yield variability or spatial structure.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- Startere0
- Outcome
- within-discipline yield variability and its spatial structuree0
- Direction
- no steady impacte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Starter had no steady impact on within-discipline yield variability and its spatial structure.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Early growth response was poorly related to grain yield response.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Organ / stage
- Early increasee0
- Outcome
- grain yield responsee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Early increase and nutrient uptake responses have been poorly related with grain yield response.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Nutrient uptake response was poorly related to grain yield response.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- nutrient uptake responsese0
- Outcome
- grain yield responsee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Early increase and nutrient uptake responses have been poorly related with grain yield response.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
Claim · model-written summary
Starter fertilization did not substitute for tillage effects on yield.
- Taxon
- cornZea mays subsp. mayst0
- Outcome
- tillage outcomes on yielde0
- Direction
- did now not alternativee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Starter fertilization did now not alternative for tillage outcomes on yield.”
t0“corn (Zea mays L.) boom frequently is slower in no-tilled soils than in tilled soils.”
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