Testing the Influence of Soil Tillage on Maize and Soy Yields

  • Rafael Marian University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca
  • Teodor Rusu
Keywords: culture, sowing, statistiscs, sustainable agriculture.

Abstract

It is well known that agricultural systems have developed throughout history according to the scientifical and technological progress, and also to the needs of the society. The trial was carried out for emphasizing the annual yields ofmaize and soybean culture when dthree different soil tillage systems are applied. The experimental field was placed in Jucu village, County of Cluj, while Felix soy variety, and Pioneer PR39D81 maize hybrid, represent the biological material. Three experimental variants were used (conventional tillage, minimum tillage, and no tillage), by each culture, maize, and soy, respectively. The highest maize yield resulted in when minimum tillage system was applied, 6326.03 kg/ha, respectively, while the lowest production when no tillage was practiced, 5543 kg/ha, respectively. Concerning soy, the highest yeld was also reported when no tillage was practiced, 2615.87 kg/ha, respectively, while the lowest production when minumum tillage system tillage was practiced, 2426.03 kg/ha, respectively.

Published
2017-03-30