Effects of Different Tillage Methods on Soil Physical Properties, Grain and Forage Yield of Two Cultivars Maize

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• Volume 2,Issue 1, Jan. 2014

Year:

2014

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Soil Physical Properties, Grain Yield, Forage Yield, Cultivars Maize, Tillage Methods

Authors:

Hamid Reza Ghanbaryan Alavijeh; Hossein Ahmadi Chenarbon; Behnam Zand; Mohsen Hamidi

Journal:

IJISM

Volume:

2

Number:

1

Pages:

87-91

Month:

January

Abstract:

The most important factors affecting on the physical properties of soil and crops is tillage systems. The experiment was conducted in summer 2012 at the research farm of Islamic Azad University. This study was performed by experiment a split plot in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The main factors in this study are four different tillage methods and sub factors includes two maize varieties; single cross 704 and maxima. Also for soil physical properties statistical analysis, randomized complete block design was used. Based on the results، different tillage methods on soil physical properties and yield of plants have shown significant differences at 1%. Most of the yield was related to corn single cross 704 and twice of disc tillage in depth of 15-10 cm, with 88/18 tons per hectare. The greatest amount of soluble sugars and protein was obtained from corn single cross 704 using cultivator with blade and light disk with depth of 8 to 10 cm.

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