Soil Fertility Management for Better Crop Production

Soil Fertility and Bean Production

Beans require adequate amounts of all essential plant nutrients for optimum growth but only a few nutrients are documented to be needed for southern Idaho soils. These nutrients include phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), zinc (Zn), potassium (K), sulfur (S), and to a much less extent B, Cu, Mn and Fe. University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station research as well as research from throughout th...

Detachment of Soil as Affected by Fertility Management and Crop Rotations

An experiment was initiated on Sharpsburg silty clay loam (fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Typic Argiudoll) in 1981 to compare the effects of fertility management and crop practices on splash detachment of soil. Experimental treatments included comparisons of crop rotations of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.| after corn (Zea mays L.) (SB), corn after soybean (C), and oat/red and yellow sweetclove...

Evapotranspiration and Water Management for Crop Production

Crop management effect on chemical and biological properties of soil

This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of crop rotation and various tillage systems onthe chemical and biological properties of soil in the years 2013-2015. The first order factorincluded cropping systems: a) crop rotation (pea – winter wheat – spring wheat) and b)monoculture of winter wheat, whereas the second order factor were tillage systems:1) conventional (CT), 2) reduced (RT) and 3...

Integrated nutrient management for sustainable crop production, improving crop quality and soil health, and minimizing environmental pollution

Laboratory, growth chamber and multiyear field studies were conducted with prominent cropping systems of the subtropical northwestern states of India including rice–wheat, rice–mustard, rice–rapeseed, soybean– wheat, soybean–rapeseed, groundnut–wheat, and groundnut–sunflower by including legumes (moongbean, cowpea, sesbania, pigeon pea) to investigate the role of integrated nutrient management ...