Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i>
The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of different soil tillage practices on sunflower cultivation in a rotation system with intercropping of <i>Triticosecale-Pisum sativum</i>. For this purpose, a two-year experimental field with a 5% slope was established in central...
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| description | The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of different soil tillage practices on sunflower cultivation in a rotation system with intercropping of <i>Triticosecale-Pisum sativum</i>. For this purpose, a two-year experimental field with a 5% slope was established in central Greece. There were four treatments with three replications each. The treatments were as follows: (a) no tillage planting parallel to the contour (NTC-PAC), (b) conventional tillage planting parallel to the contour (CTC-PAC), (c) no tillage planting perpendicular to the contour (NTC-PEC), and (d) conventional tillage planting perpendicular to the contour (CTC-PEC). During the experiment, the plant height, leaf area index, specific leaf area, plants’ total nitrogen, and plants’ proteins were measured. According to the results, the plant height ranged from 64.9 (CTC-PAC) to 85.2 cm (NTC-PEC) for the first year and between 66.5–86.5 cm in for the CTC-PAC and NTC-PEC treatments in the second year. Furthermore, the leaf area index (LAI) and specific leaf area (SLA), plants’ total nitrogen and protein content and N-uptake were affected positively by the no tillage practice. To conclude, sunflower is a promising crop in a rotation system intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i>, cultivated under rainfed sloping conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36c2a975c1274fbe8b43ad689075535f2023-11-24T17:28:19ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-12-011124350010.3390/plants11243500Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i>Aikaterini Molla0Georgios Charvalas1Maria Dereka2Elpiniki Skoufogianni3Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, GreeceLaboratory of Development and Protection of Rural and Mountains Areas, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 38334 Volos, GreeceDepartment of Agrotechology, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis, 41500 Larissa, GreeceLaboratory of Agronomy and Applied Crop Physiology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, GreeceThe objective of this work was to investigate the effect of different soil tillage practices on sunflower cultivation in a rotation system with intercropping of <i>Triticosecale-Pisum sativum</i>. For this purpose, a two-year experimental field with a 5% slope was established in central Greece. There were four treatments with three replications each. The treatments were as follows: (a) no tillage planting parallel to the contour (NTC-PAC), (b) conventional tillage planting parallel to the contour (CTC-PAC), (c) no tillage planting perpendicular to the contour (NTC-PEC), and (d) conventional tillage planting perpendicular to the contour (CTC-PEC). During the experiment, the plant height, leaf area index, specific leaf area, plants’ total nitrogen, and plants’ proteins were measured. According to the results, the plant height ranged from 64.9 (CTC-PAC) to 85.2 cm (NTC-PEC) for the first year and between 66.5–86.5 cm in for the CTC-PAC and NTC-PEC treatments in the second year. Furthermore, the leaf area index (LAI) and specific leaf area (SLA), plants’ total nitrogen and protein content and N-uptake were affected positively by the no tillage practice. To conclude, sunflower is a promising crop in a rotation system intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i>, cultivated under rainfed sloping conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/24/3500LAISLAN-uptaketotal nitrogenGreece |
| spellingShingle | Aikaterini Molla Georgios Charvalas Maria Dereka Elpiniki Skoufogianni Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> Plants LAI SLA N-uptake total nitrogen Greece |
| title | Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> |
| title_full | Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> |
| title_short | Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>) Cultivation in a Crop Rotation System with Intercropping <i>Triticosecale</i>-<i>Pisum sativum</i> |
| title_sort | effect of different tillage practices on sunflower i helianthus annuus i cultivation in a crop rotation system with intercropping i triticosecale i i pisum sativum i |
| topic | LAI SLA N-uptake total nitrogen Greece |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/24/3500 |
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