Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil

ABSTRACT Soybean cropping has been growing in recent years in environments with sandy soils and with climatic risk, but yield is low, especially in the early years. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cover crops and nitrogen management in a sandy soil previously under degraded...

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Main Authors: Carlos F. dos S. Cordeiro, Guilherme D. Batista, Bruno P. Lopes, Fábio R. Echer
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2021-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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author Carlos F. dos S. Cordeiro
Guilherme D. Batista
Bruno P. Lopes
Fábio R. Echer
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description ABSTRACT Soybean cropping has been growing in recent years in environments with sandy soils and with climatic risk, but yield is low, especially in the early years. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cover crops and nitrogen management in a sandy soil previously under degraded pastures on soybean yield. The study was conducted in Western São Paulo state, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with four replicates, and the treatments were: black oats; black oats + 50 kg ha-1 of N in black oats; black oats + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean; black oats + lupine; black oats + lupine + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean; lupine; fallow; fallow + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean. Nitrogen concentration of the microbial biomass was higher with oats + N in soybean applied at the beginning of flowering (R1). The number of nodules in soybean roots increased by 2.3 times with oats and oats + N in soybean as compared to fallow. Soybean yield was higher in treatments with oats + N in oats (2,130 kg ha-1), oats (2,038 kg ha-1) and oats + N in soybean (1,872 kg ha-1). In the absence of cover crops, N fertilization in soybean increased yield by 19% (262 kg ha-1) compared to fallow. Black oats are the best option to increase soybean yield. However, in the absence of cover crops, nitrogen fertilization in soybean is necessary.
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spelling doaj-art-10570ac7ebd84ff6a46f7130f6f237fb2025-08-20T03:55:44ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-19292021-04-0125851452110.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v25n8p514-521Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soilCarlos F. dos S. Cordeirohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-8123Guilherme D. Batistahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4061-2012Bruno P. Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-0441Fábio R. Echerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0140-7999ABSTRACT Soybean cropping has been growing in recent years in environments with sandy soils and with climatic risk, but yield is low, especially in the early years. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cover crops and nitrogen management in a sandy soil previously under degraded pastures on soybean yield. The study was conducted in Western São Paulo state, Brazil. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with four replicates, and the treatments were: black oats; black oats + 50 kg ha-1 of N in black oats; black oats + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean; black oats + lupine; black oats + lupine + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean; lupine; fallow; fallow + 50 kg ha-1 of N in soybean. Nitrogen concentration of the microbial biomass was higher with oats + N in soybean applied at the beginning of flowering (R1). The number of nodules in soybean roots increased by 2.3 times with oats and oats + N in soybean as compared to fallow. Soybean yield was higher in treatments with oats + N in oats (2,130 kg ha-1), oats (2,038 kg ha-1) and oats + N in soybean (1,872 kg ha-1). In the absence of cover crops, N fertilization in soybean increased yield by 19% (262 kg ha-1) compared to fallow. Black oats are the best option to increase soybean yield. However, in the absence of cover crops, nitrogen fertilization in soybean is necessary.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662021000800514&tlng=enGlycine maxclimatic risk environmentnodulationmicrobial biomass
spellingShingle Carlos F. dos S. Cordeiro
Guilherme D. Batista
Bruno P. Lopes
Fábio R. Echer
Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Glycine max
climatic risk environment
nodulation
microbial biomass
title Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
title_full Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
title_fullStr Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
title_full_unstemmed Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
title_short Cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
title_sort cover crop increases soybean yield cropped after degraded pasture in sandy soil
topic Glycine max
climatic risk environment
nodulation
microbial biomass
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662021000800514&tlng=en
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