Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions
Adopting sustainable agricultural practices is considered as an effective strategy to mitigate climate change and to improve soil health and crop production.This study aims to assess the impact of tillage systems (no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT)), crop rotation (faba beans - oat and fa...
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| author | Mouna Mechri Afef Othmani Taqi Raza SB Patil Khedija Bouajila Noura Ziadi Hayet Beltayef Azaiez Gharbi Abeer Hashem Alanoud Alfagham Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah Naceur Jedidi |
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| description | Adopting sustainable agricultural practices is considered as an effective strategy to mitigate climate change and to improve soil health and crop production.This study aims to assess the impact of tillage systems (no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT)), crop rotation (faba beans - oat and faba beans - durum wheat) and nitrogen fertilization rates (0, 20 and 40 kg N.ha ^−1 ) on soil properties and growth and yield of fenugreek. Soil samples were collected at two stages: at the 50% blossoming stage and after harvest and fenugreek quality and yield and its components were measured.The results showed that tillage systems and crop rotation treatments had great influence on soil properties. In general, the highest soil organic carbon (SOC) (13.4 and 14.2 g.kg ^−1 ), total nitrogen (1.0 and 1.1 g.kg ^−1 ), nitric nitrogen (75.73 and 62.42 mg.kg ^−1 ), ammonium-nitrogen (14.90 and 19.08 mg.kg ^−1 ). were recorded in no tillage practice with durum as a previous crop at 50% blossoming and harvest stage respectively. Exception for SOC, the highest nitrogen fertilization rate improved most of soil variables at both growth stages. Greater biomass and grain protein content were obtained under NT system and 40 kg N.ha ^−1 . Previous crops had no effect on grain protein content. Also, there was a significant synergy among soil fertility and fenugreek production. Conservation tillage, durum wheat previous crop and highest nitrogen fertilization rate gave the best aboveground biomass, yield and yield attributes performances. Overall, NT associated with durum wheat as a previous crop and nitrogen fertilization (40 kg N.ha ^−1 ) are the suitable combination to improve both soil quality, and fenugreek yield. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33c93778eb9e40ef95cce6fead40e7a12025-08-20T02:14:41ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202025-01-017202501910.1088/2515-7620/adb3f8Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditionsMouna Mechri0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9976-0236Afef Othmani1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-9100Taqi Raza2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2668-6165SB Patil3Khedija Bouajila4Noura Ziadi5Hayet Beltayef6Azaiez Gharbi7Abeer Hashem8Alanoud Alfagham9Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah10Naceur Jedidi11National Institute of Field Crops , Boussalem (INGC), Tunisia; National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT) , TunisiaField Crops Laboratory, National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia, INRAT, University of Carthage , Tunis, Ariana 2049, TunisiaThe Department of Biosystems Engineering; Soil Science, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, United States of AmericaUniversity of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) , Dharwad, IndiaNational Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT) , Tunisia; Soil Management/Regional Commissary for Agricultural Development of Beja-Northern Tunisia/Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, TunisiaAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Quebec, QC, G1V 2J3, CanadaResearch laboratory: Support for sustainable agricultural productivity in the North West region, El Kef Higher School of Agriculture, 7119, El Kef, TunisiaResearch laboratory: Support for sustainable agricultural productivity in the North West region, El Kef Higher School of Agriculture, 7119, El Kef, TunisiaBotany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University , PO Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaBotany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University , PO Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaPlant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University , PO Box. 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaWater Research and Technology Center, University of Carthage , Soliman, TunisiaAdopting sustainable agricultural practices is considered as an effective strategy to mitigate climate change and to improve soil health and crop production.This study aims to assess the impact of tillage systems (no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT)), crop rotation (faba beans - oat and faba beans - durum wheat) and nitrogen fertilization rates (0, 20 and 40 kg N.ha ^−1 ) on soil properties and growth and yield of fenugreek. Soil samples were collected at two stages: at the 50% blossoming stage and after harvest and fenugreek quality and yield and its components were measured.The results showed that tillage systems and crop rotation treatments had great influence on soil properties. In general, the highest soil organic carbon (SOC) (13.4 and 14.2 g.kg ^−1 ), total nitrogen (1.0 and 1.1 g.kg ^−1 ), nitric nitrogen (75.73 and 62.42 mg.kg ^−1 ), ammonium-nitrogen (14.90 and 19.08 mg.kg ^−1 ). were recorded in no tillage practice with durum as a previous crop at 50% blossoming and harvest stage respectively. Exception for SOC, the highest nitrogen fertilization rate improved most of soil variables at both growth stages. Greater biomass and grain protein content were obtained under NT system and 40 kg N.ha ^−1 . Previous crops had no effect on grain protein content. Also, there was a significant synergy among soil fertility and fenugreek production. Conservation tillage, durum wheat previous crop and highest nitrogen fertilization rate gave the best aboveground biomass, yield and yield attributes performances. Overall, NT associated with durum wheat as a previous crop and nitrogen fertilization (40 kg N.ha ^−1 ) are the suitable combination to improve both soil quality, and fenugreek yield.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adb3f8soil managementno-tillagesoil organic carboncrop rotationnitrogen fertilizationsoil properties |
| spellingShingle | Mouna Mechri Afef Othmani Taqi Raza SB Patil Khedija Bouajila Noura Ziadi Hayet Beltayef Azaiez Gharbi Abeer Hashem Alanoud Alfagham Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah Naceur Jedidi Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions Environmental Research Communications soil management no-tillage soil organic carbon crop rotation nitrogen fertilization soil properties |
| title | Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions |
| title_full | Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions |
| title_fullStr | Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions |
| title_short | Soil properties and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) growth, yield and quality as affected by tillage systems, crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid climatic conditions |
| title_sort | soil properties and fenugreek trigonella foenum graecum l growth yield and quality as affected by tillage systems crop rotation and nitrogen fertilization under semi arid climatic conditions |
| topic | soil management no-tillage soil organic carbon crop rotation nitrogen fertilization soil properties |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adb3f8 |
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