The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment
Crop sequence is an important management practice that may affect durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production. Field research was conducted in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in a rain-fed cold Mediterranean environment to examine the impact of the preceding crops alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), mai...
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| description | Crop sequence is an important management practice that may affect durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production. Field research was conducted in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in a rain-fed cold Mediterranean environment to examine the impact of the preceding crops alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on yield and N uptake of four durum wheat varieties. The response of grain yield of durum wheat to the preceding crop was high in 2007-2008 and was absent in the 2008-2009 season, because of the heavy rainfall that negatively impacted establishment, vegetative growth, and grain yield of durum wheat due to waterlogging. In the first season, durum wheat grain yield was highest following alfalfa, and was 33% lower following wheat. The yield increase of durum wheat following alfalfa was mainly due to an increased number of spikes per unit area and number of kernels per spike, while the yield decrease following wheat was mainly due to a reduction of spike number per unit area. Variety growth habit and performance did not affect the response to preceding crop and varieties ranked in the order Levante > Saragolla = Svevo > Normanno. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7233abc009194af2b9b12dae1ba73ed02025-08-20T03:33:42ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/717562717562The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean EnvironmentLaura Ercoli0Alessandro Masoni1Silvia Pampana2Marco Mariotti3Iduna Arduini4Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Via delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, ItalyCrop sequence is an important management practice that may affect durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production. Field research was conducted in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in a rain-fed cold Mediterranean environment to examine the impact of the preceding crops alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on yield and N uptake of four durum wheat varieties. The response of grain yield of durum wheat to the preceding crop was high in 2007-2008 and was absent in the 2008-2009 season, because of the heavy rainfall that negatively impacted establishment, vegetative growth, and grain yield of durum wheat due to waterlogging. In the first season, durum wheat grain yield was highest following alfalfa, and was 33% lower following wheat. The yield increase of durum wheat following alfalfa was mainly due to an increased number of spikes per unit area and number of kernels per spike, while the yield decrease following wheat was mainly due to a reduction of spike number per unit area. Variety growth habit and performance did not affect the response to preceding crop and varieties ranked in the order Levante > Saragolla = Svevo > Normanno.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/717562 |
| spellingShingle | Laura Ercoli Alessandro Masoni Silvia Pampana Marco Mariotti Iduna Arduini The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment The Scientific World Journal |
| title | The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment |
| title_full | The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment |
| title_fullStr | The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment |
| title_short | The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment |
| title_sort | response of durum wheat to the preceding crop in a mediterranean environment |
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