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Grain legumes in crop rotations under low and variable rainfall: are observed short-term N benefits sustainable?
- Source :
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Plant & Soil . Aug2020, Vol. 453 Issue 1/2, p271-279. 9p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Increased grain yields are frequently obtained when a cereal follows a grain legume in sequence compared with a cereal-cereal rotation. The biotic (disease break) and abiotic (N supply) components of the observed benefits are identified and methods for differentiating the components are discussed. Annual measurements of the N balance of grain legume-cereal rotations are extremely variable when measured over short time periods and are therefore not useful as indicators of cropping system N sustainability. While measurement of long-term changes in total soil N is a valid index of N sustainability, this approach is impractical. We suggest an alternative avenue for the assessment of N sustainability by using simulation modelling, after validation, which takes climatic and biophysical parameters into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0032079X
- Volume :
- 453
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Plant & Soil
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 145676337
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04578-1