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Potential Application of Alternate Tillage (AT) in a Rice–Wheat Rotation System—Based on Soil Physical Properties, Wheat Growth and Yield

Authors :
Shengchun Li
Yilin Zhang
Lihao Guo
Xiaofang Li
Source :
Soil Systems, Vol 6, Iss 3, p 70 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Alternate tillage (AT) has the potential to reduce inputs and improve soil quality and crop yield, but there has been no research on the effect of AT on soil and wheat in a rice–wheat rotation system. In this study, field experiments were conducted to examine the effects of four tillage management methods (conventional tilling (CT) in each crop (RCT–WCT), no tilling (NT) in rice and conventional tilling in wheat (RNT–WCT, AT1), conventional tilling in rice and no tilling in wheat (RCT–WNT, AT2), and no tilling in each crop (RNT–WNT)) on the physical properties of soil, wheat growth, and yield. At the 0–5 cm soil layer, CT in the wheat season increased bulk density (BD) and decreased total properties, but it decreased BD at the 5–40 cm soil layer, and the effect of RCT–WCT was significantly greater than that of RNT–WCT. CT in the wheat season increased the root activity, root dry weight, net photosynthetic rate, leaf area index, antioxidant enzyme activities, and yield, and there was no significant effect between RCT–WCT and RNT–WCT. RNT-WCT has the potential to reduce inputs and maintain wheat yields.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25718789
Volume :
6
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Soil Systems
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bbdc3af9e249ccb697a6e0a9a8301f
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems6030070