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Effect of Reduced Nitrogen Fertilization on the Chemical and Biological Traits of Soils under Maize Crops

Agnieszka Wolińska
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Artur Banach
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Anna Kruczyńska
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Anna Sochaczewska
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Weronika Goraj
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Andrzej Górski
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Jacek Podlewski
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Andrzej Słomczewski
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Agnieszka Kuźniar
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Version 1 : Received: 1 November 2023 / Approved: 1 November 2023 / Online: 2 November 2023 (08:39:56 CET)

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Wolińska, A.; Banach, A.; Kruczyńska, A.; Sochaczewska, A.; Goraj, W.; Górski, A.; Podlewski, J.; Słomczewski, A.; Kuźniar, A. Effect of Reduced Nitrogen Fertilization on the Chemical and Biological Traits of Soils under Maize Crops. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2913. Wolińska, A.; Banach, A.; Kruczyńska, A.; Sochaczewska, A.; Goraj, W.; Górski, A.; Podlewski, J.; Słomczewski, A.; Kuźniar, A. Effect of Reduced Nitrogen Fertilization on the Chemical and Biological Traits of Soils under Maize Crops. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2913.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to verify whether a 20 and 40% reduction of nitrogen (N) fertilization rate will be sufficient to maintain soil basic chemical features, fertility, and yielding in monoculture maize cultivation in the no-tillage (NT) system versus the traditional plowing (PL) system. In addition, it was examined which tillage system (PL, NT) allows reduction of fertilization while maintaining good yields of the tested soils. Two fields (10 ha each) were established for PL and NT maize cultivation and soils (0-20 cm) were sampled two times per year - in spring (before maize sowing) and in autumn (after maize harvesting). A broad range of chemical and biological parameters (i.e. pH, forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon, content of selected macronutrients and humic substances, respiration activity) were monitored during the experiment. It was evidenced that the 20% reduction in N fertilization does not have an adverse effect on the chemical and biological characteristics of soils. In turn, the maize yield was mainly the result of both the tillage system and the N rate, i.e. it was significantly higher in the PL system.

Keywords

nitrogen; reduced fertilization; maize; soil chemical and biological properties; season

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

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