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The effect of drainage treatments on cereal yields: results from experiments on clay lands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. C. Armstrong
A. C. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Field Drainage Experimental Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Anstey Hall, Trumpington, Cambridge
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Summary

Crop yield results from three long-term drainage experiments are analysed and show that increases of up to 1 t/ha of winter wheat can be attributed to the effect of drainage. Mole drainage is clearly the preferred treatment on heavy clay soils. There is also a suggestion that drainage permits more efficient utilization of nitrogen.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 91 , Issue 1 , August 1978 , pp. 229 - 235
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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