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The effect on the yields of barley and kale of soil conditions induced by cultivation at high moisture content

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. M. Fisher ,
P. T. Gooderham  and
J. Ingram
N. M. Fisher
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Wye, Ashford, Kent
P. T. Gooderham
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Wye, Ashford, Kent
J. Ingram
Affiliation:
Wye College (University of London), Wye, Ashford, Kent
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Summary

An experiment is described in which plots of a silt loam soil were compacted by ploughing and rotary cultivation when the moisture content was high. Kale and barley were grown on these plots in 2 years.

Compaction of the soil was not as great as anticipated, but there were marked reductions due to wet cultivation in the dry-matter yield of kale and the vegetative growth of the young barley. Seed yield of barley was relatively unaffected, although there was a significant reduction due to wet ploughing in one year.

The implication of these results for experimentation on the effects of soil structure on crop yield are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 85 , Issue 3 , December 1975 , pp. 385 - 393
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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