GLTEN

Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in a Molisol soil (Parana -Argentina)

Local identifier

Picto Molisol

Years operational

2008—

Objective

 Evaluate the impact of crop sequences intensification on physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil, and on the productivity in a Molisol soil from Entre Ríos. 

Data Access Statement

Available to collaborators only

Data license

Don't know

Data policy

Don't know

Organization

Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

research organisation

https://www.argentina.gob.ar/inta

People

Dr. Leonardo Novelli

principal investigator

INTA EEA Paraná-Argentina; National University of Entre Ríos; CONICET

Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná

novelli.leonardo@inta.gob.ar

leonardo.novelli@fca.uner.edu.ar

Leonardo Coll

experiment manager

INTA-Argentina

Site: INTA Parana (Argentina)

Type

research station field

Local code

3101

Location

Oro Verde

Entre Ríos

Argentina

Geographic location

-31.8510222, -60.5405

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Maps

Satellite

Elevation

100 Metres

Slope

3.2°

Visits permitted?

History

Before the LTE was established, soil management practices included wheat/soybean-maize rotation under no-tillage for more than 10 years.

Soil type

Luvic Phaeozem

Soil description

Mollisols (USDA Soil Taxonomy, Aquic Argiudol); Tezanos Pinto Series

Climatic type

humid subtropical climate

Climate properties

Variable	Time period	Value (range)	Units
air temperature	1934 –	18.3	degree Celsius
precipitation	1934 –	1100	millimeter

Design period: Picto Mollisol (2008—)

Design Type

Randomized complete block design

Number of plots

Number of subplots

Number of replicates

Number of harvests per year

Crops

Crop	Years grown
soybeans
peas
wheat
maize

Crop Rotations

Sy 2008—

1
soybeans

Pea/Sy 2010—

1
peas
Since 2010 to 2018 pea was used as a cover crop. Between 2008 to 2010 was sown soybean (year 1) and maize (year 2)
soybeans

M-W/Sy 2008—

1
wheat

soybeans
2
maize
in early sown (september)

W/Sy-Pea/M 2010—

1
wheat

soybeans
2
peas
since 2010 to 2018, pea was sown as a cover crop.
maize
In late sown (december) since 2018. Between 2010 to 2018 was sown in September

W/Sy 2008—

1
wheat

-

CCw/Sy 2010—

1
wheat
As cover crop. Since 2008 to 2010, this plot has (wheat+white clover)/soybean (double crop) and maize in the second year
soybeans

M-Sy 2010—

1
maize
Since 2008 to 2010, this plot has withe clover/soybean in two consecutive years. In season 2012, was added an additional plot in order to include the two phases of rotation
2
soybeans

M 2008—

1
maize
In the year 2008, this plot has white clover/soybean double crop

Measurements

Variable	Material	Units	Frequency	Comment
grain yield trait	All crops	kgS/ha	annually
stover biomass	All crops	kg sulfur per hectare	anually
SOC, TN	Not specified	%	usually	In some years, there are chemical, physical and biological measurements.

Related publications

Increased cropping intensity improves crop residue inputs to the soil and aggregate-associated soil organic carbon stocks

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.08.008 [In English]

Crop sequence and P fertilization effects on soil P fractions under no-tillage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-021-10148-3 [In English]