Bahtim Permanent fertilization experiment

Objective
To study the effects of crop rotation and fertilizer treatments
Data Access Statement
Other
Data license
Don't know
Data policy
Don't know
Organizations
Bahtim Agricultural Research Station
experimental research station
Agricultural Research Centre
research organisation
People

Site: Bahtim

Location
Kaliobia Governate
Egypt
Geographic location
30.139444, 31.263889
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Visits permitted?
No
Soil properties
VariableDepthValue (range)UnitsRef yearEstimated?Baseline?
sand content 21.6 Percent
silt content 25.66 Percent
clay content 52.74 Percent
soil pH 7.85

Design period: (1912—)

Number of harvests per year
2
Crops
CropYears grown
cotton
wheat
Egyptian clover
maize
Crop Rotations
Continuous cotton
  • 1
    cotton
2-year rotation
  • 1
    cotton
  • 2
    wheat
    maize
3-year rotation
  • 1
    cotton
  • 2
    Egyptian clover
    maize
  • 3
    wheat
    maize
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
fertilizer exposure
control exposure
farmyard manure
NPK fertilizer exposure
NP fertilizer exposure
nitrogen fertilizer exposure

Related publications

  • Ahmed, H. M. R. M., Elmaaz, E. I. M., & Khalil, H. M. (2014). POTASSIUM STATUS IN THE SOILS OF BAHTIM PERMANENT EXPERIMENT UNDER DIFFERENT CROP ROTATIONS AND FERTILIZER TREATMENTS. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 92(4), 1207-1215.