Longterm system comparision trials in tropics (SysCOM) India
This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
- Local identifier
- (SysCOM) India
- Years operational
- 2007—
- Objective
- SysCom India is one of three trials in three different countries (Kenya, India, Bolivia) assessing the effects of conventional and organic farming.
- Description
- Since 2007, SysCom India has been comparing the production of Cotton, soybean and wheat in a two-year crop rotation, under different management systems namely: (i) organic, (ii) biodynamic, (iii) conventional, and (iv) conventional with genetically modified Bt cotton. These systems represent local farming systems and reflect the prevailing concerns of farmers, farmers’ organizations and politicians. Since 2019, chickpea crop has been included as a rotational crop in organic systems to reflect farmer practices in the region. Data collection started in 2007. Parameters such as weather, agronomic and economic performance, soil fertility, nutrient contents in plant materials, as well as diversity of insects and weeds are assessed
- Data Access Statement
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- Data license
- Don't know
- Data policy
- Don't know
- Organizations
- bioRe India Associationresearch organisationResearch Institute of Organic Agricultureresearch organisation
- People
- Vivek RawalBioRe Association
BioRe Association, 5th km Milestone Mandleshwar road Kasrawad, MP, India Akanksha Singhprincipal investigatorResearch Institute of Organic agriculture (FiBL)Ackerstrasse 113 5070 Frick, Switzerland Eva Goldmannexperiment managerResearch Institute of Organic agriculture (FiBL)Ackerstrasse 113 5070 Frick, Switzerland Chigusa Kellerdata managerResearch Institute of Organic agriculture (FiBL)Ackerstrasse 113 5070 Frick, Switzerland Ishwar Patidarsite managerBioRe AssociationBioRe Association, 5th km Milestone Mandleshwar road Kasrawad, MP, India
Site: LTE Site
- Type
- research station field
- Location
- KhargoneMadhya PradeshIndia
- Geographic location
- 22.141744, 75.630269
- Visits permitted?
- No
- Soil type
- vertisol
- Soil properties
Variable Depth Value (range) Units Ref year Estimated? Baseline? soil weight 23 – 46 Centimetres 3.1 10^2 kg/ha soil weight 23 – 46 Centimetres (2.52 – 2.88) 10^2 kg/ha 2010 soil pH 0 – 23 Centimetres (7 – 7.5) Olsen P 0 – 23 Centimetres 10 - Climatic type
- Hot semi-arid climate
- Climate description
- The climate is semi-arid, with an average annual precipitation of 800 mm in a single peak monsoon season, usually lasting from mid-June to September. Temperature ranges from 15 - 49°C and is highest in May/June and lowest in December/January.
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units precipitation 800 millimeter air temperature 29 (15 – 49) degree Celsius
Design period: (2007—)
- Design description
- The experiment tests a two year rotation, with half of the plots in the first rotation phase and the other half in the second rotation phase.
- Number of plots
- 32
- Number of replicates
- 4
- Number of harvests per year
- 2
- Crops
Crop Years grown cotton soybeans wheat chickpea - Crop Rotations
- Cotton-wheat-soybean 2007—2018
- 1cotton
- 2wheat
- 3soybeans
Cotton-chickpea-wheat 2019—- 1cotton
- 2chickpea
- 3wheat
- Factor
- Factor name
- Factor levels
- farming system
biodynamic agriculture
Includes green manuring and intercropping, non-GM cotton. Pest control is by manual weeding and organic pesticides.organic agriculture
Includes green manuring and intercropping, non-GM cotton. Pest control is by manual weeding and organic pesticides.conventional agriculture
No green manuring or intercropping. Non GM-cotton. Pest control is by manual weeding and synthetic pesticides and herbicides.GM agriculture
No green manuring or intercropping. GM Bt-cotton. Pest control is by manual weeding and synthetic pesticides and herbicides.
- Measurements
Variable Material Units Frequency Scale Comment seed fibre quality cotton grain yield trait Not specified t/ha Soya bean, Wheat, Chickpea air temperature Not specified precipitation Not specified soil organic carbon Soil % soil nitrogen Soil soil phosphorous Soil soil potassium Soil soil density Soil g/cm3 soil pH Soil electrical conductivity Soil nitrogen content All crops ppm phosphorous content All crops ppm potassium content All crops ppm plant biomass All crops aboveground dry biomass biodiversity Not specified Sucking pests: aphids, jassids, thrips, whiteflies, mealybuds, chewing pests, bollworms, beneficial insects cotton boll cotton t/ha
Related publications
- SysCom India website