Crop Rotations under No-tillage (Barrow - Argentina)
- Objective
- Evaluate different alternatives of crop sequences and their effects on crop production and quality, weeds dynamics, diseases, pests and soil properties under no tillage
- Description
- This trial was started in 1998, in the Chacra Experimental Integrada Barrow, Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentine.
- Data Access Statement
- Available to collaborators only
- Data license
- Don't know
- Data policy
- No
- Organization
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaresearch organisation
- Person
- Lucrecia Mansoprincipal investigator
Site: INTA Barrow (Argentina)
- Type
- research station field
- Location
- Tres ArroyosBuenos AiresArgentina
- Geographic location
- -38.3207759, -60.247467
- Elevation
- 120 Metres
- Visits permitted?
- No
- Soil type
- phaeozem
- Soil description
- The soils of this region are classified as Mollisols The soils of this region are classified as Mollisols
- Climatic type
- temperate oceanic climate
- Climate description
- The climatic information is registered by the Agrometeorological Station located in CHEI Barrow. The data correspond to the annual average of normal values for Barrow (1938-2016). The maximum and minimum precipitation were registered in the years 2014 and 1927, respectively.
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units air temperature 1938 – 2016 14.9 (7.4 – 20.5) degree Celsius sun hours 1938 – 2016 7.2 precipitation 1938 – 2016 757 (455 – 1269) millimeter
Design period: (1998—)
- Design Type
- Randomized complete block design
- Description
- Plots measure 15 x 35 m
- Design description
- Five sequences are evaluated: 1 Agricultural conservationist 2 Mixed: Rotation with pastures (without greens) 3 Agricultural base oilseed 4 Mixed: Traditional with green (cover crop) 5 Current agricultural
- Number of plots
- 20
- Number of replicates
- 4
- Crops
Crop Years grown wheat sorghum soybeans sunflower rapeseed mixed pastures oats - Measurements
Variable Material Units Frequency Scale Comment grain yield trait Not specified annual plant quality traits Not specified annual soil water content Not specified annual soil total carbon Not specified annual