Elora Long-term Rotation and Tillage Trial

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Objective
To study different crop rotation systems
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Organizations
Elora Research Station
experimental research station
University of Guelph
research organisation
People

Site: Elora

Type
research station field
Location
Centre Wellington
Ontario
Canada
Geographic location
43.6406271723085, -80.410199150887
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Elevation
371 Metres
Visits permitted?
No
History
Between 1967 to 1980 the site was planted to continuous corn (maize).
Soil type
luvisol
Soil description
Typic Hapludalf (Gray Brown Luvisol) silt loam soil
Soil properties
VariableDepthValue (range)UnitsRef yearEstimated?Baseline?
sand content 27 Percent
silt content 56 Percent
clay content 17 Percent

Design period: (1981—)

Design Type
Randomized complete block design
Design description
The experiment consists of 14 four year crop rotations and two types of tillage: no-till and conventional tillage. The experiment has four blocks of 28 plots and is fully phased
Number of plots
108
Number of harvests per year
1
Crops
CropYears grown
maize
alfalfa
oats
barley
soybeans
winter wheat
red clover
Crop Rotations
Continuous corn
  • 1
    maize
Continuous alfalfa
  • 1
    alfalfa
M-M-O-B
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    oats
  • 4
    barley
O-B-M-M
  • 1
    oats
  • 2
    barley
  • 3
    maize
  • 4
    maize
M-M-O(RC)-B(RC)
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    oats
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
  • 4
    barley
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
O-B-M(RC)-M(RC)
  • 1
    oats
  • 2
    barley
  • 3
    maize
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
  • 4
    maize
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
M-M-S-S
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    soybeans
  • 4
    soybeans
S-S-M-M
  • 1
    soybeans
  • 2
    soybeans
  • 3
    maize
  • 4
    maize
M-M-S-W
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    soybeans
  • 4
    winter wheat
S-W-M-M
  • 1
    soybeans
  • 2
    winter wheat
  • 3
    maize
  • 4
    maize
M-M-S-W(RC)
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    soybeans
  • 4
    winter wheat
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
S-W(RC)-M-M
  • 1
    soybeans
  • 2
    winter wheat
    red clover
    undersown as cover crop
  • 3
    maize
  • 4
    maize
M-M-A-A
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    maize
  • 3
    alfalfa
    Alfalfa
  • 4
    alfalfa
    Alfalfa
A-A-M-M
  • 1
    alfalfa
  • 2
    alfalfa
  • 3
    maize
  • 4
    maize
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
tillage process
conventional tillage  (15-20 cm depth)
Application method: mouldboard plough
Moldboard ploughing to 15–20 cm depth in fall followed by secondary tillage with a field cultivator to 10 cm depth and packer in the following spring.
conservation tillage  (15-20 cm depth)
1992—2001
Application method: chisel plough
15–20 cm fall chisel ploughing
no-till
2002—
Spraying with glyphosate herbicide prior to planting with a direct seed drill.
Measurements
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
soil total carbonSoil
grain yield traitNot specified

Related publications

  • Gaudin ACM, Tolhurst TN, Ker AP, Janovicek K, Tortora C, Martin RC, et al. (2015) Increasing Crop Diversity Mitigates Weather Variations and Improves Yield Stability. PLoS ONE 10(2): e0113261.
  • I. Chahal, D.C. Hooker, B. Deen, K. Janovicek, L.L. Van Eerd, 2021. Long-term effects of crop rotation, tillage, and fertilizer nitrogen on soil health indicators and crop productivity in a temperate climate, Soil and Tillage Research, Volume 213, 2021, 105121
  • Laamrani, A.; Voroney, P.R.; Berg, A.A.; Gillespie, A.W.; March, M.; Deen, B.; Martin, R.C. Temporal Change of Soil Carbon on a Long-Term Experimental Site with Variable Crop Rotations and Tillage Systems. Agronomy 2020, 10, 840.