Crop rotation and fertilizer application experiment

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Objective
To study effects of crop rotation and fertilizer applications
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Organization
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
research organisation
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Site: Experiment site

Type
research station field
Location
Børsum
Ås Municipality
Norway
Geographic location
59.657594, 10.755913
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Elevation
93 Metres
Visits permitted?
No
Soil properties
VariableDepthValue (range)UnitsRef yearEstimated?Baseline?
sand content0 – 20 Centimetres40 Percent
silt content0 – 20 Centimetres40 Percent
clay content0 – 20 Centimetres20 Percent
soil organic carbon 40 gram per kilogram
Climate properties
VariableTime periodValue (range)Units
air temperature5 degree Celsius
precipitation785 millimeter

Design period: (1953—)

Design description
The experiment was set up according to the split block design, with rotation and fertilizer treatments crosswise on rows or columns with two replications
Number of replicates
2
Crops
CropYears grown
barley
wheat
potatoes
oats
rapeseed
grass clover leys
Crop Rotations
Rotation 1
  • 1
    barley
  • 2
    wheat
  • 3
    barley
  • 4
    oats
  • 5
    wheat
  • 6
    oats
Rotation 2
  • 1
    potatoes
  • 2
    rapeseed
  • 3
    barley
  • 4
    rapeseed
  • 5
    wheat
  • 6
    oats
Rotation 3
  • 1
    barley
  • 2
    wheat
  • 3
    grass clover leys
    timothy grass (Phleum pratense) and red clover (Trifólium pratense)
  • 4
    grass clover leys
  • 5
    wheat
  • 6
    oats
Rotation 4
  • 1
    barley
  • 2
    wheat
  • 3
    grass clover leys
    timothy grass (Phleum pratense) and red clover (Trifólium pratense)
  • 4
    grass clover leys
  • 5
    grass clover leys
  • 6
    grass clover leys
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
fertilizer exposure
nitrogen  (30-40 kgN/ha)
Application frequency: annually
Base fertilizer rate
nitrogen  (80-120 kgN/ha)
Application frequency: annually
Above base fertilizer rate
farmyard manure
1953—1979
Application frequency: once per rotation
Chemical form: cattle manure
farmyard manure
1980—
Chemical form: slurry
Replaced previous cattle manure.

Related publications

  • Shrestha, B.M., Singh, B.R., Forte, C. and Certini, G. (2015), Long-term effects of tillage, nutrient application and crop rotation on soil organic matter quality assessed by NMR spectroscopy. Soil Use Manage, 31: 358-366
  • Holeplass, H., Singh, B. & Lal, R. Carbon sequestration in soil aggregates under different crop rotations and nitrogen fertilization in an inceptisol in southeastern Norway. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 70, 167–177 (2004)