The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment
Joint Authors
Ercoli, Laura
Masoni, Alessandro
Pampana, Silvia
Mariotti, Marco
Arduini, Iduna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Crop sequence is an important management practice that may affect durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production.
Field research was conducted in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons in a rain-fed cold Mediterranean environment to examine the impact of the preceding crops alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) on yield and N uptake of four durum wheat varieties.
The response of grain yield of durum wheat to the preceding crop was high in 2007-2008 and was absent in the 2008-2009 season, because of the heavy rainfall that negatively impacted establishment, vegetative growth, and grain yield of durum wheat due to waterlogging.
In the first season, durum wheat grain yield was highest following alfalfa, and was 33% lower following wheat.
The yield increase of durum wheat following alfalfa was mainly due to an increased number of spikes per unit area and number of kernels per spike, while the yield decrease following wheat was mainly due to a reduction of spike number per unit area.
Variety growth habit and performance did not affect the response to preceding crop and varieties ranked in the order Levante > Saragolla = Svevo > Normanno.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ercoli, Laura& Masoni, Alessandro& Pampana, Silvia& Mariotti, Marco& Arduini, Iduna. 2014. The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ercoli, Laura…[et al.]. The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050740
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ercoli, Laura& Masoni, Alessandro& Pampana, Silvia& Mariotti, Marco& Arduini, Iduna. The Response of Durum Wheat to the Preceding Crop in a Mediterranean Environment. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050740
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050740