Investigating the Yield and Water Productivity of Wheat- Rapeseed-Corn Rotation Affected as Different Tillage Systems Under Climatic Condition of Yazd

Subject Areas : Optimizing water consumption

Gholamhassan Ranjbar ^{1 *} , Mohammadhasan Rahimian ² , Hossein Bairami ³ , Saied Ali Tabatabaie ⁴ , Mohammad reza Falatouni ⁵

1 - Associate Professor, National Salinity Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, National Center for Shoal Research, Yazd, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, National Salinity Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Yazd, Iran
5 - Researcher, Agricultural Jihad Organization, Yazd Province, Iran

Received: 2024-05-20 Accepted : 2024-09-20 Published : 2024-09-21

Keywords: Conservation agriculture, Jab Planter, No-till, Permanent raised bed, Plant residues,

Abstract :

This study was conducted to compare conventional tillage with conservation methods of permanent raised bed (PRB), no-till with SFOGGIA (NTs), and no-till with Jab Planter (NTj) equipment’s, in a wheat- rapeseed-corn cropping system in Yazd province as an arid region. Results showed wheat grain yield in PRB treatment was significantly higher than the other treatments. Wheat grain yield in CT, PRB and NTs and NTj treatments were 4422.4, 5186.4, 3762.5 and 3547.1 kg ha-1, respectively. The highest seed yield for rapeseed was obtained at CT and PRB treatments with no significant differences. The highest fresh weight of corn forage was observed in PRB treatment (71021 kg ha-1) which was not statistically different from fresh weight in NTs and NTj treatments. The fresh weight of corn forage in CT treatment was 29% lower than the fresh weight in PRB treatment. Application of PRB planting method also reduced the volume of applied water by 20% to 23% compared to the CT method. Results of the study showed that by using conservation tillage and preserving plant residues in arid regions such as Yazd province, it is possible to increase yield and water productivity as well as reducing evaporation from the soil surface. Due to less water consumption and higher yield, PRB planting method could be more suitable.

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