Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Wheat productivity responses in the rice-based system under different no-till techniques and nitrogen sources

  • Research Article
  • Published:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

No-till wheat is gaining popularity in rice-based cropping system as it provides a better chance for timely planting of wheat, management of crop residues, as well as environmental and soil sustainability. However, fertilizer application in no-tillage requires careful attention in order to optimize efficiency of fertilizer use by crops. The present study was conducted to develop the most favorable and economical no-till technique along with best blend of nitrogen for successful wheat production in residue-based cropping system. The experiment was composed of five no-till techniques viz., (1) even spreading of loose rice residue and wheat sowing with turbo seeder, (2) even spreading of loose rice residue and wheat sowing with happy seeder, (3) even spreading of loose rice residue and wheat sowing with zone disc tiller, (4) wheat sowing with conventional zero tillage drill after manual removal of rice residues, and (5) wheat sowing with conventional zero tillage drill after burning of rice residues. There were five blends of nitrogen (N) including (1) 100% N from urea, (2) 75% N from urea and 25% N from ammonium sulfate (AS), (3) 50% N from urea and 50% N from AS, (4) 25% N from urea and 75% N from AS, and (5) 100% N from AS. Different no-till techniques and N treatments significantly affected the stand establishment and yield-related traits of wheat during both growing seasons. Soil physical condition was improved by turbo seeder treatment, while it remained poor in residue burned field sown by conventional zero tillage drill. The results over the years revealed that turbo-seeded wheat with N fertilization in the form of 50% urea + 50% AS performed better in terms of productive tillers, grain yield and benefit cost ratio than other no-till techniques along different blends of nitrogen during both years of study. In crux, wheat sowing by turbo seeder along N fertilization in the form of 50% urea + 50% AS treatment is a viable and economical option to increase the wheat production in rice-based production system.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Alakukku L, Weisskopf P, Chamen WCT, Tijink FG, Linden JP (2003) Prevention strategies for field traffic-induced subsoil compaction: a review. Part 1. Machine/soil interactions. Soil Tillage Res 73:145–160

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Blake GR, Hartge KH (1986) Bulk Density. In Klute A (ed) Methods of soil analysis, part I. Physical and mineralogical methods: agronomy monograph no. 9 (2nd ed.). American Society of Agronomy and Madison, pp 363–375

  • Brula MI (2002) Zero tillage catalyst to economical production. AVN, Agro Veterinary News 14(5):14

    Google Scholar 

  • Cantarella H, Trivelin PCO, Contin TLM, Dias FLF, Rossetto R, Marcelino R, Boimbra RB, Quaggio JA (2008) Ammonia volatilization from urease inhibitor-treated urea applied to sugarcane trash blankets. Sci Agric 65:397–401

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Carter MR (2002) Soil quality for sustainable land management: organic matter and aggregation interactions that maintain soil functions. Agron J 94:38–47

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • CIMMYT (1988) From agronomic data to farmers recommendations: an economics training manual. Completely revised edition. Mexico, D. F. pp 28–30

  • Gao YC, Zhu WS, Chen WX (2001) Community structures of saprophytic soil microfungi in three differently cultivated field soils in the north of China. Acta Ecol Sin 21:1704–1710

    Google Scholar 

  • Gathala MK, Pathak H, Ladha JK, Kumar V, Mishra D, Blackwell J, Roth C, Kumar V, Kumar V, Sharma S (2009) Happy seeder technology provides an alternate to burning for managing rice loose straw after combine harvest. 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, New Delhi, India, pp 4–7

  • Govt. of Pakistan (2015) Economic survey of Pakistan 2014–15. Economic Advisor’s Wing, Finance Division, Islamabad

  • Gupta RK, Naresh RK, Hobbs PR, Jiaguo Z, Ladha JK (2003) Sustainability of post-green revolution agriculture: the rice–wheat cropping systems of the indo-Gangetic Plains and China. In: Ladha JK, Hill JE, Duxbury JM, Gupta RK, Buresh RJ (eds) Improving the productivity and sustainability of Rice–wheat systems: issues and impacts. ASA special publication number 65. ASA CSSA-SSSA, Madison, pp 1–26

    Google Scholar 

  • Gysi M, Klubertanz G, Vulliet L (2000) Compaction of a Eutric Cambisol under heavy wheel traffic in Switzerland. Soil Till Res 56:117–129

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Håakansson I (2005) Machinery-induced compaction of arable soils: Incidence, consequences, counter-measures. Report Div. Soil management, Dep. Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences no. 109, Uppsala, p 153

  • Hamza MA, Anderson WK (2005) Soil compaction in cropping systems: a review of the nature, causes and possible solutions. Soil Till Res 82:121–145

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hemmat A, Eskandari I (2006) Dryland winter wheat response to conservation tillage in a continuous cropping system in northwestern Iran. Soil Till Res 86:99–109

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hemmat A, Eskandari I (2004) Conservation tillage practices for winter wheat-fallow farming in the temperate continental climate of northwestern Iran. Field Crops Res 89:123–133

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Iqbal M, Hussain KA, Ahmad M, Umair M (2010) Development and fabrication of an energy efficient zone disk drill for sowing wheat after harvesting paddy crop. Proceedings of the European Congress on Conservation Agriculture towards Agro-Environmental Climate and Energetic Sustainability. Madrid 4–7

  • Karina MVC, Silva APD, Tormena CA, Leão TP, Dexter AR, Kansson IH (2009) Long-term effects of no-tillage on dynamic soil physical properties in a Rhodic Ferrasol in Parana’, Brazil. Soil Till Res 103:158–164

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Khaliq A, Matloob A, Hussain A, Hussain S, Aslam F, Zamir SI, Chattha MU (2015) Wheat residue management options affect crop productivity, weed growth, and soil properties in direct-seeded fine aromatic rice. Clean: Soil Air Water 43:1259–1265

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kukal SS, Aggarwal GC (2003) Puddling depth and intensity effects in rice–wheat system on a sandy loam soil. I. Development of subsurface compaction. Soil Till Res 72:1–8

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kumar A, Yadav DS (2001) Long term effects of fertilizers on the soil fertility and productivity of a rice–wheat system. J Agron Crop Sci 186:47–54

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lara Cabezas WAR, Korndörfer GH, Motta SA (1997) Volatilization of NH3-N in corn. Effect of irrigation and partial replacement of urea by ammonium Sulphate. R Bras Ci Solo 21:481–487

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Lowery B, Hickey WJ, Arshad MA, Lal R (1996) Soil water parameters and soil quality. In: Doran JW, Jones AJ (eds) Methods for Assessing Soil Quality. Soil Science Society of America Special Publication 49, SSSA, Madison, pp 143–155

    Google Scholar 

  • Mandal KG, Misra AK, Hati KM, Bandyopadhyay KK, Ghosh PK, Mohanty M (2004) Rice residue management options and effects on soil properties and crop productivity. Food Agric Environ 2:224–231

    Google Scholar 

  • Matloob A, Khaliq A, Tanveer A, Hussain S, Aslam F, Chauhan BS (2015) Weed dynamics as influenced by tillage system, sowing time and weed competition duration in dry-seeded rice. Crop Prot 31:25–38

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • McMaster GS, Palic DB, Dunn (2002) Soil management alters seedling emergence and subsequent autumn growth and yield in dryland winter wheat-fallow systems in the central Great Plains on a clay loam soil. Soil Till Res 65:193–206

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mohamed Hafez EEDM, Kobata T (2012) The effect of different nitrogen sources from urea and ammonium sulfate on the spikelet number in Egyptian spring wheat cultivars on well watered pot soils. Plant Prod Sci 15:332–338

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Morris NL, Miller PCH, Orson JH, Froud-Williams RJ (2009) The effect of wheat straw residue on the emergence and early growth of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Eur J Agron 30:151–162

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Pereira HS, Leão AF, Verginassi A, Carneiro MAC (2009) Ammonia volatilization of urea in the out of season corn. R Bras Ci Solo 33:1685–1694

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Qamar R, Ehsanullah AR, Iqbal M (2012) Response of wheat to tillage and nitrogen fertilization in rice-wheat system. Pak J Agric Sci 49:243–254

    Google Scholar 

  • Rochette P, Angers DA, Chantigny MH, Mac Donald JD, Bissonnette N, Bertrand N (2009) Ammonia volatilization following surface application of urea to tilled and no-till soils: a laboratory comparison. Soil Till Res 103:310–315

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schjonning P, Lamande M, Tøgersen FA, Pedersen J, Møller Hansen PO (2006)  Reduction of soil compaction. Magnitude and distribution of stress in the contact area between wheel and soil. Report Markbrug No. 127. The Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, p 102

  • Singh M, Sidhu HS, Humphreys E, Thind HS, Jat ML, Blackwell J, Singh V (2015) Nitrogen management for zero till wheat with surface retention of rice residues in north-west India. Field Crop Res 184:183–191

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Su-Juan L, Ji-Kang C, Fu C, Lin L, Hai-Lin Z (2008) Characteristics of growth and development of winter wheat under zero tillage in north china plain. Acta Agron Sin 34:290–296

    Google Scholar 

  • Tripathi SC, Chander S, Meena RP (2015) Effect of residue retention, tillage options and timing of N application in rice-wheat cropping system. SAARC J Agric 13:37–49

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Verch G, Kächele H, Holtl K, Richter C, Fuchs C (2009) Comparing the profitability of tillage methods in Northeast Germany. Soil Till Res 104:16–21

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang Y, Lu JW, Ren T, Hussain S, Jia Q, Zhang ZL, Yousaf M, Li XK (2017) Influence of tiller heterogeneity on yield components of rice grown under different nitrogen regimes. Int J Plant Prod 11:437–452

    Google Scholar 

  • Wang Y, Ren T, Lu J, Ming R, Li P, Hussain S, Cong R, Li X (2016) Heterogeneity in rice tillers yield associated with tillers formation and nitrogen fertilizer. Agron J 108:1717–1725

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The support of Adaptive Research Farm, Department of Agriculture Extension and Adaptive Research, Gujranwala, Pakistan is gratefully acknowledged.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Hamid Rafiq, Riaz Ahmad, Abdul Jabbar & Hassan Munir

  2. Adaptive Research Farm, Department of Agriculture Extension and Adaptive Research, Gujranwala, Pakistan

    Muzzammil Hussain

Authors
  1. Muhammad Hamid Rafiq
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Riaz Ahmad
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Abdul Jabbar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Hassan Munir
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Muzzammil Hussain
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Riaz Ahmad.

Additional information

Responsible editor: Philippe Garrigues

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Rafiq, M.H., Ahmad, R., Jabbar, A. et al. Wheat productivity responses in the rice-based system under different no-till techniques and nitrogen sources. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 21797–21806 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9813-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9813-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation