Agronomy journal, Vol. 68 No. 6, 2006.
Review article
SYSTEMS OF CONSERVATION TILLAGE AND CROPS
Anđelko Butorac
; Grge Novaka 5, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivica Kisić
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Jasminka Butorac
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Investigations into different forms of conservation tillage are in full swing for field crops. First, a short survey is given of some studies that treat these problems for field crops in general, and then the results of some investigations for wheat, barley, maize, sugar beet and potato are presented. A general conclusion is that positive results have been obtained in growing wheat, barley and maize, poorer results for sugar beet, while only some attempts have been made with potato, mainly in Norway. The problem in the application of conservation tillage for wheat and barley were direct drills. However, this problem was more or less successfully solved. Investigations involving maize still lag far behind those in North America, but due attention is paid to applying an integral approach to them also in Europe. Influenced by long-time experience, sugar beet is regarded as a crop demanding deep ploughing. Attempts, however, have been made to treat this crop as well in keeping with modern production methods. The fewest attempts at introducing different forms of conservation tillage have been made with potato, and their results are positive.
Keywords
conservation tillage; winter wheat; winter barley; maize; sugar beet; potato
Hrčak ID:
26559
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2006.
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