The expansion of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) acreage, increasing yields, and recent nitrogen (N) fertilization recommendations could have a major effect on the contribution of biological N fixation (BNF) in soybeans to reactive nitrogen (Nr) in the environment. We used N natural abundance to separate fixed N into grain, aboveground vegetative biomass, and roots along a 9-point N-fertilizer ...

management of nitrogen fertilization in crops is one of the most important components of integrated weed management. a two-year field experiment was conducted to determine the direct effects of wild mustard aboveground biomass and n content of wild mustard on oilseed rape yield. a set of factorial treatments was arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. treatments w...

this study was performed in order to evaluate the effects of drought stress and nitrogen fertilizer on phenology, morphology and yield of four cultivars of chickpea. this experiment was performed in a split-factorial using randomized complete block design with three replications. drought stress treatment stood in main plots (in three levels) consisting of no drought stress (control), moderate d...

the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of addition of pulses in crop sequences, crop residue management, and application of fertilizer n on soil nitrogen content, soil organic carbon, nutrient uptake, and its consequences for wheat yields. the field experiments were carried out from 2009 to 2012 in the sub-humid and sub-tropical zone of northern india. the treatments were (i...

We investigated potential use of prairie as a Midwestern cellulosic feedstock by conducting a 9 ha side-by-side comparison of maizeand prairie-based systems on fertile soils in Boone County Iowa, USA. Investigated systems were: maize-soybean rotation grown for grain only, continuous maize grown for grain and stover both with and without a winter rye cover crop, and a 31-species reconstructed pr...

The yield potential of rice (Oryza sativa L.) has experienced two significant growth periods that coincide with the introduction of semi-dwarfism and the utilization of heterosis. In present study, we determined the annual increase in the grain yield of rice varieties grown from 1936 to 2005 in Middle Reaches of Yangtze River and examined the contributions of RUE (radiation-use efficiency, the ...

We report a case study of natural variations and correlations of some photosynthetic parameters, green biomass and grain yield in Cappelle Desprez and Plainsman V winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, which are classified as being drought sensitive and tolerant, respectively. We monitored biomass accumulation from secondary leaves in the vegetative phase and grain yield from flag leave...

to investigate the efficiency of eradicane application, using herbigation as compared with conventional method (spraying), concerning weed biomass and density reduction and change in corn grain yield, a factorial experiment was conducted based on randomized complete block design in 2006 at research fields of university of tehran (karaj). eradicane was applied at 4.5 (labeled rate), 3.15 or 5.85...