Hardpan Location and Crop Yield: From Information to Precision Tillage Map

Abstract:

This paper explores the incidence of hardpans in a field of 14.27 ha. Emphasis is placed on winter wheat yield and its comparison with hardpan location. The objective of this study was to determine prescriptions of different tillage depths for a precision tillage map. In order to meet the above objectives, laboratory and field experiments were conducted based on the experiment design with 60 monitoring points. The results of experiments confirmed the within-field spatial variability of hardpans and crop yield and revealed areas where yield is influenced by detrimental compaction.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1059)
• Pages: 27-33
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1059.27
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Katarína Kollárová, Miroslav Žitňák, Maroš Korenko
• Keywords: Hardpan, Precision Tillage Map, Soil Moisture, Yield

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