Xiaoqing Wei , Xuelong Guo , Erin E. Sparks , Weida Gao , Tusheng Ren , Baoguo Li , Hu Zhou
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Conservation tillage increases maize (Zea mays L.) root lodging resistance through improving brace root development
Maize root lodging causes yield and grain quality reduction. We hypothesized that conservation tillage (CST) could increase root lodging resistance compared to conventional tillage (CVT) by facilitating root development. In this study, we compared maize root pushing resistance (RPR), a proxy for root lodging, in paired CST and CVT fields at 14 field sites and evaluated the relationship between RPR, soil physical properties and the maize plant traits. We found CST significantly increase maize RPR by 33.0 % in CVT system. Soil bulk density (BD), penetration resistance (PR) and shear strength (SS) of the topsoil (0–20 cm) was also significantly higher in CST. Brace root traits, including diameter (BRD), whorl number (BRWN) and angle (BRA), and stalk width were significantly increased following CST relative to CVT. Correlation analysis showed the variation in RPR can be attributed to maize stalk width and brace root phenotypes. A positive correlation was also found between soil strength and brace root traits. These findings indicate that improved soil properties are key factors for stimulating maize brace root development, and increasing maize root lodging resistance in CST fields. These results shed new light on the optimizing tillage practice to minimize maize root lodging.
期刊介绍:
Soil & Tillage Research examines the physical, chemical and biological changes in the soil caused by tillage and field traffic. Manuscripts will be considered on aspects of soil science, physics, technology, mechanization and applied engineering for a sustainable balance among productivity, environmental quality and profitability. The following are examples of suitable topics within the scope of the journal of Soil and Tillage Research:
The agricultural and biosystems engineering associated with tillage (including no-tillage, reduced-tillage and direct drilling), irrigation and drainage, crops and crop rotations, fertilization, rehabilitation of mine spoils and processes used to modify soils. Soil change effects on establishment and yield of crops, growth of plants and roots, structure and erosion of soil, cycling of carbon and nutrients, greenhouse gas emissions, leaching, runoff and other processes that affect environmental quality. Characterization or modeling of tillage and field traffic responses, soil, climate, or topographic effects, soil deformation processes, tillage tools, traction devices, energy requirements, economics, surface and subsurface water quality effects, tillage effects on weed, pest and disease control, and their interactions.