Soil tillage systems and seeding on grain yield of soybean in lowland area

ABSTRACT:

The presence of soil compaction next to the soil surface and the variability of soil chemical properties can affect the soybean yield. The objective was to evaluate the influence of soil tillage systems and seeding on two sites area (cut and fill) on soybean grain yield. The experiment was conducted in lowland area of the Federal University of Santa Maria in 2013/14 and 2014/15 harvest. The design was a randomized block with four replications, with split plots. The main plots: the cuts area (A1) and fills area (A2). The subplots were tillage systems and seeding: deep tillage (D1); planter using shank (D2); planter using double disc (D3). The cultivar used was BMX Tornado and sowing on November 26 and 14 from 2013 and 2014, respectively. The treatment with deep tillage and planter using shank reduced the penetration resistance and provided greater content of Mg and S on 2013/14 and N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S on 2014/15. Those systems enables higher soybean yield, without difference between cut and fill area.

Key words:
soil compaction; fill area; shank; deep tillage.