The cultivation of cover crops can optimize the input of organic material and nutrients and protect the soil from erosion, while the N is one of the most required nutrient by agricultural crops and may become a limiting fator in its productivity. In this context, an experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of three different legumes used as cover crops on morphological components and production of corn grown in succession under no-tillage system, in the absence and presence of mineral N fertilization (80 kg N ha-1), in the form of ammonium sulfate. This study was conducted in an Oxissol of the Coastal Tablelands in the State of Alagoas. The components of maize production showed better results in succession to Crotalaria spectabilis. Significant interaction was found between green manure and N fertilization, resulting in higher grain productivity.
Zea mays; nitrogen; straw; green manure; conservationist system
