Oleksandr Hulenko
Laboratory of agriculture and soil fertility, State Enterprise Institute of Grain Crops of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Dnipro, UkrainePublications
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Research
Effects of conservation tillage on weed infestation and maize yield under changing climate conditions
Author(s): Sergey Shevchenko*, Oleksandr Tsyliuryk, Kateryna Derevenets-Shevchenko, Andriy Kokhan, Mikhail Shevchenko, Oleksandr Mysyk, Oleksandr Havriushenko, Oleksandr Hulenko, Vasyl Pozniak, Oleksandr Kocherha and Oleksandr Kurshakov
Climate change significantly affects agricultural production, altering weed population dynamics and reducing crop yields. Conservation tillage has emerged as a promising approach to mitigate these negative effects by improving soil structure and moisture retention. However, its impact on weed infestation and maize productivity in the Northern Steppe of Ukraine remains insufficiently studied. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different conservation tillage methods on weed infestation levels and maize yield under varying fertilization regimes in the context of climate change. Field experiments were conducted in a long-term crop rotation system, comparing moldboard plowing (23 cm-25 cm), chisel plowing (14 cm-16 cm), and flat-cut loosening (14 cm-16 cm) under three fertilization levels: no fertilization, N30P30K30, and N60P30K30. The results showed that conservation tillage, par.. Read More»
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16838829