Effect of Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilization on Soil Properties and Yield of Five Durum Wheat Germoplasms in a Dry Area of Morocco

cg.contacthassnaemaher@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerMohammed V University - UM5en_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Institute of Agronomic Research Morocco - INRA Moroccoen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Energy - CNESTENen_US
cg.contributor.crpResilient Agrifood Systems - RAFSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africaen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryMAen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13020910en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2076-3417en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalApplied Sciencesen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsoilen_US
cg.subject.agrovocconventional tillageen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 1 no povertyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoal 2 zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume13en_US
dc.contributorMoussadek, Rachiden_US
dc.contributorGhanimi, Ahmeden_US
dc.contributorZouidi, Oumaimaen_US
dc.contributorDouaik, Ahmeden_US
dc.contributorDakak, Houriaen_US
dc.contributorAmenzou, Nour Eddineen_US
dc.contributortest, testen_US
dc.creatorMaher, Hassnaeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-19T19:20:15Z
dc.date.available2023-01-19T19:20:15Z
dc.description.abstractIn Morocco, cereal production is below the expected potential. The adoption of best agricultural practices that reduce vulnerability to climate is a major requirement. No-tillage (NT) agriculture is a system that could improve cereal production by enhancing soil fertility. Some factors, in combination with no-tillage, can further improve cereal yields, especially the choice of variety the adequate fertilization. The objective of our study is to investigate the effect of no-tillage agriculture and nitrogen fertilization on soil fertility and the yield of five durum wheat varieties developed in Morocco in a long-term (18 years) NT trial at the INRA Merchouch experimental station, Morocco. The results show that tillage type had a significant effect on soil organic carbon and CEC (measured before the start of the experiment), as well as on ammonium and nitrates (measured at the end of the experiment), whereas nitrogen dose had a significant effect on total nitrogen and nitrates (measured at the end of the experiment). Regarding wheat yield, as measured at the end of the experiment during the 2020–2021 cropping season, the results show that, under NT, the varieties Nachit, Faraj, and Louiza had grain yields of 4.5, 4.3, and 3.4 t ha−1 and straw yields of 9.8, 7.8, and 6.8 t ha−1 ,respectively, whereas the I.C and M.G germoplasms had grain yields of 4.05 and 3.72 t ha−1 and straw yields of 8.25 and 8.39 t ha−1 , respectively. These values are low for a favorable area and correspond to a semi-arid area. In addition, no effects of nitrogen dose were observed due to water stress, which reduced nitrogen use efficiency. Nachit is the most adapted variety under NT, with the highest yield(5.1 t ha−1) under a low dose of nitrogen (20 kg N ha−1), followed by Faraj (4.7 t ha−1), still under NTbut with a higher nitrogen dose (40 kg N ha−1) and Nachit (4.5 t ha−1)with the minimum nitrogen dose but under both NT and CT. In conclusion, Nachit and Faraj wheat varieties performed thebest under no-tillage conditions with the minimal nitrogen dose. However, grain yield values were reduced, owing to water stress, which reduced nitrogen use efficiency.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationHassnae Maher, Rachid Moussadek, Ahmed Ghanimi, Oumaima Zouidi, Ahmed Douaik, Houria Dakak, Nour Eddine Amenzou, test test. (9/1/2023). Effect of Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilization on Soil Properties and Yield of Five Durum Wheat Germoplasms in a Dry Area of Morocco. Applied Sciences, 13 (2).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/67991
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceApplied Sciences;13,(2023)en_US
dc.subjectno-tillageen_US
dc.subjectdurum wheaten_US
dc.subjectclimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
dc.subjectnutrition, health and food securityen_US
dc.subjectpoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
dc.subjectgender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
dc.subjectnitrogen fertilityen_US
dc.titleEffect of Tillage and Nitrogen Fertilization on Soil Properties and Yield of Five Durum Wheat Germoplasms in a Dry Area of Moroccoen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2023-01-09en_US
mel.impact-factor2.7en_US

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