The Performance of Oat-Vetch Mixtures in Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

Pużyńska, Katarzyna and Synowiec, Agnieszka and Pużyński, Stanisław and Bocianowski, Jan and Klima, Kazimierz and Lepiarczyk, Andrzej (2021) The Performance of Oat-Vetch Mixtures in Organic and Conventional Farming Systems. Agriculture, 11 (4). p. 332. ISSN 2077-0472

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Abstract

The research aimed to compare the yields and yield components of mixtures of oats with common vetch grown for seeds in organic and conventional farming systems. Moreover, the selection of oat cultivars for the mixture and its performance in a crop rotation experiment in different growing years was analyzed. Additionally, the leaf area index (LAI) and the relative content of chlorophyll (SPAD) of the mixtures were assessed. The field experiment with four-field crop rotation in organic or conventional farming systems was carried out in 2012–2014 in southern Poland. Common vetch (Vicia sativa L., cv. ‘Hanka’) was mixed with one of two oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivars, ‘Celer’ or ‘Grajcar.’ The effects of all of the factors on the mixtures’ canopy indices and yield were found. The canonical analysis revealed that the weather course, especially drought, had the largest effect on the oat-vetch mixtures’ performance. Moreover, the mixtures developed the highest LAI (5.28 m2∙m−2) and seed yield (4.57 t ha−1) in the conventional farming system. On the contrary, the share of vetch seeds in the mixtures was 24% higher in the organic system than in the conventional one. The selection of cv. ‘Grajcar’ oats for the mixture with vetch increased the share of vetch seeds in the yield by 16.5%. In summary, a balanced share of oat-vetch mixture components depends on the proper selection of the oat cultivar, especially for organic farming systems.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: European Scholar > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2023 07:39
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2023 05:42
URI: http://article.publish4promo.com/id/eprint/372

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