Paper · 1988 · Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Biomass and Nitrogen Yields of Intercropped Maize and Soybeans as Affected by Applied Nitrogen, Rhizobium, Maize Hybrids and Population Density

J. C. W. Odongo; D. S. Veresoglou; D. Papakosta; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract An intercropping experiment was conducted in northern Greece to evaluate biomass production and quality of forage from maize/soybean mixtures as affected by nitrogen fertilizer, inoculation of soybean seed with Rhizobium , maize hybrids and density. The biomass yields of the intercrops were not significantly affected by nitrogen or inoculation of soybean seeds due to high residual nitrogen in the soil, but were influenced by maize density. The mixtures exploited soil nitrogen more efficiently compared to sole crops. Both nitrogen concentration and accumulation in forage and grains were increased by applied nitrogen. Inoculation of soybean seeds increased nitrogen concentration and accumulation in grains only. The mean relative yield totals (RYT) for nitrogen were 1.13 and 1.20 in forage and grains, respectively when the mixtures were grown at high total densities. Zusammenfassung Biomasse‐ und Stickstofferträge von Mais‐und Sojabohnenmischanbau in Abhängig‐keit von der Stickstoffdüngung, Rhizobium und Bestandesdichte bei mehreren Mais‐hybriden Ein Mischanbau wurde im nördlichen Teil von Griechenland durchgeführt, um die Biomasse‐produktion und die Qualität von Futter aus einem Mais/Sojabohnengemisch in Abhängig‐keit von der Stickstoffdüngung, der Inokula‐tion der Sojabohnensamen mit Rhizobium so‐wie der Bestandesdichte für einige Maishybri‐den festzustellen. Die Biomasseerträge des Mischanbaus waren nicht signifikant von der Stickstoffdüngung oder der Inokulation der Sojabohnensamen abhängig; dies dürfte eine Folge der hohen Stickstoffvorräte im Boden sein; demgegenüber waren die Erträge aber von der Bestandesdichte der Maispflanzen abhängig. Mischanbau entzog dem Boden mehr Stickstoff im Vergleich zu Reinanbau der bei‐den Pflanzenarten. Sowohl die Stickstoffkon‐zentration als auch die Akkumulation im Futter und in den Körnern wurden durch eine Stickstoffdüngung erhöht. Die Inokulation der Sojabohnensamen erhöhte nur die Stickstoff‐konzentration und die Akkumulation in den Körnern. Der durchschnittliche relative Ge‐samtertrag (RYT) für Stickstoff betrug 1,13 und 1,20 in Futter und Körnern; dies gait für hohe Bestandesdichten im Mischanbau.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

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Biomass yields of the intercrops were not significantly affected by nitrogen or by inoculation of soybean seeds.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Treatment
nitrogen or inoculation of soybean seedse2
Interactor
RhizobiumRhizobiume1symbiont
Outcome
biomass yields of the intercropse2
Direction
not significantly affectede2
Qualifier
due to high residual nitrogen in the soile2
Setting
northern Greecee1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Rhizobium
Rhizobium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ninjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“An intercropping experiment was conducted in northern Greece to evaluate biomass production and quality of forage from maize/soybean mixtures as affected by nitrogen fertilizer, inoculation of soybean seed with Rhizobium, maize hybrids and density”

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“The biomass yields of the intercrops were not significantly affected by nitrogen or inoculation of soybean seeds due to high residual nitrogen in the soil, but were influenced by maize density”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Biomass yields of the intercrops were influenced by maize density.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Treatment
maize densitye2
Outcome
biomass yields of the intercropse2
Setting
northern Greecee1

Not reportedDirection

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“An intercropping experiment was conducted in northern Greece to evaluate biomass production and quality of forage from maize/soybean mixtures as affected by nitrogen fertilizer, inoculation of soybean seed with Rhizobium, maize hybrids and density”

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“The biomass yields of the intercrops were not significantly affected by nitrogen or inoculation of soybean seeds due to high residual nitrogen in the soil, but were influenced by maize density”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Maize-soybean mixtures exploited soil nitrogen more efficiently than sole crops.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Treatment
mixturese3
Outcome
exploited soil nitrogene3
Direction
more efficientlye3
Comparator
sole cropse3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The mixtures exploited soil nitrogen more efficiently compared to sole crops”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Applied nitrogen increased nitrogen concentration and accumulation in forage and grains.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Organ / stage
forage and grainse4
Treatment
applied nitrogene4
Outcome
nitrogen concentration and accumulatione4
Direction
increasede4

Not reportedComparator

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Both nitrogen concentration and accumulation in forage and grains were increased by applied nitrogen”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculation of soybean seeds with Rhizobium increased nitrogen concentration and accumulation in grains only.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Organ / stage
grainse5
Treatment
Inoculation of soybean seedse5
Interactor
RhizobiumRhizobiume1symbiont
Outcome
nitrogen concentration and accumulatione5
Direction
increasede5
Qualifier
in grains onlye5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Rhizobium
Rhizobium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ninjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Biomass and Nitrogen Yields of Intercropped Maize and Soybeans as Affected by Applied Nitrogen, Rhizobium, Maize Hybrids and Population Density”

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“An intercropping experiment was conducted in northern Greece to evaluate biomass production and quality of forage from maize/soybean mixtures as affected by nitrogen fertilizer, inoculation of soybean seed with Rhizobium, maize hybrids and density”

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“Inoculation of soybean seeds increased nitrogen concentration and accumulation in grains only”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mean relative yield total for nitrogen in forage was 1.13 when the mixtures were grown at high total densities.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Organ / stage
foragee6
Outcome
mean relative yield totals (RYT) for nitrogene6
Value
1.13e6
Qualifier
when the mixtures were grown at high total densitiese6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Biomass and Nitrogen Yields of Intercropped Maize and Soybeans as Affected by Applied Nitrogen, Rhizobium, Maize Hybrids and Population Density”

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“The mean relative yield totals (RYT) for nitrogen were 1.13 and 1.20 in forage and grains, respectively when the mixtures were grown at high total densities”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mean relative yield total for nitrogen in grains was 1.20 when the mixtures were grown at high total densities.

Taxon
Maize and SoybeansGlycine maxZea mayst0
Organ / stage
grainse6
Outcome
mean relative yield totals (RYT) for nitrogene6
Value
1.20e6
Qualifier
when the mixtures were grown at high total densitiese6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Biomass and Nitrogen Yields of Intercropped Maize and Soybeans as Affected by Applied Nitrogen, Rhizobium, Maize Hybrids and Population Density”

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“The mean relative yield totals (RYT) for nitrogen were 1.13 and 1.20 in forage and grains, respectively when the mixtures were grown at high total densities”

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nitrogen · nutrient: content · Glycine max (soybean)Results differ

94 papers: 73 positive, 21 negative or no effect

72 papers in the same direction as this paper · 20 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. negative

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nitrogen · Rhizobium · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

5 papers: 3 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
    Nitrate-grown (N) soybean plants had the highest seed yield.

    Effect of nitrate application and shade treatment on the nitrogen fixation and yield of soybean plant · 1979 · compared with Rhizobium inoculation (R), or nitrate and Rhizobium inoculation (N+R)

    Opposite direction

  2. positive
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inoculation · Rhizobium · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

46 papers: 43 positive, 3 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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nitrogen · nutrient: content · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

489 papers: 403 positive, 86 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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inoculation · Rhizobium · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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  1. positive
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