The response faba bean productivity to soil tillage intensity

Abstract

Reduction of soil tillage intensity leads to changes in soil properties and in thj influences crop biometry and productivity. In Lithuania, according to the EU Gr regulation, the areas of faba bean crop expanded several times during the las years; however, there was no scientific background on some technological parar including tillage. For this reason, a long-term (since 1988) stationaiy field expe was carried out at the Experimental Station of the Aleksandras Stulginskis University Lithuania. Five tillage operations were investigated: deep (22-25 cm) plot shallow (12-15 cm) ploughing, chiselling (25-30 cm), disking (10-12 cm) and Faba bean crop was cultivated since 2016. The aim of these investigations establish the response of faba bean productivity parameters to long-term ri tillage. Results of investigations showed that long-term different tillage intensity mair no significant effect on the faba bean productivity parameters.