Effects of Pea Cultivation as Cover Crop on Nitrogen-Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Uptake by Subsequent Maize and Sunflower Crops in a Sandy Soil in Central Greece

dc.contributor.author	Skoufogianni, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Danalatos, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimoyiannis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Efthimiadis, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:29Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	00103624	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2013.749446	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6037
dc.subject	C/N ratio	en
dc.subject	cover crops	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Organic C	en
dc.subject	pea	en
dc.subject	total N	en
dc.subject.other	cover crop	en
dc.subject.other	crop production	en
dc.subject.other	crop rotation	en
dc.subject.other	cultivation	en
dc.subject.other	dicotyledon	en
dc.subject.other	energy crop	en
dc.subject.other	flower	en
dc.subject.other	harvesting	en
dc.subject.other	intercropping	en
dc.subject.other	legume	en
dc.subject.other	maize	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen	en
dc.subject.other	nutrient availability	en
dc.subject.other	nutrient uptake	en
dc.subject.other	nutrient use efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	organic carbon	en
dc.subject.other	physicochemical property	en
dc.subject.other	sandy soil	en
dc.subject.other	soil analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	Effects of Pea Cultivation as Cover Crop on Nitrogen-Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Uptake by Subsequent Maize and Sunflower Crops in a Sandy Soil in Central Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/00103624.2013.749446	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	The long-term positive effects of cropping systems involving rotation with cover crops on soil properties and the environment are well recognized. The present work concerns a 3-year field experiment focusing on two cropping systems including two energy crops [maize (Zea mays L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)] cultivated May-September on an infertile sandy soil, and Pisum sativum cultivated as cover crop after the harvest of the energy crop. Soil samples from two soil layers, 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm deep, were collected at the beginning and end of the experiments; they were analyzed for soil physical and chemical properties such as soil moisture properties, total nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), pH, organic matter, and organic carbon (C). The results demonstrated the effect of pisum intercropping on the performance of the subsequent energy crop. These results are particularly important for the cultivation of less fertile soils such as sandy soils, which can be put in use for the production of energy crops such as maize and sunflower, which are characterized by high nutrient-particularly N-demand. © 2013 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.	en
heal.journalName	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-4	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/00103624.2013.749446	en
dc.identifier.spage	861	en
dc.identifier.epage	868	en