Seed Rate and Cultivar Effect on Contribution of Vicia sativa L. Green Manure to Soil Amendment under Mediterranean Conditions

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 8; p. 733
• Main Authors: Tigka, Evangelia, Beslemes, Dimitrios, Kakabouki, Ioanna, Pankou, Chrysanthi, Bilalis, Dimitrios, Tokatlidis, Ioannis, Vlachostergios, Dimitrios N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural production; agriculture; Biomass; biomass production; Climate change; Crops; cultivar; cultivar mixtures; Cultivars; Decomposition; Efficiency; experimental design; Fertilizers; Genotypes; green manure; green manures; Legumes; Manures; Mediterranean climate; Nitrogen; Organic matter; plant height; Precipitation; Productivity; Rain; Residual soils; seed rate; Seeds; Soil amendment; soil amendments; Soil conditions; Topsoil; Vicia sativa; Vicia sativa subsp. sativa; Greece

The performance of Vicia sativa L. cultivars and cultivar mixtures used as green manure under two seed rates in a Mediterranean environment was investigated in a split plot design, over the period 2014–2016. Six common vetch cultivars grown in pure stands or in mixtures were established at two seed...