Tillage in cropping systems in the semiarid region of Argentina (Manfredi - Argentina)

Local identifier
ELD1-Manfredi
Years operational
1983—
Objective
Evaluate effects of tillage on soil properties and crop production
Data Access Statement
Available to collaborators only
Data license
Don't know
Data policy
No
Organization
National Institute Agriculture Technology
research organisation
 Centro Regional Córdoba, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi
People
Carolina Alvarez
principal investigator
Carolina Alvarez
experiment manager

Site: INTA Manfredi - ELD1 (Argentina)

Type
research station field
Location
Manfredi
Cordoba
Argentina
Geographic location
-31.8652778, -63.7466331
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Elevation
310 Metres
Visits permitted?
No
Soil type
phaeozem
Soil description
Particle soil analysis of surface horizon is: clay 167 g kg-1, silt 687 g kg-1 and sand 146 g kg-1
Climatic type
warm oceanic / humid subtropical climate
Climate properties
VariableTime periodValue (range)Units
air temperature16.6 (9.5 – 23.4) degree Celsius
precipitation757 (439 – 1233) millimeter

Design period: (1983—)

Design Type
Randomized complete block design
Number of plots
32
Number of replicates
2
Number of harvests per year
1
Crops
CropYears grown
soybeans
maize
triticales
wheat
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
tillage process
Plot application: Whole plot
conventional tillage
minimum tillage
Measurement
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
grain yield traitNot specifiedannual