EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SOIL TILLAGE ON WINTER WHEAT CROP

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of different tillage on weediness in the winter wheat crop. The research was conducted in a long-term stationary field experiment, which is located at the Experimental Station of the Vytautas Magnus University Agricultural Academy. The research was conducted in 2023. The purpose of the study is to evaluate and conpare the influence of different tillage on weediness in the winter wheat crop. Weed seedlings were counted in each field in 10 randomly selected locations in the experiment plots. The weeds were collected ant dried until air-dry. After analysing the species composition of weeds, each weed was indentified and weighed.

During the study, it was found that different methods of tillage had an impact on annuals weeds, significantly more were found in the zero tillage crop of Galium aparine. Different tillage methods had no effect on perennial weeds. During the research period, it was found that deep and shallow loosening significantly reduced the crop of winter wheat, compared of other tillage methods.