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Row spacing and catch crop establishment in organic arable systems: a way to increase biological N fixation

Chiara De Notaris, Peter Sørensen, Jim Rasmussen, Jørgen E. Olesen

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Increasing the row space of spring wheat from 12 to 24 cm, but maintaining the same seeding density, didn´t decrease its yield. On the other hand, it positively influenced the growth of the undersown catch crop, a mixture of red clover, white clover, rye grass and chicory.

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Increasing the row space of spring wheat from 12 to 24 cm, but maintaining the same seeding density, didn´t decrease its yield. On the other hand, it positively influenced the growth of the undersown catch crop, a mixture of red clover, white clover, rye grass and chicory.

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Increasing the row space of spring wheat from 12 to 24 cm, but maintaining the same seeding density, didn´t decrease its yield. On the other hand, it positively influenced the growth of the undersown catch crop, a mixture of red clover, white clover, rye grass and chicory.

Key concepts: Arable land, Seeding, Red Clover, Agronomy, Crop, Yield (engineering), Organic farming, Biology

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