The nitrogen response of wheat crops following lupins

Authors

I C. Rowland
Mel Mason
John HamblinFollow

Keywords

Wheat, Lupins, Rotations, Nitrogen fertilizers

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Environmental Chemistry | Soil Science

First Page Number

22

Last Page Number

25

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

One of the many benefitsof growing narrow-leaved lupins in a crop rotation (Rowland et al 1988) in the increased yield of the following cereal crop as a result of the improved nitrogen level of the soil.

This article reports the results from 41 wheat/lupin rotation trials involving a range of nitrogen rates throughout the Western Australian agricultural area between 1978 and 1987. These trials allowed scientists to assess the interaction of nitrogen fertilization with previous cropping history and to estimate some of the contribution of the nitrogen and other effects of lupins within the crop rotations. The results provide some guidelines to help farmers make decisions agout what rates of nitrogen fertiliser to use in a crop rotation with lupins.

Recommended Citation

Rowland, I C.; Mason, Mel; and Hamblin, John (1989) "The nitrogen response of wheat crops following lupins," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 30: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol30/iss1/7