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CTF workshop / strip-till in sugar beet<br />

Veit Nübel Gebietsdirektion Mitte / Rübenabteilung Ochsenfurt


<strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Design of experiments<br />

Issue: corrected sugar yield strip-till = corrected sugar yield plow or mulch<br />

(Type of experiment: strip plots)<br />

usual system of the farm<br />

• plow<br />

or<br />

• mulch<br />

strip-till system<br />

• no stubble cultivation<br />

• strip till early autumn<br />

• sow in combination with prism rollers<br />

• use of glyphosate shortly after sowing<br />

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?<br />

Nutrient supply according EUF<br />

organization and processing<br />

� RA Ochsenfurt<br />

� GBLR<br />

� Kuratorium für Versuchswesen<br />

� ARGE Franken<br />

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<strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Locations<br />

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How far is the equipment?<br />

2010/2011 Horsch Focus Prototype II<br />

consolidation:<br />

RollFlex packer<br />

lead loose<br />

soil back<br />

on the strip<br />

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deep<br />

tillage<br />

removing<br />

residuals<br />

cutting residuals<br />

Focus Prototype I<br />

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How far is the equipment?<br />

iSteer John Deere against side shift<br />

GPS-RTKreciever<br />

iSteer<br />

hydraulik unit<br />

iSteer hydraulikcylinder<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Use of prism roller in spring 2011<br />

� All locations were<br />

processed with prism<br />

roller.<br />

� Crushing clods<br />

� Consolidation<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Sowing in 2011 (12 row, strip-till 6 row!)<br />

RTK- repeatability with J.D. RTK<br />

mobile worked very well.<br />

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Farm: Wallmersbach 15. March 2011<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Worms accumulate residuals...<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

… and drag it into the ground.<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Missed the strip….<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Straw under seed<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Mole uses also GPS…<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Does strip-till lead to lower mineralization rates?<br />

strip-till plow tillage<br />

Organic material has higher sun reflection rates than soil<br />

-> soil stays cold longer in the spring !<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Farm Gützingen: Frost damage at the strip-till variant<br />

Organic material<br />

has higher sun<br />

reflection rates<br />

than soil<br />

-> soil stays cold<br />

longer in the<br />

spring !<br />

Gützingen 16. May 2011<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Analysis 2010 + 2011<br />

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2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />

Comparison count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield<br />

strip-till / plow 2 - 27 % - 10 % 3 - 10 % ?<br />

strip-till / mulch 3 -9 % ?<br />

Lüttewitz 2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />

Comparison count emergence cor. sugar yield count emergence cor. sugar yield<br />

strip-till / mulch 2 - 17 % ?<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Analysis 2010 + 2011<br />

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2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />

Comparison count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield count emergence sugar cor. sugar yield (cor.) yield<br />

strip-till / plow 2 - 27 % - 10 % 3 - 10 % ?<br />

strip-till / mulch 3 -9 % ?<br />

Lüttewitz 2010 Focus I 2011 Focus II<br />

Comparison count emergence cor. sugar yield count emergence cor. sugar yield<br />

strip-till / mulch 2 - 17 % ?<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Wallmersbach, plow and strip-till same development of beets<br />

strip-till<br />

plow<br />

Wallmersbach 16. May 2011<br />

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<strong>Experiments</strong> <strong>Südzucker</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />

Chances and challenges<br />

Chances:<br />

� maximum aggradation and erosion protection<br />

� protect the water resources (dry areas)<br />

� economic or business benefits<br />

� no tillage in spring<br />

Challenges:<br />

�100% field emergence and equal corrected sugar yield<br />

� one step in fall from the stubble to seedbed<br />

� RTK-availability<br />

� tools for different soils and crops<br />

� guarantee nutrient availability of the plant<br />

� possibility for strip-till on hills<br />

� cover grop combining with strip till<br />

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Farm Custenlohr Juni 2010<br />

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Farm Custenlohr: Juni 2010<br />

plow<br />

Thanks for attention<br />

strip-till<br />

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