Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 2
Written by Ioan Alexandru SARACIN, Aurel Liviu OLARU, Emilia CONSTANTINESCU, Ionel OBRETIN, Ion SARACIN

A simple experiment was carried out at three neighboring micro-farms where the owners agreed to implement some proposed technologies in which the influence of differentially applied agricultural works and the influence of some inputs on corn production will be tested. The micro-farms are located in the South-West part of Olt county in the vicinity of Dolj county. Conventional works and minimum tillage were executed. For the conventional works, the farmers continued to use their knowledge of corn cultivation. For the proposed technologies, they received nitrogen 70 kg ha- , phosphorus 90 kg ha- and NPK 8. 5. 5 + 3%CaO+ 9%S 200 kg ha- . In the short run, it has been observed that employing minimum tillage alongside soil fertility management technologies proves more beneficial in boosting maize yield under conditions of limited rainfall compared to conventional tillage methods.

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