TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dragičević, Vesna
AU  - Simić, Milena
AU  - Dolijanović, Željko
AU  - Đorđević, Snežana
AU  - Stoiljković, Milovan
AU  - Dimkić, Ivica
AU  - Brankov, Milan
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/12825
AB  - Cover crops play an important role in low-input cropping systems, increasing the use of agro-ecosystem services. Due to the lack of information about the impact of cover crops and bio-fertilizers on popcorn maize (Zea mays everta Sturt.) growth and yield quality, especially the popping volume and nutritive quality, such as concentrations of protein and mineral elements, this research aimed to provide essential information. The interrelation between popcorn maize productivity and quality with important groups of soil microorganisms presents additional novelty. The results demonstrated that field pea is a beneficial cover crop, especially when combined with a bio-fertilizer, supporting the accumulation of maize biomass, chlorophyll, yield potential, and the concentrations of protein, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Zn. In addition, field pea residues promoted N-fixing bacteria, and the number of total microorganisms, especially actinomycetes and decomposing bacteria, which could promote nutrient uptake and grain quality. Residues of cover crop mixtures, common vetch + winter oats and field pea + winter oats, promoted the total number of microorganisms in the soil, and up to the end of vegetation, a greater number of decomposition and ammonification microorganisms were found, especially when the bio-fertilizer was applied, which consequently could support greater maize biomass. Popping volume, as a main trait of popcorn maize, had the highest value in the common vetch + winter oats variant, supporting again the statement that quality traits could be enhanced in sustainable production. Unlike living cover crops, mulch mainly affected soil microbial communities and promoted the development of actinomycetes and cellulolytic microorganisms during the growing season. The results of this research could contribute to the development of sustainable popcorn maize production for improved grain quality. They could also serve as a basis for isolating beneficial soil microorganisms to develop new bio-fertilizers that could improve maize production in synergy with cover crops.
T2  - Frontiers in Plant Science
T1  - Combined effect of cover crops and bio-fertilizer on sustainable popcorn maize production
VL  - 14
SP  - 1250903
DO  - 10.3389/fpls.2023.1250903
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dragičević, Vesna and Simić, Milena and Dolijanović, Željko and Đorđević, Snežana and Stoiljković, Milovan and Dimkić, Ivica and Brankov, Milan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Cover crops play an important role in low-input cropping systems, increasing the use of agro-ecosystem services. Due to the lack of information about the impact of cover crops and bio-fertilizers on popcorn maize (Zea mays everta Sturt.) growth and yield quality, especially the popping volume and nutritive quality, such as concentrations of protein and mineral elements, this research aimed to provide essential information. The interrelation between popcorn maize productivity and quality with important groups of soil microorganisms presents additional novelty. The results demonstrated that field pea is a beneficial cover crop, especially when combined with a bio-fertilizer, supporting the accumulation of maize biomass, chlorophyll, yield potential, and the concentrations of protein, Ca, Mg, Fe, and Zn. In addition, field pea residues promoted N-fixing bacteria, and the number of total microorganisms, especially actinomycetes and decomposing bacteria, which could promote nutrient uptake and grain quality. Residues of cover crop mixtures, common vetch + winter oats and field pea + winter oats, promoted the total number of microorganisms in the soil, and up to the end of vegetation, a greater number of decomposition and ammonification microorganisms were found, especially when the bio-fertilizer was applied, which consequently could support greater maize biomass. Popping volume, as a main trait of popcorn maize, had the highest value in the common vetch + winter oats variant, supporting again the statement that quality traits could be enhanced in sustainable production. Unlike living cover crops, mulch mainly affected soil microbial communities and promoted the development of actinomycetes and cellulolytic microorganisms during the growing season. The results of this research could contribute to the development of sustainable popcorn maize production for improved grain quality. They could also serve as a basis for isolating beneficial soil microorganisms to develop new bio-fertilizers that could improve maize production in synergy with cover crops.",
journal = "Frontiers in Plant Science",
title = "Combined effect of cover crops and bio-fertilizer on sustainable popcorn maize production",
volume = "14",
pages = "1250903",
doi = "10.3389/fpls.2023.1250903"
}

Dragičević, V., Simić, M., Dolijanović, Ž., Đorđević, S., Stoiljković, M., Dimkić, I.,& Brankov, M.. (2023). Combined effect of cover crops and bio-fertilizer on sustainable popcorn maize production. in Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1250903.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1250903

Dragičević V, Simić M, Dolijanović Ž, Đorđević S, Stoiljković M, Dimkić I, Brankov M. Combined effect of cover crops and bio-fertilizer on sustainable popcorn maize production. in Frontiers in Plant Science. 2023;14:1250903.
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1250903 .

Dragičević, Vesna, Simić, Milena, Dolijanović, Željko, Đorđević, Snežana, Stoiljković, Milovan, Dimkić, Ivica, Brankov, Milan, "Combined effect of cover crops and bio-fertilizer on sustainable popcorn maize production" in Frontiers in Plant Science, 14 (2023):1250903,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1250903 . .