Dataset: Woburn long-term liming experiment crop yields 1962-1996
- DOI: 10.23637/wcs10-wltlyields-01
- Experiment: Woburn Long Term Liming
- Files included in the download:
- Frictionless data package containing the yield data described here (zip)
- Version: 1
- Created: 2020-11-27
- Updated: 2021-07-22
- Keywords: crop yield - liming - Rothamsted Research - long term experiments - phosphorous - soil pH - arable farming
- Author(s): Margaret Glendining, Jonathan Holland, Steve McGrath, Keith Goulding
- Publisher: Electronic Rothamsted Archive, Rothamsted Research
Summary
The experiment tests the effects of different amounts of lime (and thus soil pH), P and K on the yields of a sequence of arable crops, on a sandy loam soil at Woburn Experimental Farm, from 1962-1996. Mg, Mn and S were tested on split plots at different times. Target soil pH was 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 and 7.5. There was a parallel experiment at Rothamsted Experimental Farm. The experiment was discontinued in 1997. The dataset contains plot and sub-plot yields for all plots and years, 1962-1996, details of all treatments applied (lime, P, K, Mg, Mn and S) and agronomic details (crop variety, sowing and harvest dates, basal fertilizer).
Methods
Period 1 (1962-1980): four lime levels with and without fertilizer P and K. Magnesium was tested on split plots 1974-1978. Period 2 (1981-1996): four lime levels with four P levels. Manganese was tested on split plots 1987-1990; Sulphur was tested on split plots 1991-1996. 2 replicates.
Related Documents
- Woburn long-term liming experiment plans 1962-1996 :
- Bolton, 1971. Paper describing setting up the experiment :
- Bolton (1977) paper describing early results :
- Holland et al. (2019) Paper describing yield response of all crops 1962-1996 :
- Woburn long-term liming experiments lime and fertilizer treatments 1962-1996 :
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Related Datasets
- Rothamsted long-term liming experiment crop yield 1962-1996
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Contributors
- Margaret Glendining: Data curator
- Nathalie Castells-Brooke: Data manager
- Steve McGrath: Data collector
- Sarah Perryman: Data curator
- Keith Goulding: Data collector
- Jonathan Holland: Researcher
- Richard Ostler: Project manager
Dataset Access and Conditions
Rights Holder
Rothamsted Research
License
This dataset is
available under a Creative Commons
Attribution Licence (4.0).
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YOU MUST CITE AS: Margaret Glendining, Jonathan Holland, Steve McGrath, Keith Goulding (2020). Dataset: Woburn long-term liming experiment crop yields 1962-1996 Electronic Rothamsted Archive, Rothamsted Research https://doi.org/10.23637/wcs10-wltlyields-01
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Table Of Contents
Description
Note the included Excel file: 01-WobLTliming-yield.xlsx contains the same data as the CSV files below. The Excel file contains each of the CSV files as an Excel worksheet and is provided for users who prefer Excel over CSV.
Contents
| File | Dataset Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| README.html | Readme | File describing and explaining all details of the dataset (html) |
| README.txt | Readme | File describing and explaining all details of the dataset (txt) |
| crop_data.csv | Crop yield data | The main data table containing crop yield data for all plots and all treatments, 1962-1996 |
| liming_factor_data.csv | Liming treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different liming treatment factor levels used |
| p_factor_data.csv | P treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different P treatment factor levels used |
| k_factor_data.csv | K treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different K treatment factor levels used |
| mg_factor_data.csv | Mg treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different Mg treatment factor levels used |
| mn_factor_data.csv | Mn treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different Mn treatment factor levels used |
| s_factor_data.csv | S treatment factor level descriptions | Describes the different S treatment factor levels used |
| crop_types_data.csv | Crop types | List of crops grown with Latin names and AGROVOC concepts. |
| notes_data.csv | Notes | Additional explanatory notes for records in the crop_data table |
Information is taken from original raw data sheets and analysis files, held in the archives at Rothamsted Research, and the Annual Rothamsted Yield Books. Verification includes checking of original plot yield data with published mean data from the Rothamsted Yield Books.
- The dataset Woburn long-term liming experiment crop yields 1962-1996 is a published dataset from the e-RA Database. The e-RA database, including the published datasets generated from it, is part of the National Capabilities, which also includes the Long-Term Experiments, the Sample Archive and the Environmental Change Network.
- The Rothamsted Long-term Experiments National Capability is supported by the Lawes Agricultural Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Grants BBS/E/C/00005189 (2012-2017) and BBS/E/C/000J0300 (2017-2022).
For further information and assistance, please contact the e-RA curators, Sarah Perryman and Margaret Glendining using the e-RA email address: era@rothamsted.ac.uk