The effect of different preceding crops and fertilisation systems on winter wheat yieldand quality was assessed in a long-term field experiment in Eastern Austria. Winter wheat following a 2-years lucerne crop had lower yield but higher protein content than winter wheat following peas. Lucerne green manure use in a stockless system increased yield and protein content of a subsequent wheat crop compared to a livestock-keeping system with removal of the lucerne crop for fodder use. Wheat following peas that had received farmyard manure in the livestock-keeping system only, showed higher yield than in the stockless system but no differences in protein content. Likewise, an additional compost fertilisation in the stockless system increased yield of wheat following peas but had no effect on wheat protein content
