Plant Soil Environ., 2008, 54(8):329-335 | DOI: 10.17221/416-PSE

Effects of organic and mineral fertilisers on biological properties of soil under seminatural grassland

Ľ. Ondrášek, J. Čunderlík
Grassland and Mountain Agriculture Research Institute, Slovak Agricultural Research Centre, Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic

Over 2004-2006, effects of mineral fertilisers (60 N + 30 P + 60 K kg/ha or 120 N + 30 P + 60 K kg/ha) and farmyard manure (12 or 24 t/ha) application on biological and chemical properties of soil were studied in seminatural grassland. The research trial was established at Radvaň site, central Slovakia (altitude 480 m, loamy to sandy-loamy Cambisol). These parameters were investigated during the growing seasons: CO2 production, intensity of total N mineralisation (TMN), the rate of nitrification (NIT), total C content in microbial biomass (MB-C), Cox, Nt, P, K, Mg and the humic acids to fulvic acids ratio (HA:FA). At the application of mineral fertilisers, the highest N rate significantly increased TMN and NIT, mainly in 2004 and 2005. The manure application showed the strongest effects on the biological parameters. The manure rate of 12 t/ha significantly increased the soil respiration in 2005 and 2006 as well as TMN and NIT throughout the research. The manure application increased also the soil pH, MB-C, Nt, Mg, P and Cox.

Keywords: grassland soil; mineral fertilisers; manure; soil respiration; microbial biomass; nitrogen mineralisation; nitrification

Published: August 31, 2008  Show citation

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