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The relationship of soil sulfur with glomalin-related soil protein and humic substances under different mineral and organic fertilisation
Pavel Suran, Jiří Balík, Martin Kulhánek, Ondřej Sedlář, Jindřich Černý
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(2):93-100 | DOI: 10.17221/493/2023-PSE 
In recent years, sulfur inputs into the soil have greatly diminished due to the significant decrease in SO2 emissions. Plant nutrients, like sulfur, can be released by the mineralisation of soil organic matter (SOM), which is a complicated mixture of substances (or fractions) like glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) and fulvic acids (FA), humic acids (HA), humic substances (HS) and others. GRSP, FA, HA, and HS content, as well as the content of mineral and organic fractions of sulfur, was determined in different mineral and organic fertiliser treatments of the long-term field experiment. Using these results, the sulfur content in GRSP was...
Effects of spring low-temperature stress on winter wheat seed-setting characteristics of spike
Xiang Chen, lvzhou Liu, Hongmei Cai, Baoqiang Zheng, Jincai Li
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(2):84-92 | DOI: 10.17221/313/2023-PSE
Global climate change leads to frequent occurrence of low-temperature stress (LTS), which poses a serious threat to global food security. Here, environment-control phytotron experiments were conducted on cold-responsive cv. XM26 and cold-tolerant cv. YN19 during the anther differentiation period. Six LTS levels (4, 2, 0, −2, −4, −6 °C) and a control treatment (10 °C) were set to study the effects of different levels of LTS on wheat seed-setting characteristics and yield. LTS significantly decreased grain number per spike, 1 000-grain weight, and grain yield per plant (GYPP) of the two wheat cultivars. Each spike’s grain...
Crude oil induces plant growth and antioxidant production in Leersia hexandra Sw.
Jose Alberto Orocio-Carrillo, Maria del Carmen Rivera-Cruz, Antonio Juárez-Mandonado, Consuelo del Carmen Bautista-Muñoz, Antonio Trujillo-Narcía, Yolanda García-González, Said Cadena-Villegas
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(2):72-83 | DOI: 10.17221/311/2023-PSE
The potential of Leersia hexandra grass in phytoremediation and natural attenuation of three groups of bacteria in soil contaminated with crude oil was evaluated for 180 days. The quantities of new shoots, root and aerial biomass were evaluated; changes in antioxidant concentrations in leaf and root caused by abiotic stress; population densities of Azotobacter, Azospirillum and Pseudomonas; and microbial respiration. The experimental data showed oil-induced increases of 315% and 196% in new shoots and root phytomass, respectively, and a 44% decrease in leaf + stem phytomass. The enzymatic defence in the grass leaf...
Slow-release fertilisers increased microflora and nitrogen use efficiency and thus promoted peanut growth and yield
Cuiping Meng, Man Wu, Xiangzhu Wang, Liyu Yang, Haiyan Liang, Qi Wu, Pu Shen
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(2):61-71 | DOI: 10.17221/266/2023-PSE
The effects of large granular slow-controlled release fertiliser prepared by a double coating of sulfur and sodium alginate on peanut growth, nitrogen fertiliser utilisation, and soil microbial community were investigated through peanut pot experiments, with a view to providing a theoretical and practical basis for the development of large granular slow-controlled release fertiliser. The results showed that the homemade large granular fertiliser could promote the root development of peanuts, and the root volume increased by 45.10% compared with the uncoated fertiliser at the fruiting stage. At the same time, the soil NH4+-N and...
The effects of diverse microbial community structures, driven by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation, on carbon release from a paddy field
Xue Zhang, Xiaodong Yu, Yunxiao Cao, Jiani Yue, Shan Wang, Yunxia Liu
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):48-59 | DOI: 10.17221/340/2023-PSE
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a key role in regulating the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. However, there is little information on how AMF inoculation affects the carbon fluxes of paddy fields, which are major sources of global carbon emissions. We, therefore, designed an experiment to study the effects of AMF inoculation on methane and carbon dioxide emissions from a paddy field. Results showed that: (1) Among the tested factors, the C/N ratio was the main environmental determinant of microbial community structure in the investigated soil; (2) compared with traditional fertilisation (control), the soil C/N ratio increased by 2.1~15.2%...
Responses of soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and maize yield to straw and plastic film mulching in coastal saline-alkaline
Zhen Liu, Mengkun Zhang, Zengjiao Wang, Ying Shen, Deheng Zhang, Shenghao Zhang, Xingchao Qi, Xuepeng Zhang, Tao Sun, Shenzhong Tian, Tangyuan Ning
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):40-47 | DOI: 10.17221/284/2023-PSE
To address the issue of low soil nutrients and low crop yields in coastal alkaline salines, a field experiment of straw combined with plastic film mulching in coastal alkaline salines was conducted in this study to explore the effects of different treatments on soil nutrients, enzyme activities and maize yield. Four treatments, including no mulching (NM), straw mulching (SM), plastic film mulching (PM), and straw mulching combined with plastic film mulching (SP), were set up during 2019–2020. In the 0–20 cm soil layer, compared with NM, the soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil catalase activity (SCA) of SM significantly increased by 23.4%...
Sole and combined foliar application of silicon and putrescine alleviates the negative effects of drought stress in maize by modulating the morpho-physiological and antioxidant defence mechanisms
Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Umair Rasheed, Abdul Sattar, Qasim Ali, Basmah M. Alharbi, Ghadah Hamad Al-Hawas, Zahid Khorshid Abbas, Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish, Samy F. Mahmoud, Manal Abdullah Al-Shaqhaa, Ahmed Abou El-Yazied, Maha M.A. Hamada
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):26-39 | DOI: 10.17221/423/2023-PSE
Drought stress is one of the major threats to food security in the climate change scenario. Reducing the deleterious impacts of drought stress on the productivity of cereal crops is crucial. Hence, limited information has been available about the effect of the combined use of plant growth regulators and mineral fertilisers on promoting drought tolerance in maize seedlings. In this study, a pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the potential of sole or combined application of silicon (Si) and putrescine (Put) to mitigate the detrimental effects of drought on maize. The experimental treatments were, i.e. control (CK), water spray, 4.0 mmol Si, 0.5...
Effects of foliar application of amino acid-chelated selenite on photosynthetic characteristics of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) leaves at the podding stage
Ying Wang, Qing Zhu, Zhiwei Wang, Junpei Wang, Zhen Wang, Feiyan Yu, Lianhe Zhang
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):17-25 | DOI: 10.17221/406/2023-PSE
Foliar application of selenium (Se) is an effective measure to increase Se concentrations in peanut pods. However, how the foliar application of amino acid-chelated selenite affects the photosynthetic characteristics of peanut leaves at the podding stage is still unclear. Here, the effects of Se on the activities of antioxidant enzymes, the concentrations of chlorophyll, soluble protein, soluble sugar, and reduced glutathione (GSH), photosynthetic parameters, and Se concentration of peanut leaves were investigated by spraying selenite, L-lysine-chelated selenite, and amino acid-chelated selenite solutions, respectively. The results indicated that foliar...
Six-year results on the effect of organic mulching on potato yield and tuber damages
Anikó Südiné Fehér, Mihály Zalai, György Turóczi, Ferenc Tóth
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):11-16 | DOI: 10.17221/353/2023-PSE
Due to its positive effects, mulching with organic matter is a popular soil conservation tool. However, opinions are divided on the effects of mulching on pests and pathogens. Our research aimed to investigate the effect of organic mulch on potato tuber damage caused by soil-dwelling pests and soil-borne pathogens. Therefore, mulching trials were carried out at four sites over six years, comparing the effects of straw, walnut leaves, mixed leaves, compost and two sowing methods (in soil, on soil surface, and under mulch). The total yield of the mulched plots was equal (2013, 2014) or significantly higher (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) than the control, while...
Nitrogen losses (N2O and NO3–) from mustard (Brassica juncea L.) cropping applied urea coated bio-charcoal
Elisabeth Srihayu Harsanti, Asep Nugraha Ardiwinata, Sukarjo, Hidayatuz Zu'amah, Asep Kurnia, Mas Teddy Sutriadi, Dedi Nursyamsi, Wahida Annisa Yusuf, Anicetus Wihardjaka
Plant Soil Environ., 2024, 70(1):1-10 | DOI: 10.17221/282/2023-PSE
Most farmers use urea as a nitrogen fertiliser to raise mustard (Brassica juncea L.), although its nitrogen (N) content is quickly lost due to its hygroscopic nature. Nitrogen loss in the form of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrates (NO3–) has been causing low nitrogen fertiliser efficiency in vegetable cultivation. This investigation aims to assess the impact of urea fertiliser coated with biochar or activated charcoal on losses of N2O and NO3– concentration in the soil during mustard production. The experiment used a randomised block design with five treatments of urea...
Differences in the removal efficiency of heavy metals in soils with different vegetation backgrounds along the China-Russia crude oil pipeline
Shiyi Chen, Cunyong Ju, Yang Du, Tianqi Mu, Tijiu Cai
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):628-639 | DOI: 10.17221/361/2023-PSE
This work discusses the differences in the removal efficiency of heavy metals in soils along the China-Russia crude oil pipeline in different vegetation backgrounds. In this paper, two representative forest types, birch forest and larch forest, were selected for replicated sampling and experimental study in the soil of disturbed and undisturbed areas along the pipeline, respectively. The results showed that after ten years of vegetation restoration, the amount of heavy metals in the soil of birch and larch forests decreased, the Cu content in the soil under the background of the birch forest was higher than that of the larch forest, while the Zn, Mn...
Polymorphism of Bolivian accessions of Arachis hypogaea L. revealed by allergen coding DNA markers
Jana Žiarovská, Lucia Urbanová, Julio Montero-Torres, Adam Kováčik, Lucia Klongová, Rohit Bharati, Sandra Romero-Ortega, Eloy Fernández-Cusimamani, Olga Leuner
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):615-627 | DOI: 10.17221/306/2023-PSE
Arachis hypogaea L. is an annual legume that is one of the most consumed plant species. On the other hand, it belongs to one of the most monitored clinically important allergens worldwide. The polymorphism of this species based on allergen coding genes could be useful in its characterisation, but previously, no allergen-based marker techniques have been developed for peanuts. A new type of DNA-based markers of coding regions were used to analyse the variability of 21 peanut accessions – BBAP (Bet v1 based amplicon polymorphism), PBAP (profilin based amplicon polymorphism), and VBAP (vicilin based amplicon polymorphism). All of the used technique...
Characterisation of iodo- plus mesosulfuron resistance in an Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. Population from the Czech Republic
Kateřina Hamouzová, Jakub Mikulka, Jaromír Šuk, Madhab Kumar Sen, Pavlína Košnarová, Soham Bhattacharya, Josef Soukup
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):608-614 | DOI: 10.17221/377/2023-PSE
The intensification of Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. (black-grass) is becoming a major problem due to its growing resistance to a broad spectrum of acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicides. Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the resistance level of a black-grass population to iodosulfuron plus mesosulfuron and to identify the underlying resistance mechanism. Dose-response studies revealed that the resistance population is 22 times less sensitive to iodosulfuron plus mesosulfuron than the susceptible population. The probable resistance mechanism identified was the target-site substitution of proline (Pro) by threonine...
Hyperspectral analysis of the content of the alkali-hydrolysed nitrogen in the soil of a millet field
Tingyu Zhu, Zhiqiang Wang, Zilin Zhang, Xiuhan He, Gangao Li, Zongbao Huang, Lili Guo, Zhiwei Li, Huiling Du
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):596-607 | DOI: 10.17221/421/2023-PSE
Hyperspectral imaging technology has emerged as a prominent research area for quantitatively estimating soil nutrient content owing to its non-destructive, rapid, and convenient features. Our work collected the data from soil samples using the hyperspectrometer. Then, the data were processed. The competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS) algorithm reduced the original 148 bands to 13, which accounted for 8.8% of the total bands. These selected bands possess a certain level of interpretability. Based on the modelling results, it can be concluded that the prediction model constructed by the least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) exhibited...
Impact of seed coating with superabsorbent polymers on morphological, physiological and production traits of maize (Zea mays L.)
Marek Rašovský, Vladimír Pačuta, Ján Gažo, Nika Briediková, Dominika Lenická, Beata Michalska-Klimczak, Zdzislaw Wyszyňski
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):586-595 | DOI: 10.17221/209/2023-PSE
Due to ongoing climate change, the need for the application of adaptive strategies in agriculture is increasing, particularly in areas with insufficient rainfall, high temperatures and weather fluctuations during the vegetation period. Therefore, an experiment was conducted in 2020 and 2021 to determine the influence of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) on morphological, physiological and production traits of maize. SAPs were applied using a method of seed coating, which is considered cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Due to the impact of SAPs, significantly larger weights of leaves and roots, as well as the length of roots in the initial growth...
Effect of pulsed electromagnetic field on yield of grain, yield of protein and oil of soybean
Marija Bajagić, Vojin Đukić, Zlatica Miladinov Mamlić, Jovana Sekulić, Vojin Cvijanović, Nenad Đurić, Gorica Cvijanović
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):577-585 | DOI: 10.17221/336/2023-PSE
One of the latest environmentally friendly methods in soybean production technology is the pulsed electromagnetic field of low frequencies (PEMP). The paper presents the results of the influence of electromagnetic stimulation of soybean seeds on grain yield, protein and oil yield, depending on different agroclimatic conditions, exposure time and frequency. In the 2012–2017 research period, the soybean cv. Valjevka was used in the Institute of Field and Vegetable Agriculture experimental field, Novi Sad, Serbia. Immediately before sowing, the seeds were subjected to PEMP treatment, with a pulse generator and a tape applicator, in the following...
Humic acid ameliorates phytoremediation, plant growth and antioxidative enzymes in forage turnip (Brassica rapa L.)
Sibel Boysan Canal, Mehmet Ali Bozkurt, Hilal Yílmaz
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):567-576 | DOI: 10.17221/394/2023-PSE
In this study, the effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and humic acid (HA) chelate applied to soils contaminated with heavy metals on the development, antioxidant defence system, and phytoremediation of forage turnip (Brassica rapa L.) were investigated for the first. Three doses of EDTA (E1: 5 mmol/kg, E2: 10 mmol/kg, E3: 15 mmol/kg) and three doses of HA (HA1: 500 mg/kg, HA2: 1 000 mg/kg, HA3: 2 000 mg/kg) were applied to soils contaminated with heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cr) in the pot. According to experiment results, HA application as chelate to the polluted soil caused a significant increase in the growth of forage turnip. Phytoremediation...
Integrated effect of residue management and drip irrigation on crop growth and water productivity of direct seeded rice
Kanwar Barjinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Ahmed A. Al-Othman, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Mohamed M. Mattar
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):554-565 | DOI: 10.17221/105/2023-PSE
Crop residue management and water saving are the two major issues for the sustainability of the rice-wheat cropping system. Therefore, a two-year field experiment was conducted in a split-plot design to study the combined effect of three rice residues (residue incorporation (RI), residue standing (RS) and residue removal (RR) and two wheat residue incorporation (WI) and residue removal (WR) management in main plots and two irrigation regimes, i.e., flood (F) and surface drip (SD) in subplots on the growth and water productivity of direct seeded rice (DSR). During both years, RI-WI resulted in significantly higher plant height (PH), leaf area index...
Pedo-climatic predictions and reality of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) growing in Slovakia
Jozef Vilček, Matúš Maxin, Monika Lörincová, Miroslav Kudla
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):545-553 | DOI: 10.17221/323/2023-PSE
This work aims to differentiate the rural land of Slovakia in view of the possibility of effective sunflower growing. The differentiation is based on pedo-climatic and production-economic parameters. Soil categorisation took into account the correlation between the site properties (soil and climatic conditions) and the biological and agrotechnical requirements of the crops. Sunflower requirements were included in yield databases using software filters such that a given site property excluded or limited sunflower growing, which was reflected in predicted production. The prediction was subsequently interpolated into four suitability categories: soils...
Assessment of carbon sequestration as affected by different management practices using the RothC model
Jakub Prudil, Lubica Pospíšilová, Tamara Dryšlová, Gabriela Barančíková, Vladimír Smutný, Luboš Sedlák, Pavel Ryant, Petr Hlavinka, Miroslav Trnka, Ján Halas, Štefan Koco, Jozef Takáč, Kateřina Boturová, Soňa Dušková, Lubomír Neudert, Michal Rábek
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):532-544 | DOI: 10.17221/291/2023-PSE
Long-term field experiments provide a valuable dataset for predicting changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in different agricultural systems. The RothC-26.3 model was used to simulate changes in SOC in the monoculture of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and the Norfolk crop rotation during 1972–2100. The potential of the Gleyic Fluvisol Clayic to sequester organic carbon was investigated. The studied soil was heavily textured, with medium organic carbon content. Four management scenarios in the monoculture and six management scenarios in the Norfolk crop rotation were evaluated. Three different global climate models (MPI, MRI,...
The potential of glyphosate-alternatives like electrophysical weeding in the stale seedbed method for Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.) control
Benjamin Klauk, Jan Petersen
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):522-531 | DOI: 10.17221/386/2023-PSE
Changing political demands requires the search for alternatives to glyphosate, which has often been used in the stale seedbed method. In three field trials between 2020 and 2023, three electrophysical treatments (XPower System, Zasso®) differing in speed, three mechanical treatments (disc harrow, rotary harrow, cultivator) and three chemical treatments (glyphosate, maleic hydrazide, pelargonic acid + maleic hydrazide) were evaluated concerning the efficacy and economic performance in stale seedbed method in Alopecurus myosuroides control. Process costs for each treatment were calculated. Furthermore, the maximum investment costs for...
Putrescine improves salt tolerance of wheat seedlings by regulating ascorbate and glutathione metabolism, photosynthetic performance, and ion homeostasis
Xinliang Zhao, Yibo Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Changjuan Shan
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):512-521 | DOI: 10.17221/312/2023-PSE
To supply more insights into the roles of putrescine (Put) in alleviating salt stress in wheat crops, we explored the effects of Put on ascorbate (ASC) and glutathione metabolism, photosynthetic performance, and ion homeostasis in leaves of salt-stressed wheat seedlings. Our results displayed that salt stress increased the activities of enzymes in ASC and glutathione metabolism, including ascorbate peroxidase, dehydroascorbate reductase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, glutathione reductase, gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, and l-galactono-1,4-lactone dehydrogenase, which increased reduced ascorbate (AsA), dehydroascorbate (DHA), reduced glutathione...
Effects of drought stress at different stages on soluble sugar content of soybeans
Shoukun Dong, Xinyu Zhou, Zhipeng Qu, Xiyue Wang
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):500-511 | DOI: 10.17221/385/2023-PSE
Drought is an important agricultural problem worldwide, which seriously affects the growth and yield of crops. To explore the effects of different degrees of drought on the soluble sugar content of soybeans, this study measured the soluble sugar content of two soybean cultivars at three growth stages under four levels of drought stress. The results showed that drought stress significantly affected the soluble sugar content, and there were differences among different growth stages and cultivars. At the seedling and flowering stages, the sucrose content of both Heinong44 and Heinong65 showed an unimodal trend and reached the maximum value at moderate...
Effects of exogenous ascorbic acid on photosynthesis and xanthophyll cycle in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under drought and heat stress
Yaqian Zong, Chao Xu, Kai Zhou, Xinhui Duan, Bo Han, Chenggang He, Hua Jiang
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(11):487-499 | DOI: 10.17221/330/2023-PSE
Alfalfa is an important leguminous plant, yield and quality depend on the growing environment, while effects of drought and heat stress on alfalfa leaves are unknown. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of exogenous ascorbic acid (AsA) on photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and xanthophyll cycle in alfalfa leaves subject to under drought and heat stress. The results suggest that drought and heat stress caused decreases in the net photosynthetic rate (Pn) in alfalfa leaves, but stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration rate (Tr), and intercellular CO2 concentration (ci) were increased....
Yield of sweet corn and sunflower as affected by different cultivation methods and fertilisation schemes
Attila Vad, András Szabó, Oqba Basal, Szilvia Veres
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(10):480-485 | DOI: 10.17221/292/2023-PSE
If appropriately applied, tillage can positively affect the crop’s yield by enhancing the soil’s physical properties. Fertilisation also has beneficial effects on yield if applied at efficient rates by increasing available-to-uptake nutrients and improving soil’s chemical properties. A field experiment was carried out in Debrecen, Hungary, to evaluate the individual and the interaction effects of these 2 factors on sunflower and sweet corn. The cultivation methods applied were ploughing (C1), direct drilling (C2) and deep loosening (C3). In addition, 3 fertilisation rates were applied to each cultivation system: F1 (control, no fertilisation);...
Legume crops use a phosphorus-mobilising strategy to adapt to low plant-available phosphorus in acidic soil in southwest China
Mei Chen, Xin Luo, Long Jiang, Rui Dong, Siddique K.H.M., Jin He
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(10):471-479 | DOI: 10.17221/254/2023-PSE
Phosphorus (P) deficiency significantly affects crop productivity, especially legume crops. Therefore, it is important to understand the P-acquisition strategies of different leguminous crops. In this study, we undertook a pot experiment with 11 legume crops (soybean, faba bean, pea, cowpea, common bean, lentil, adzuki bean, chickpea, grass pea, red kidney bean and common vetch) to investigate P-acquisition strategies related to root morphology, organic acid and acid phosphatase exudations, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonisation under low (4.4 mg/kg) and optimal (40 mg/kg) P conditions. The results revealed that P deficiency significantly...
Inoculation with Bacillus alters nitrogen uptake and metabolism in roots of Diospyros lotus under wheat straw addition in soil
Peng Zhang, Fengge Hao, Zitan Zhu, Dongmei Lang, Huiling Hu
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(10):463-470 | DOI: 10.17221/225/2023-PSE
A 15N-labelling technique was carried out to investigate the effect of wheat straw co-application with Bacillus nealsonii, Cohnella, and Paenibacillus lautus on N uptake and assimilation in Diospyros lotus. Wheat straw combined with Bacillus increased the plant height, biomass accumulation, photosynthetic capacity, and uptake of 15N by roots, with 15N accumulating mainly in leaves of D. lotus. The NO3–-N content in roots and leaves were decreased by wheat straw co-application with Bacillus, whereas NH4+-N, soluble...
Assessment of the effect of optimised field plot size on the crop yield
Jakub Elbl, Antonín Kintl, Martin Brtnický, Petr Širůček, Jiří Mezera, Vladimír Smutný, Jan Vopravil, Jiří Holátko, Igor Huňady, Vojtěch Lukas
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(10):447-462 | DOI: 10.17221/262/2023-PSE
The presented research deals with the effect of plot size changes on the crop yield. Three plots were chosen in a company engaged in conventional agriculture, on which yields were monitored from 2019 using yield maps. In 2020, the plots (initial size > 30 ha) were divided into different parts sized < 30 ha. In 2021, these newly arisen parts of the plots were harvested. Changes in the yield of grown crops were analysed using yield maps acquired by the harvesting machines. Relative yields (%) and absolute yields (t/ha) were determined on all experimental land parts arising from the initial plots’ division. The values were then compared with...
Long-term organic fertilisers application increase plant autotrophic, soil heterotrophic respiration and net ecosystem carbon budget in a hillslope agroecosystem
Keke Hua, Wenbo Yang, Bo Zhu
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(9):437-445 | DOI: 10.17221/245/2023-PSE
The effects of long-term various organic fertilisers application on ecosystem respiration components and net carbon budget have rarely been investigated in a hillslope agricultural ecosystem. Hence, we measured the rates of plant autotrophic (Ra) and soil heterotrophic respiration (Rh) from 2011 to 2012 with five treatments: no fertiliser (CK); mineral fertiliser (MF); MF combined with swine manure (MFS); MF combined with crop straw (MFC), and swine manure (SM). Our results confirm that Ra was found to be more temperature-moisture sensitive than Rh, whereas Rh...
Herbicides and nutrients interaction on earthworm activity in tomato cultivated soil and toxicity appraisal
Pavani Yerra, Ponnusamy Janaki, Alaguthevar Ramalakshmi, Ramasamy Jagadeeswaran, Arjunan Sankari, Palanisamy Murali Arthanari
Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(9):429-436 | DOI: 10.17221/223/2023-PSE
While nutrients are administered through various sources and combinations, herbicides are used for pre-plant and pre-emergence weed control in the tomato fields. Therefore, a study was conducted to understand the effects of nutrient fertilisation through inorganic and organic sources along with farmers practice and the application of three herbicides, namely glyphosate, pendimethalin, and metribuzin, individually or in combinations, on earthworm activity in tomato crops. The herbicides caused a significant reduction in earthworm biomass and escapement to the lower 15 cm depth. Application of pendimethalin and metribuzin to soils inorganically fertilised...