Plant, Soil and Environment, 2006 (vol. 52), issue 1
The response of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) plants to soil zinc supply
A. Grejtovský, K. Markušová, A. Eliašová
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):1-7 | DOI: 10.17221/3339-PSE 
A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of varying supplies of Zn (50-150-300 mg/kg soil - Orthic Luvisol) on the uptake of Zn by plants, selected productive parameters and production of secondary metabolites in Matricaria chamomilla L., diploid cv. Novbona. Chamomile takes up Zn easily and accumulates it in all its organs. The maximum supply of Zn resulted in an 18-fold increase in chamomile shoots where it reached the level of 271.0 mg/kg dry matter. Such a treatment resulted in a 5-fold increase of Zn in chamomile anthodia (Matricariae flos drug) reaching a level of 159.8 mg/kg dry matter. During cultivation,...
Effect of Se-metal pair combinations (Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb) on photosynthetic pigmentsproduction and Metal accumulation in Sinapis alba L. seedlings
A. Fargašová, J. Pastierová, K. Svetková
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):8-15 | DOI: 10.17221/3340-PSE
The priority of this study was to investigate how selenium influences toxicity of Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb when the metals appear in the hydroponic solution in pairs. As a model subject mustard seedlings (Sinapis alba L.) were used. Except phytotoxicity of individual metals and Se-metal combinations determined through photosynthetic pigments content (chlorophyll a, b, total carotenoids) also metal accumulation in the roots and shoots was determined by the AAS method. Se in all metal combinations reduced the unfavourable effect of other metals tested for chlorophylls content, however, for carotenoids primarily the opposite effect...
The effect of liming on cadmium, lead, and zinc uptake reduction by spring wheat grown in contaminated soil
P. Tlustoš, J. Száková, K. Kořínek, D. Pavlíková, A. Hanč, J. Balík
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):16-24 | DOI: 10.17221/3341-PSE
For characterization of the ability of crops to reflect changing soil properties after the addition of ameliorative materials into the soil both pot and rhizobox experiments were provided. In the pot experiment, the influence of the addition of lime and limestone into contaminated Cambisol containing 7.14 mg Cd/kg, 2174 mg Pb/kg, and 270 mg Zn/kg on element availability for spring wheat was tested. The ameliorative materials were added into the pots containing 5 kg of soil in amount of 3 g CaO, and 5.36 g CaCO3 per kg of the soil. Soil pH reached up to 7.3 in lime treatments compared to 5.7 in control soil. Mobile portion of soil elements...
Bioavailability and mobility of Pb after soil treatment with different remediation methods
N. Finžgar, B. Kos, D. Leštan
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):25-34 | DOI: 10.17221/3342-PSE
The risk of Pb contaminated soil after treatment with different remediation techniques was assessed. Soil vitrification (microwaves) reduced Pb orally available from the stomach and intestinal phase measured by a physiologically based extraction test. Solidification of Pb (Slovakite) did not reduce the concentration of orally available Pb and increased the Pb uptake by Thlaspi goesingens for 2-times compared to plants grown on the original soil. Soil extraction with 40 mmol/kg EDTA removed 57.6% of Pb. However, the concentration of orally available Pb and Pb uptake by T. goesingens increased. The concentration of mobile soil Pb also...
Anti-erosion effectiveness of selected crops and the relation to leaf area index (LAI)
K. Klima, B. Wiśniowska-Kielian
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):35-40 | DOI: 10.17221/3343-PSE
This paper presents results of an experiment carried out in 2000-2003 in the mountain region (southern Poland, 545 m a.s.l.) to determine the effect of over-ground parts growth of fodder beet, winter triticale and horse bean on the intensity of soil losses. The research was conducted on the hillside with a 16% slope with the simulated rainfall (105 mm; 1.75 mm/min) applied at seven developmental stages of the plants. It was stated that soil protective efficiency of the fodder beet, horse bean and winter triticale started at about 60, 30 and 15% of covering the soil surface, respectively. The influence of over-ground parts of the plants (x)...
Spatial variation features description of soil available P, K, Mg and soil pH by proportional effect
L. Brodský, J. Száková, M. Bazalová, V. Penížek
Plant Soil Environ., 2006, 52(1):41-46 | DOI: 10.17221/3344-PSE
This paper investigates the proportional effect of selected soil properties - low spatial variation changes are related to their local magnitudes (here standard deviation vs. mean). Content of available P, K, and Mg, and soil pH were analysed on nine agricultural fields of the Xzech Republic. Firstly, strong direct within-field proportional effect based on Moving Window Statistics (MWS) was found for soil P and K, while Mg did not exhibit any clear proportionality. Soil pH showed indication of inverse proportional effect with high field-to-field fluctuations. The relationship strength of the effect was functionally related to the asymmetry (skewness)...