Plant, Soil and Environment, 2013 (vol. 59), issue 11
Effects of cattle slurry application on plant species composition of moderately moist Arrhenatherion grasslandOriginal Paper
R. Duffková, H. Libichová
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):485-491 | DOI: 10.17221/62/2013-PSE 
Cattle slurry is frequently used fertilizer on grasslands, but little is known about its effect on plant species composition. The aim of this study was therefore to assess effect of different application rates of cattle slurry (S0 - 0, S1 - 60, S2 - 120, S3 - 180, S4 - 240 kg N/ha/year) on the plant species composition of three-cut grassland. The study was performed over 6 years on moderately moist upland Arrhenatherion grassland in the Czech Republic dominated by Alopecurus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens, and Poa spp. Species composition recorded in treatments with application of cattle slurry in rate up to 120...
Accumulation of copper and zinc in soil and plant within ten-year application of different pig manure ratesOriginal Paper
Y. Xu, W. Yu, Q. Ma, H. Zhou
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):492-499 | DOI: 10.17221/121/2013-PSE
Fertilization of crops with pig manure is a common practice throughout the world. Nevertheless, due to the relatively high copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) contents in pig manure, continuous application of pig manure could have negative effects on soil and plant. The study aimed at the impacts of long-term applying different pig manure rates (equivalently 0, 100, 250 and 500 kg total N/ha/year from 2002 to 2008 and 0, 10, 25 and 50 t fresh weight/ha/year from 2009 to 2011, respectively) on Cu and Zn accumulation in soil and plant. During the 10 years of the experiment, a total of 2.04 to 10.20 kg/ha/year for Cu, 3.15 to 15.73 kg/ha/year for Zn were applied...
The effect of organic fertilizers on the biochemical properties of soil contaminated with zincOriginal Paper
J. Wyszkowska, A. Borowik, J. Kucharski, M. Baćmaga, M. Tomkiel, E. Boros-Lajszner
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):500-504 | DOI: 10.17221/537/2013-PSE
This study evaluates the effectiveness of organic fertilizers in restoring the homeostasis of soils contaminated with zinc. The activity of selected enzymes participating in the transformation of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur and the sensitivity of white mustard plants to zinc were analyzed. A greenhouse pot experiment was carried out. Uncontaminated soil served as control. Six organic substances which potentially neutralize the adverse effects of zinc were used: tree bark, finely ground barley straw, pine sawdust, cattle manure, compost and cellulose. It was found that in less contaminated soil (300 mg Zn2+/kg), all of the analyzed...
Residual and cumulative effect of fertilizer zinc applied in wheat-cotton production system in an irrigated aridisolOriginal Paper
M. Abid, N. Ahmed, M.F. Qayyum, M. Shaaban, A. Rashid
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):505-510 | DOI: 10.17221/313/2013-PSE
The objectives of present study were to determine the residual and cumulative effects of zinc (Zn) fertilizer on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in a silt loam Typic Haplocambid soil (< 0.05 mg/kg diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)-Zn). The study comprised of two years field experiments where first cotton crop received zinc sulphate (ZnSO4∙H2O) at five rates (0, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5 kg Zn/ha) in a randomized complete block design with four replications. After harvest, each plot was divided into two sub-plots. To study the residual effect, one sub-plot of all plots...
Soil microbial metabolism and invertase activity under crop rotation and no-tillage in North ChinaOriginal Paper
J.L. Hu, A.N. Zhu, J.H. Wang, J. Dai, J.T. Wang, R.R. Chen, X.G. Lin
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):511-516 | DOI: 10.17221/446/2013-PSE
Soil samples were collected at both jointing and maturing stages of maize and wheat to compare the effects of 4-year no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) on seasonal variations of microbial biomass carbon (C), metabolic quotient, and invertase activity in a sandy loam soil in North China. Soil invertase activity significantly increased (P < 0.05) from summer to spring of the next year and then significantly decreased (P < 0.05) from spring to summer. With a delay of about 3 months, soil microbial biomass C and basal respiration altered in a similar pattern, while microbial metabolic quotient changed on the contrary....
Effects of 3,4-dimethylphyrazole phosphate-added nitrogen fertilizers on crop growth and N2O emissions in Southern ItalyOriginal Paper
L. Vitale, L. Ottaiano, F. Polimeno, G. Maglione, U. Amato, C. Arena, P. Di Tommasi, M. Mori, V. Magliulo
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):517-523 | DOI: 10.17221/362/2013-PSE
The effect of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylphyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on N-fertilized crop growth and soil N2O emissions were studied at two experimental sites in Southern Italy, characterised by a Mediterranean climate and different soil texture. The experiments were a randomized block design of two treatments: crop fertilized with NH4NO3 (considered the control treatment) or amended with DMPP plus NH4NO3 (considered the DMPP treatment). ANOVA was performed to assess differences between treatments and fertilization periods whereas simple and multiple linear regressions were performed...
Occlusive effect of soil aggregates on increased soil DTPA-extractable zinc under low soil pH causedby long-term fertilizationOriginal Paper
Z. Guo, X. Guo, J. Wang, D. Wang
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):524-529 | DOI: 10.17221/489/2013-PSE
To investigate the effect of low soil pH caused by fertilization on soil available zinc in calcareous soil, this study was conducted based on a long-term experiment consisting of: (a) no fertilization (CT); (b) mineral fertilizer application coupled with 7500 kg/ha of wheat straw (WS-NPK); (c) mineral fertilizer application coupled with 3750 kg/ha of wheat straw (1/2WS-NPK); (d) mineral fertilizer application alone (NPK). Long-term fertilization results in a significant increase in soil DTPA-extractable zinc. However, the increased soil DTPA-extractable zinc is unavailable to crops and mainly confined to 0.25 mm > and 0.25 mm to 1 mm aggregates....
Phosphorus loss potential and phosphatase activities in paddy soilsOriginal Paper
S. Wang, X. Liang, G. Liu, H. Li, X. Liu, F. Fan, W. Xia, P. Wang, Y. Ye, L. Li, Z. Liu, J. Zhu
Plant Soil Environ., 2013, 59(11):530-536 | DOI: 10.17221/626/2013-PSE
The effects of phosphorus (P) fertilizer on P loss potential, soil Olsen-P and neutral phosphatase activities in paddy soils fertilized with superphosphate or pig manure (PM) were evaluated in this paper. Data were collected from a field experiment in the Tai Lake Basin, China. Superphosphate rates were 0, 17.5, 26.7, and 35.0 kg P/ha, and PM rates were 0, 1.4, 2.1, and 2.8 t/ha for each crop, respectively. Soil Olsen-P in the plow layer increased to a greater extent with PM than with superphosphate. Pig manure increased neutral phosphatase activities in the plow layer compared with PM-free treatment. In contrast, superphosphate inhibited neutral phosphatase...