Plant, Soil and Environment, 2015 (vol. 61), issue 12
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Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):I-VIII | DOI: 10.17221/8622-PSE
The influence of mineral fertilization and legumes cultivation on the N2O soil emissionsOriginal Paper
T. Sosulski, E. Szara, W. Stępień, B. Rutkowska
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):529-536 | DOI: 10.17221/229/2015-PSE 
The research aimed at the assessment of the influence of mineral nitrogen (CaNPK) fertilization and lupine cropping on the N2O emissions from agricultural soil. Observations were collected from CaNPK and Ca fertilization systems (further referred to as NIL due to the absence of nitrogen (N) fertilizers) in two consecutive years (2012 and 2013) on a long-term (since 1923) field experiment in Skierniewice in Central Poland. N2O emissions from the soil were measured in situ by the means of infrared spectroscopy using a portable FTIR spectrometer Alpha (Bruker). N2O fluxes from soils treated under CaNPK and NIL...
Evaluation of the mercury content of loamy sand soil after long-term nitrogen and potassium fertilizationOriginal Paper
B. Rutkowska, B. Murawska, E. Spychaj-Fabisiak, Sz. Różański, W. Szulc, A. Piekut
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):537-543 | DOI: 10.17221/584/2015-PSE
The study was based on soil samples taken after the long-term fertilizer experiment (1974-2014) where different doses of nitrogen and potassium were applied. The experiment was located at the Research Station of the UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The long-term application of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers leads to changes in the concentration of mercury, soil acidification, reduction in total organic carbon, total nitrogen as well as affluence of available nutrients (P, K, Mg) and increased mobility of copper and zinc. The significant positive correlation between total mercury content in the soil and the content...
A bitter cup: the estimation of spatial distribution of carbon balance in Coffea spp. plantations reveals increased carbon footprint in tropical regionsOriginal Paper
L.D. Martins, F.C. Eugenio, W.N. Rodrigues, S.V.B. Brinate, T.V. Colodetti, J.F.T. Amaral, W.C. Jesus Júnior, J.C. Ramalho, A.R. dos Santos, M.A. Tomaz
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):544-552 | DOI: 10.17221/602/2015-PSE
There is an increasing need to mitigate and adapt the agriculture to climate changes with strategies that synergistically allow minimizing the climate impact over the coffee production and contributing to a decrease of coffee cultivation vulnerability to global warming. In this context, the objective of this study was to analyse the carbon balance in systems of coffee production, which can contribute to information to mitigate climate change, by addressing the cultivation and production of Coffea spp. in the tropical regions, such as the Espírito Santo state of the case study (between the meridians 39°38' and 41°50' of western longitude and...
Growth requirements of different potato cultivarsOriginal Paper
R. Bernik, I. Demsar, J. Potrpin
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):553-559 | DOI: 10.17221/542/2015-PSE
A field trial with four potato cultivars (Faluka, Manitou, Madeleine and Stirling) was conducted in two consecutive years (2012 and 2013) at a laboratory field of Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana. The aim of the study was to evaluate different requirements of the selected cultivars in regard to the ridge and tuber cluster. The following parameters were defined and monitored: area of the form surrounding the tubers (ellipse), cross-sectional area of the ridge, vertical and horizontal tuber span in the ridge, the length of semi-axes (a) and (b) of the ellipse, minimum distance of tubers and ellipse from the outer ridge side. The results of 2012 trial...
Evaluation of maize hybrids types harvested at the similar stage of maturityOriginal Paper
R. Loučka, J. Nedělník, J. Lang, V. Jambor, J. Třináctý, Y. Tyrolová
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):560-565 | DOI: 10.17221/559/2015-PSE
The objective of the experiments was to compare types of maize hybrids harvested at the similar stage of maturity, between one and two thirds of the milk line stage of grain. The study involved 9 hybrids with different parameters that were grown during a period of three subsequent years in two locations with different level of precipitation. Differences in terms of the content of dry matter between the hybrids at different timing of harvests were small (323 ± 22 g/kg), showing no statistical significance (P = 0.34). Comparing the early maturity hybrids with the medium early hybrids (P < 0.05), the former showed a lower content...
Soil characteristics and crop yields under different tillage techniquesOriginal Paper
G. Mühlbachová, H. Kusá, P. Růžek
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):566-572 | DOI: 10.17221/567/2015-PSE
The field experiment with different soil tillage treatments has been carried out in Prague-Ruzyně locality (Czech Republic) since 1995. Data of two growing cycles in the years 2007-2010 and 2011-2014 were evaluated. Tillage technique was decisive for changes in soil characteristics and crop yields. Bulk density, organic carbon (Corg) and microbial biomass C (Cmic) were more equilibrated throughout all tested soil layers (0-0.1; 0.1-0.2 and 0.2-0.3 m) in conventional tillage (CT). In reduced tillage (RT) and no-tillage (NT) treatments significant accumulation of Corg and increase of Cmic in the surface layer...
Iron biofortification and its impact on antioxidant system, yield and biomass in common beanOriginal Paper
J.P. Sida-Arreola, E. Sánchez-Chávez, G.D. Ávila-Quezada, P.B. Zamudio-Flores, C.H. Acosta Muñíz
Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(12):573-576 | DOI: 10.17221/643/2015-PSE
The effect of application of two iron (Fe) compounds (FeSO4 and Fe-EDDHA) on the activity of antioxidant enzymes, production of H2O2, Fe accumulation in green bean seeds and crop yield of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), under greenhouse conditions was studied. This experiment was conducted in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico. The results indicate that the accumulation of Fe in bean seeds enhanced with the application of Fe-EDDHA, at the dose of 25 µmol. This demonstrated that low Fe application dose was enough to increase Fe levels in seeds of common bean. In addition, Fe-EDDHA application form at 50...