Plant, Soil and Environment, 2016 (vol. 62), issue 1
The silence of the lambs? Plant diversity in abandoned sheep pensOriginal Paper
P. Kurek, R. Steppa, G. Grzywaczewski, P. Tryjanowski
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.17221/327/2015-PSE 
This study aimed at investigating the species composition and richness of the flora of abandoned sheep pens in comparison to their immediate neighbourhood. Field research was conducted in the Wielkopolska province of western Poland on 25 circular plots (20 m2) located in the middle of abandoned pens within sheep farms, paired with 25 reference plots established in nearby grasslands. Physicochemical properties of the topsoil were modified considerably by sheep in the past, so some effects continue to this day. Abandoned sheep pens did not differ significantly in plant species richness from control plots, but Urtica dioica, Galium...
Effects of sulphur fertilizer on glutenin macropolymer content and particle size distribution in wheat grainOriginal Paper
S. Yan, Z. Dai, X. Chen, B. Yang, F. Xu, Q. Shao, C. Zhang, W. Li
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):9-15 | DOI: 10.17221/575/2015-PSE
Two wheat cultivars (Gaocheng8901 and Yumai50) grown were used to investigate the effect of sulphur fertilizer on the glutenin macropolymer (GMP) size distribution and the contents of glutenin subunits in wheat. The results showed that the contents of GMP, high molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS) and low molecular weight glutenin subunit (LMW-GS) were improved by sulphur fertilizer under lower nitrogen (N) condition in both cultivars. Under normal N (240 kg N/ha) conditions, sulphur application improved the contents of HMW-GS, LMW-GS and GMP within sulphur rates from 30-60 kg/ha, while decreased when sulphur rate of 90 kg/ha. The volume percentage...
Gene flow from Clearfield® rice to weedy rice under field conditionsOriginal Paper
A.K. Engku, M. Norida, A.S. Juraimi, M.Y. Rafii, S.N.A. Abdullah, M.A. Alam
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):16-22 | DOI: 10.17221/616/2015-PSE
Imidazolinone-herbicide-resistant Clearfield® (CL) rice permits the selective chemical control of weedy rice (Oryza sativa), a major weed problem in South-East Asian rice growing countries. However, there is major concern involving resistant individuals resulting from gene flow as the cultivated and weedy rice live side by side in the fields. An experiment was conducted in the rice fields of Kuala Rompin, Pahang, Malaysia to determine which Clearfield® rice cultivars and weedy rice cultivars are more prone to hybridization, and the effect on distance between the pollen donor and receptor plants. The experiment was piloted in a split...
Response of Beta vulgaris L. to nitrogen and micronutrients in dry environmentOriginal Paper
A.A.A. Mekdad, M.M. Rady
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):23-29 | DOI: 10.17221/631/2015-PSE
Soils in dry environments, including Egypt, have low fertility and poor structure. To enhance soil fertility and crop performance, management technologies such as plant nutrition and suitable cultivars are needed for such environments. To investigate the yield performance under such conditions, two field trials were conducted using two Beta vulgaris cultivars (Amina - V1; BTS 301 - V2), two nitrogen levels (N1 - 200; N2 - 350 kg N/ha) and two micronutrient mixtures (M1 - Fe + Zn + Mn; M2 - tap water). Results indicated that growth and yields and their qualities were positively...
Effect of zinc band application on sugar beet yield, quality and nutrient uptakeOriginal Paper
P. Barłóg, A. Nowacka, R. Błaszyk
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):30-35 | DOI: 10.17221/677/2015-PSE
The yield-forming effect of sugar beet fertilization with nitrogen (N) depends on many factors, including the components controlling N metabolism such as zinc (Zn). Two field experiments on soil with an average content of available Zn were conducted to verify the hypothesis. The component was deep band-applied in the form of ZnO suspension together with urea ammonium nitrate, UAN (72 kg/ha). The rates of Zn were as follows: 0; 0.5; 1.0; 1.5 and 2.0 kg/ha. The beet yield (BY) increased in accordance with the Zn rate. The significant BY increase compared to the control was recorded at a level of 1.5 and 2.0 Zn kg/ha, amounting to 14.5% and 21.8%, respectively....
Impact of long-term organic and mineral fertilization on lucerne forage yield over an 8-year periodOriginal Paper
J. Hakl, E. Kunzová, J. Konečná
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):36-41 | DOI: 10.17221/660/2015-PSE
Effects of direct fertilization on lucerne (Medicago sativa L.)forage yield have been widely investigated;however there is a lack of published studies investigating the long-term effect of indirect application of mineral and organic fertilization. The main objective of the present research was therefore to investigate differences in forage yield under different combinations of mineral (6 treatments) and organic (3 treatments) fertilization over the past 8 years of long-term experiment conducted since 1955 in Ruzyně.Long-term absence of fertilization provided average annual dry matter yield of 8.64 t/ha. Indirect application of single manure...
Changes in the content of various Fusarium mycotoxins forms in germinating winter wheat and spring barley kernelsOriginal Paper
K. Pazderů, Z. Vepříková, I. Capouchová, P. Konvalina, E. Prokinová, D. Janovská, A. Škeříková, H. Honsová
Plant Soil Environ., 2016, 62(1):42-46 | DOI: 10.17221/708/2015-PSE
Fusarium mycotoxins are frequent contaminants in cereals at temperate zone. Next to deoxynivalenol (DON), there are other masked forms of DON, deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside (D3G) or 3(15)-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (3(15)-ADON), but changes among these forms are still insufficiently known. All these forms were evaluated in germinating kernels of wheat and malting barley from deliberated inoculated field plots. Results showed possible occurrence of high initial content of all evaluated DON forms. Total contents of all forms were detected as very steady from start to end of the germination process. It suggests high importance of evaluating not only...