Plant, Soil and Environment, 2018 (vol. 64), issue 12
Volume 64, Contents Author Index 2018
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Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):I-VIII | DOI: 10.17221/11456-PSE 
Effect of long-term mineral fertilizer application on soil enzyme activities and bacterial community compositionOriginal Paper
Yanling CHEN, Jintao LIU, Shutang LIU
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):571-577 | DOI: 10.17221/658/2018-PSE
Soil bacteria are critical to maintain soil fertility. In this study, soil chemical properties, enzyme activities and soil bacterial community from a long-term fertilizer experiment (37 years) were analysed to elaborate the effects of long-term mineral fertilizer application on soil enzyme activities and bacterial community composition. Compared with control treatment, bacterial community richness was reduced in low nitrogen (N) fertilizer and high N fertilizer treatments and increased in high N fertilizer and phosphorus (P), high N fertilizer and potassium (K) (N2K), and high N fertilizer, P and K (N2PK) treatments. The distribution of each phylum...
Soil carbon transformation in long-term field experiments with different fertilization treatmentsOriginal Paper
Jiří BALÍK, Jindřich ČERNÝ, Martin KULHÁNEK, Ondřej SEDLÁŘ
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):578-586 | DOI: 10.17221/591/2018-PSE
Soil carbon transformation was observed in long-term stationary field experiments (longer than 20 years) at two sites with different soil-climatic conditions (Luvisol, Chernozem). The following crops were rotated within the trial: row crops (potatoes or maize)-winter wheat-spring barley. All three crops were grown each year. Four different fertilization treatments were used: (a) no fertilizer (control); (b) sewage sludge (9.383 t dry matter/ha/3 years); (c) farmyard manure (15.818 t dry matter/ha/3 years); (d) mineral NPK fertilization (330 kg N, 90 kg P, 300 kg K/ha/3 years). At the Luvisol site, the control treatment showed a tendency to decrease...
Influence of soil conservation practices on legume crops growthOriginal Paper
Jan KOUKOLÍČEK, Marcel HEROUT, Josef PULKRÁBEK, Kateřina PAZDERŮ
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):587-591 | DOI: 10.17221/549/2018-PSE
In a three-year experiment, three types of soil conservation techniques were tested in the legumes cultivation systems. Our treatment types were no-till, standard tillage to the depth of 8 cm and deep tillage to 20 cm. The study evaluated winter pea (cv. Enduro), spring pea (cv. Eso), white lupine (cv. Amiga), narrow-leaved lupine (cv. Boregine) and soybean (cv. Merlin) in two autumn terms (winter pea only) and in spring term (all legume species). In no-till technology, the average yield of all legumes was 2.24 t/ha. For standard tillage (2.58 t/ha) and deep tillage (2.62 t/ha), yields were significantly higher than in no-till technology. From the...
Effects of pre-preceding leguminous crops on yield and chemical composition of winter wheat grainOriginal Paper
Agnieszka PSZCZÓŁKOWSKA, Adam OKORSKI, Jacek OLSZEWSKI, Gabriel FORDOŃSKI, Sławomir KRZEBIETKE, Alina CHAREŃSKA
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):592-596 | DOI: 10.17221/340/2018-PSE
The after-effects of pre-preceding crops (second year), i.e. legumes and spring wheat, and nitrogen fertilization rate (0, 60, 120 and 180 kg N/ha) on the yield and chemical composition of winter wheat grain were analysed in a field experiment conducted in 2013-2015. Winter wheat was characterized by higher yield when sown after blue lupine (increase of 0.23 t/ha) and faba beans with a determinate growth habit (increase of 0.37 t/ha) than after spring wheat. Grain yield increased significantly with a rise in nitrogen fertilization rate (by 2.03, 3.47 and 4.02 t/ha, respectively). The species of pre-preceding crops had no significant effect on the phosphorus,...
Surface application of fertilizers and residue biochar on N2O emission from Japanese pear orchard soilOriginal Paper
Aung Zaw OO, Takeru GONAI, Shigeto SUDO, Khin Thuzar WIN, Akira SHIBATA
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):597-604 | DOI: 10.17221/114/2018-PSE
This study investigated soil N2O emissions following the application of fertilizers and pruning residue biochar on the soil surface of the Japanese pear orchard. Completely randomized design was laid out with four treatments: (1) control (unfertilized); (2) pig manure 300 kg N/ha and ammonium sulfate 200 kg N/ha with no biochar (F + BC0); (3) the same amount of manure and nitrogen (N) fertilizer with 2 t/ha biochar (F + BC2), and (4) with 10 t/ha biochar (F + BC10). The results showed that high N2O fluxes were observed after fertilization. Soil temperature and moisture were major controlling factors for N2O emission...
Ascorbic acid content in potato tubers with coloured flesh as affected by genotype, environment and storageOriginal Paper
Karel HAMOUZ, David BEČKA, Ivana CAPOUCHOVÁ
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):605-611 | DOI: 10.17221/542/2018-PSE
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of genotype, tuber flesh colour, site conditions, year of cultivation and storage on the content of ascorbic acid (AAC) in the tubers of twelve potato cultivars with coloured flesh, compared with the yellow-flesh cv. Agria. AAC ranged from 88.6 to 282.0 mg/kg fresh matter (FM) and it was significantly influenced by genotype. A significantly highest AAC, on a three-year average, was achieved by cv. Rosemarie with red flesh (218.9 mg/kg FM; 1.10-1.84-fold more than the other cultivars). Position number two was achieved by the control cv. Agria (199.4 mg/kg FM). The purple or red colour of the cultivars...
Effects of biochar on sodium ion accumulation, yield and quality of rice in saline-sodic soil of the west of Songnen plain, northeast ChinaOriginal Paper
Feng JIN, Cheng RAN, Qulaqa ANWARI, Yanqiu GENG, Liying GUO, Jianbo LI, Dong HAN, Xianqin ZHANG, Xu LIU, Xiwen SHAO
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):612-618 | DOI: 10.17221/359/2018-PSE
This study evaluated the effects of biochar application on sodium ion accumulation, yield and quality of rice in saline-sodic soil by using a pot experiment. Rice was grown in the soil with no biochar, 15 g biochar per kilogram soil, 30 g biochar per kilogram soil and 45 g biochar per kilogram soil. The results indicated that biochar application significantly decreased sodium ion accumulation of rice plant parts, while it obviously increased rice dry biomass, grain yield and improved rice quality. The results suggested that biochar application to saline-sodic paddy soil has benefits to reduce stress and promote the increase of rice yield and quality...
Crop yields, boron availability and uptake in relation to phosphorus supply in a field experimentOriginal Paper
Gabriela MÜHLBACHOVÁ, Pavel ČERMÁK, Martin KÁŠ, Kateřina MARKOVÁ, Radek VAVERA, Miroslava PECHOVÁ, Tomáš LOŠÁK
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):619-625 | DOI: 10.17221/490/2018-PSE
The boron (B) availability and uptake were studied in relation to different phosphorus rates applied into soils in a three-year field experiment (2015-2017). The experiment was carried out at the experimental station at Humpolec (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic). Three rates of phosphorus (20-40-80 kg P/ha) were applied as triple superphosphate. The crop rotation was spring barley-winter oilseed rape-winter wheat. No systematic fertilization with B was used and the response of natural boron soil content to the different phosphorus supply was studied. The crop yields, B content in plants, B-uptake, and content of B (extracted by Mehlich...
Use of biologically active substances in hopsShort Communication
Pavel PROCHÁZKA, Přemysl ŠTRANC, Kateřina PAZDERŮ, Jan VOSTŘEL, Jan ŘEHOŘ
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(12):626-632 | DOI: 10.17221/655/2018-PSE
In four-year experiments, hop was treated with 7 biologically active substances in two terms during vegetation: Lignohumate max (a mixture of humic acids and fulvic acids), Lexin (a mixture of humic acids and fulvic acids enriched with auxins), Lexenzym (a mixture of humic acids and fulvic acids enriched with auxins, phytohormones and enzymes precursors), Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract, synthetic auxin, humic acids and fulvic acids alone. The chlorophyll content was monitored after the application both in the vine leaves and in the branch leaves. After harvesting of the hops from the individual treatments, the yield of dry hops was determined...