Plant, Soil and Environment, 2018 (vol. 64), issue 3
Biosolids affect the growth, nitrogen accumulation and nitrogen leaching of barleyOriginal Paper
Iduna ARDUINI, Roberto CARDELLI, Silvia PAMPANA
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):95-101 | DOI: 10.17221/745/2017-PSE 
Biosolids are organic fertilisers derived from treated and stabilised sewage sludge that increase soil fertility and supply nitrogen to crops over a long period, but can also increase the risk of nitrogen (N) leaching. In this work, spring barley was grown in lysimeters filled with soil amended with biosolids, and with and without mineral N fertilisation. Biomass and the N concentration and content of shoots and roots were determined at flowering and maturity, and the N remobilization was calculated during grain filling. Drainage water was collected and analysed for N leaching. Biosolids increased soil porosity and soil nitrate, and positively affected...
Response of Avena sativa L. and the soil microbiota to the contamination of soil with Shell diesel oilOriginal Paper
Agata BOROWIK, Jadwiga WYSZKOWSKA
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):102-107 | DOI: 10.17221/765/2017-PSE
This study analysed the changes in the development of Avena sativa L. cultivated on soil contaminated with diesel oil (DO; 0, 7, 14 and 21 mL/kg of soil dry matter), and in the microbiological, biochemical, chemical and physico-chemical properties of the soil. In addition to basic fertilisation fulfilling the nutritional needs of the oat plant, finely ground barley straw and finely ground charcoal was also applied. The study revealed a highly toxic effect of DO on the growth and development of Avena sativa L. The uptake of macro- and micronutrients by the tested plant decreased significantly. The active bacteria were identified based...
High-methionine soybean has no significant effect on nitrogen-transforming bacteria in rhizosphere soilOriginal Paper
Jingang LIANG, Ying LUAN, Yue JIAO, Shi SUN, Cunxiang WU, Haiying WU, Mingrong ZHANG, Haifeng ZHANG, Xiaobo ZHENG, Zhengguang ZHANG
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):108-113 | DOI: 10.17221/750/2017-PSE
Transgenic plants may induce shifts in the microbial community composition that in turn alter microbially-mediated nutrient cycling in soil. Studies of how specific microbial groups respond to genetically modified (GM) planting help predict potential impacts upon processes performed by these groups. This study investigated the effect of transgenic high-methionine soybean cv. ZD91 on nitrogen-fixing and ammonia-oxidizing bacterial populations. A difference in nitrogen-fixing or ammonia-oxidizing bacteria community composition was not found, suggesting that cv. ZD91 does not alter the bacterial populations in rhizosphere soil. This study increases our...
The biochar effect on soil respiration and nitrificationOriginal Paper
Barbora ŠLAPÁKOVÁ, Julie JEŘÁBKOVÁ, Karel VOŘÍŠEK, Václav TEJNECKÝ, Ondřej DRÁBEK
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):114-119 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2018-PSE
Soil microorganisms play a main role in the nutrient cycle and they also play an important role in soil health. This article studies the influence of three rates of biochar (0.5, 1 and 3%) in comparison with control (0 biochar) in two different soils (Valečov and Čistá) on soil microbiota activities. The biochar was prepared from 80% of digestate from Zea mays L. and 20% of cellulose fibres by pyrolysis (470°C, 17 min). The biochar ability to influence microbial processes in soil was determined by respiration and nitrification tests. There were no significant differences between basal respiration of control samples and biochar-amended samples....
Antagonistic bacteria in the soil after Daucus carota L. cultivationOriginal Paper
Elżbieta PATKOWSKA
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):120-125 | DOI: 10.17221/42/2018-PSE
The studies determined the effect of bacteria Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. isolated from the soil after carrot cultivation on pathogenic fungi Altenaria dauci, A. radicina, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. A field experiment on carrot cultivation considered different intercrop plants (rye, buckwheat, white mustard, sunflower). Rye and buckwheat were the most conducive to the growth of Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. Those bacteria were the most effective in inhibiting the growth of F. solani, F....
Zinc and amino acids impact on nutrient status of maize during the 'critical window'Original Paper
Witold SZCZEPANIAK, Jarosław POTARZYCKI, Witold GRZEBISZ, Bartłomiej NOWICKI
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):126-131 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2018-PSE
It has been assumed that zinc (Zn) fertilizers applied to maize simultaneously with amino acids (AA) at early stages of its growth may decrease the yield variability due to correcting its nutritional status during the 'critical window'. Two Zn carriers were evaluated (Zn-I - Zn chelate; Zn-II - Zn oxide); they were applied to maize at BBCH 14/15 with or without amino acids, based on two rates of nitrogen (80 and 160 kg N/ha). The precipitation deficiency in 2015 resulted in the grain yield decrease by 35% compared to 2014. An advantage of higher N rate was proved in 2014, whereas the influence of Zn and AA showed in 2015. In this year, the beneficial...
Effect of tree harvest intervals on the removal of heavy metals from a contaminated soil in a field experimentOriginal Paper
Pavla KUBÁTOVÁ, Jiřina SZÁKOVÁ, Kateřina BŘENDOVÁ, Stanislava KROULÍKOVÁ-VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Markéta DREŠLOVÁ, Pavel TLUSTOŠ
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):132-137 | DOI: 10.17221/755/2017-PSE
Four clones of short rotation coppice (SRCs) were investigated for phytoextraction of soil contaminated by risk elements (REs), especially Cd, Pb and Zn. As a main experimental factor, the influence of rotation length on the removal of REs was assessed. The field experiment with two Salix clones (S1 - (Salix schwerinii × Salix viminalis) ×S. viminalis; S2 - S. × smithiana) and two Populus clones (P1 - Populus maximowiczii × Populus nigra; P2 - P. nigra) was established in April 2008 on moderately contaminated soil. For the first time,...
The effect of intercropping on the efficiency of faba bean - rhizobial symbiosis and durum wheat soil-nitrogen acquisition in a Mediterranean agroecosystemOriginal Paper
Ghiles KACI, Didier BLAVET, Samia BENLAHRECH, Ernest KOUAKOUA, Petra COUDERC, Philippe DELEPORTE, Dominique DESCLAUX, Mourad LATATI, Marc PANSU, Jean-Jacques DREVON, Sidi Mohamed OUNANE
Plant Soil Environ., 2018, 64(3):138-146 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2018-PSE
The aim of this study was to compare the rhizobial symbiosis and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) accumulations in soil and plants in intercropping versus sole cropping in biennial rotation of a cereal - durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.), and a N2-fixing legume - faba bean (Vicia faba L.) over a three-year period at the INRA (National Institue of Agronomic Research) experimental station in the Mauguio district, south-east of Montpellier, France. Plant growth, nodulation and efficiency in the use of rhizobial symbiosis (EURS) for the legume, nitrogen nutrition index (NNI) for the...