Plant, Soil and Environment, 2019 (vol. 65), issue 10
Biological control in lucerne crops can negatively affect the development of root morphology, forage yield and qualityOriginal Paper
Martin Pisarčik, Josef Hakl, Ladislav Menšík, Ondřej Szábo, Pavel Nerušil
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):477-482 | DOI: 10.17221/398/2019-PSE 
Root diseases of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) play a significant role in reducing the persistence and productivity of stands; however, the potential of using biological control in lucerne crops has not yet been investigated. Our objectives were to determine the effect of biological crop protection on (i) lucerne plant density and root traits development and (ii) lucerne forage yield and nutritive value in a two-year field experiment. The lucerne stand was managed under three treatments of disease control: an untreated control and spraying with either Albit (hydrolysate of microorganisms containing microelements and poly-beta-hydroxy butyric...
Experimental warming reduces fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in a double rice cropping systemOriginal Paper
Taotao Yang, Yanhua Zeng, Yanni Sun, Jun Zhang, Xueming Tan, Yongjun Zeng, Shan Huang, Xiaohua Pan
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):483-489 | DOI: 10.17221/315/2019-PSE
Climate warming significantly affects nitrogen (N) cycling, while its effects on the use efficiency of fertilizer N are still unclear in agroecosystems. In the present study, we examined for the first time the response of fertilizer N use efficiency to experimental warming using 15N labeling with a free-air temperature increase facility (infrared heaters) in a double rice cropping system. 15N-urea was applied in micro-plots to trace the uptake and loss of fertilizer N. Results showed that moderate warming (i.e. an increase of 1.4°C and 2.1°C in canopy...
Impact of winter oilseed rape nutritional status during vegetative growth on yieldOriginal Paper
Witold Grzebisz, Katarzyna Przygocka-Cyna, Witold Szczepaniak, Agnieszka Zawieja
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):490-496 | DOI: 10.17221/512/2019-PSE
The nutritional status of winter oilseed rape (WOSR) during its vegetative period is crucial for plant growth and can be used for the seed yield prediction. This hypothesis was verified based on the data from long-term field experiments. The experiment consisted of four potassium (K) treatments based on the progressive K supply potential to plants from soil and fertilizer and two magnesium treatments (-Mg, +Mg) conducted in 2013-2015. The content of nutrients (Ntot, P, K, Mg, Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu) was determined at the rosette stage (BBCH 30) for leaves and separately for leaves and stems in the late...
Yield-scaled N2O and CH4 emissions as affected by combined application of stabilized nitrogen fertilizer and pig manure in rice fieldsOriginal Paper
Kaikuo Wu, Ping Gong, Lili Zhang, Zhijie Wu, Xueshi Xie, Hengzhe Yang, Wentao Li, Yuchao Song, Dongpo Li
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):497-502 | DOI: 10.17221/286/2019-PSE
A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of stabilized nitrogen fertilizer combined with pig manure on rice yield and nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions. Four treatments were established: urea (U); pig manure (PM); PM and urea (PM + U); PM and stabilized nitrogen fertilizer (urea plus 1% NBPT (N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide), 1% PPD (phenylphosphorodiamidate) and 2% DMPP (3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate)) (PM + U + I). In this study, compared with PM, PM + U significantly increased cumulative N
Change in oil fatty acids composition of winter oilseed rape genotypes under drought stress and different temperature regimesOriginal Paper
Nadia Gharechaei, Farzad Paknejad, Amir Hossein Shirani Rad, Ghasem Tohidloo, Hamid Jabbari
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):503-507 | DOI: 10.17221/519/2019-PSE
To assess the response of winter oilseed rape promising line genotypes to late-season drought stress in delayed cultivation conditions and select the superior genotypes, an experiment was conducted for two years (2015-16 and 2016-17) in Iran (Karaj). In this experiment, the sowing date was specified in two levels including timely cultivation (October 7) and delayed cultivation (October 27) and irrigation factor including normal irrigation and irrigation interruption from podding stage as factorial in main plots and four winter oilseed rape genotypes (L1030, L1204, L1110, and L1114) and a commercial cultivar (Okapi) were categorized in subplots. Applying...
Co-application of molybdenum and zinc increases grain yield and photosynthetic efficiency of wheat leavesOriginal Paper
Chunkui Liu, Chengxiao Hu, Qiling Tan, Xuecheng Sun, Songwei Wu, Xiaohu Zhao
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):508-515 | DOI: 10.17221/508/2019-PSE
The effects of the co-application of molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn) on winter wheat grain yield, leaf photosynthetic efficiency, and antioxidant activity were investigated using pot culture experiments with sandy soil. Four treatments were investigated, including a control (CK), 0.15 mg Mo/kg soil (Mo), 1 mg Zn/kg soil (Zn), and 0.15 mg Mo/kg + 1 mg Zn/kg soil (Mo + Zn). The results showed that the soil application of Mo and Mo + Zn increased the winter wheat grain yield, spike...
Salt acclimation induced salt tolerance in wild-type and abscisic acid-deficient mutant barleyOriginal Paper
Zhiyu Zuo, Junhong Guo, Caiyun Xin, Shengqun Liu, Hanping Mao, Yongjun Wang, Xiangnan Li
Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(10):516-521 | DOI: 10.17221/506/2019-PSE
Salt acclimation is a process to enhance salt tolerance in plants. The salt acclimation induced salt tolerance was investigated in a spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cv. Steptoe (wild type, WT) and its abscisic acid (ABA)-deficient mutant Az34. Endogenesis ABA concentration in leaf was significantly increased by salt stress in WT, while it was not affected in Az34. Under salt stress, the salt acclimated Az34 plants had 14.8% lower total soluble sugar concentration and 93.7% higher sodium (Na) concentration in leaf, compared with salt acclimated WT plants. The acclimated plants...