Plant, Soil and Environment, 2023 (vol. 69), issue 1

Comparison of potassium quantity-intensity relationships in tropical paddy soil under tillage and no-tillage systems after fifteen growing seasonsOriginal Paper

Soni Isnaini, Maryati, A. Arivin Rivaie

Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):1-9 | DOI: 10.17221/337/2022-PSE  

The information on the behaviour of potassium (K+) in tropical paddy rice soils, which is important for a better understanding of the plant availability of K+ is still very limited. We compared the quantity-intensity (Q/I) relationships for K+ under conventional tillage and no-tillage systems in tropical paddy fields in the absence and presence of K+ fertiliser in the addition of nitrogen. The results showed that the values of the activity ratio for K (ARK) and potential buffering capacities (PBCK) in the no-tillage rice field were respectively 16% and 33% higher than that in the conventional tillage field. With the addition of K fertiliser, the value...

The role of halotolerant N-fixing bacteria on rice agronomic traits on saline soils by path analysisOriginal Paper

Mieke Rochimi Setiawati, Betty Natalie Fitriatin, Diyan Herdiyantoro, Toto Bustomi, Fiqriah Hanum Khumairah, Nicky Oktav Fauziah, Tualar Simarmata

Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):10-17 | DOI: 10.17221/386/2022-PSE  

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB) play a significant role in saline soil ecosystems. However, little is known about the correlation between NFB application on growth and yield components of rice plants on saline soils. Exploration and experimental methods were performed to obtain the potential of NFB from a rice field in saline soil and reinoculated in a pot experiment. The experiment was arranged as a randomised block design consisting of 8 treatments, namely inoculation application (control and seed treatments with 20 g inoculant/kg of seed) combined with soil application dosage (0, 500, 1 000 and 1 500 g/ha). The results showed that grain yield increased...

Adaptation analysis of insect-resistant transgenic line after introducing mcry1F gene in maizeOriginal Paper

Daming Wang, Junqi Yin, Fengci Wu, Baifeng Wang, Zhilei Jiang, Jingang Liang, Xinyuan Song

Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):18-24 | DOI: 10.17221/286/2022-PSE  

The ability to adapt, survive, and compete with weeds of transgenic plants is the necessary evaluation content to release transgenic lines in target regions. We compared weediness and agronomic traits of transgenic maize lines G1F-8 and G1F-19 carrying the mcry1F gene with their near-isogenic maize inbred line Zheng 58 in the wasteland and cultivated field under natural conditions for two consecutive years. The results showed that there was no significant difference identified in the species, quantity, and relative coverage ratio (RCR) of weeds between fields with G1F-8, G1F-19, and Zheng 58, regardless of the sowing pattern in the wasteland. Compared...

Combined effect of nitrogen and phosphorous fertiliser on nitrogen absorption and utilisation in riceOriginal Paper

Yating Zheng, Hong Chen, Guotao Yang, Rudan Wang, Nabi Farhan, Chong Li, Cheng Liang, Kaiqin Shen, Xuechun Wang, Yungao Hu

Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):25-37 | DOI: 10.17221/420/2022-PSE  

The objectives of this study were to investigate the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) balance fertilization strategy in paddy fields, and to evaluate the effects on N uptake and utilization in rice. In 2017-2018, the experiment was conducted using Deyou4727 hybrid rice with four different P fertilizer levels (0, 30, 60, and 90 kg/ha), marked as P0, P1, P2, P3 in turn, and four different N levels (0, 90, 150, and 270 kg/ha), similarly marked as N0, N1, N2, N3 in turn. The results showed that in the N-insufficient (N0, N1) environments, the P1 treatment increased N uptake and promoted transfer to the grain. However, high-P (P3) application increased the...

Organic fertilization induces changes in soil nitrogen mineralization and enzyme activitiesOriginal Paper

María Rosa Yagüe, Carmen Lobo, Pilar García

Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):38-43 | DOI: 10.17221/274/2022-PSE  

In this study, we addressed the reuse of two organic waste products as fertilisers. To this end, soil fertilised with the spent mushroom substrate (SMS) or with an anaerobic digestate (DIG) was subjected to an incubation assay, and the results were compared with those from soil treated with a mineral fertiliser (MIN) and an unfertilised soil (CO). The soil was sampled after fertilisation and after 90 days of aerobic incubation. Nitrogen (N) mineralisation (NH4+ and NO3–) and oxidable carbon (OC) were determined. The impact of the treatments on the soil was evaluated by measuring the enzymatic activity of arylsulfatase (ARYL), ß-galactosidase...