Plant, Soil and Environment, 2026 (vol. 72), issue 9
Long-term effects of fertilisation systems on soil nutrient status, soil organic carbon content and crop productivity in a typical Chernozem under different crop rotationsOriginal Paper
Yaroslav Makukh, Svitlana Remeniuk, Vladyslav Riznyk, Snizhana Moshkivska, Tetiana Petrenko, Oleksandr Polovynchuk, Oleh Atamanіuk, Yurii Remeniuk, Ksenia Kopchuk
Plant Soil Environ., 2026, 72(9):515-525 
The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of fertilisation systems and crop rotation structure on soil nutrient status, organic carbon (OC) content and stocks, and crop productivity in a typical Chernozem. The study was conducted during 2019–2024 as part of a long-term field experiment established in 1976 at the Bila Tserkva Experimental Breeding Station in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Four fertilisation treatments were compared in cereal-fodder-row (CFR) and cereal-row-crop (CRC) rotations: unfertilised since 1976, mineral fertilisation with straw incorporation, mineral + cattle manure fertilisation, and organic...
Cultivar responses to daylength and stem descent in aeroponic seed potatoOriginal Paper
Meksy Dianawati, Kiki Kusyaeri Hamdani, Yati Haryati, Bambang Susanto, Ika Cartika, Rahmat Awaludin Salam, Neni Gunaeni, Indijarto Budi Rahardjo, Agus Nurawan, Hanudin, Asih Kartasih Karjadi, Amisnaipa, Paulina Evy Retnaning Prahardini, Bagus Kukuh Udiarto, Sortha Simatupang
Plant Soil Environ., 2026, 72(9):526-533 | DOI: 10.17221/388/2026-PSE
Extending daylength during vegetative growth may improve aeroponic potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth but yield responses may depend on cultivar and canopy disturbance. Two cultivars, cvs. Atlantic Malang and Chipita, were grown under a natural 12 h day or a 16 h day created by 4 h supplemental LED lighting until 6 weeks after planting (WAP), combined with no stem descent or stem descent at 2 or 4 WAP. A split-plot randomised complete block design with five blocks was used; daylength was the main-plot factor and six cultivar-stem descent combinations were subplots. Data were analysed by split-plot ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test and principal...
Dynamics of soil chemical properties along oil palm chronosequences and natural forests in Central Sulawesi, IndonesiaOriginal Paper
Kurniati, Nurlaela, Sri Mulyani, Ronny Mulyawan, Niken Nur Kasim, Ihsan Arham, Nirmala Juita, Sri Sukmawati, Desi Nadalia, Dian Utami Zainuddin, Muhammad Fahyu Sanjaya
Plant Soil Environ., 2026, 72(9):534-541 | DOI: 10.17221/206/2026-PSE
Land use conversion from tropical forests to oil palm plantations substantially impairs soil fertility, yet the trajectory of soil chemical change across successive plantation ages remains poorly understood. This study investigated changes in soil organic carbon (SOC), nutrient availability, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and micronutrient dynamics along a chronosequence comprising primary forest, secondary forest, and oil palm plantations aged 6, 8, 10, and 12 years in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. SOC declined consistently following forest conversion and exhibited no meaningful recovery after 12 years of cultivation. Soil pH remained strongly acidic...
Effects of drought priming at seedling stage on salt-tolerance physiology at flowering stage and subsequent seed setting of winter wheatOriginal Paper
Yiguo Liu, Mengxin Li, Luoyi Liu, Fuye Bo, Haoyang Li, Lingyan Li, Xuejie Wan, Aiguo Wang, Xiaoqing Guan, Changhai Shi
Plant Soil Environ., 2026, 72(9):542-555 | DOI: 10.17221/361/2026-PSE
To explore cultivation techniques for improving winter wheat yield in saline-alkali soils, this study investigated the effects of seedling-stage drought priming on salt tolerance and related physiological mechanisms during later growth stages. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomised design. Three soil moisture levels – 40% (W1, severe drought), 60% (W2, mild drought), and 80% (W3, well-watered) of field capacity – were applied from emergence to jointing, followed by normal irrigation and saline irrigation at 1‰ (S1), 3‰ (S2), or 5‰ (S3) NaCl. Compared with W1 and W3, mild priming (W2) significantly reduced...