<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, the results of an investigation of the effects of particle-size distribution, soil organic matter content and its parameters on soil sorption capacity are presented and their mutual relationships in sandy soils under long-term fertilisation experiments are determined. Soil samples were taken at the experimental station of Warsaw University of Life Sciences located in Skierniewice, (Poland) in spring 2017. The study included 94- and 41-year-old experiments with mineral fertilisation (no fertilisation, NPK, CaNPK) and 25-year-old experiment with mineral fertilisation + farmyard manure (FYM) in 4-year cycle: FYM, FYM+NPK and FYM+CaNPK. The results show that in the 94-year-old experiment in NPK and CaNPK treatments, hydrolytic acidity (Ha) decreased in comparison with the control by 30% and 88%, respectively, while in 25- and 41-year-old experiments only the application of NPK significantly increased Ha values. The sum of basic cations increased by a factor of 10 at the most in the CaNPK treatment in the 94-year-old experiment. The same effect was also observed in the 25-year-old experiment. On the one hand, the sorption complex gradually became fully saturated as a result of fertilisation in the 94-year-old experiment. On the other hand, in the 25- and 41-year-old experiments, base saturation was substantially reduced. A higher humus stability was an important agent for improving soil sorption capacity in 41- and 94-year old experiments.</p></abstract>

In this paper, the results of an investigation of the effects of particle-size distribution, soil organic matter content and its parameters on soil sorption capacity are presented and their mutual relationships in sandy soils under long-term fertilisation experiments are determined. Soil samples were taken at the experimental station of Warsaw University of Life Sciences located in Skierniewice, (Poland) in spring 2017. The study included 94- and 41-year-old experiments with mineral fertilisation (no fertilisation, NPK, CaNPK) and 25-year-old experiment with mineral fertilisation + farmyard manure (FYM) in 4-year cycle: FYM, FYM+NPK and FYM+CaNPK. The results show that in the 94-year-old experiment in NPK and CaNPK treatments, hydrolytic acidity (Ha) decreased in comparison with the control by 30% and 88%, respectively, while in 25- and 41-year-old experiments only the application of NPK significantly increased Ha values. The sum of basic cations increased by a factor of 10 at the most in the CaNPK treatment in the 94-year-old experiment. The same effect was also observed in the 25-year-old experiment. On the one hand, the sorption complex gradually became fully saturated as a result of fertilisation in the 94-year-old experiment. On the other hand, in the 25- and 41-year-old experiments, base saturation was substantially reduced. A higher humus stability was an important agent for improving soil sorption capacity in 41- and 94-year old experiments.

Sorption Capacity of Sandy Soil Under Long-Term Fertilisation

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo)

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In this paper, the results of an investigation of the effects of particle-size distribution, soil organic matter content and its parameters on soil sorption...

Sorption Capacity of Sandy Soil Under Long-Term Fertilisation

Data publikacji: 16 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 164 - 171

Otrzymano: 06 maj 2019

Przyjęty: 11 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2019-0017

Słowa kluczowe
base saturation, cation exchange capacity, hydrolytic acidity, long-term fertilisation, sandy soil

© 2019 Vladimír Šimanský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Sorption Capacity of Sandy Soil Under Long-Term Fertilisation

Data publikacji: 16 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 164 - 171

Otrzymano: 06 maj 2019

Przyjęty: 11 lis 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2019-0017

Słowa kluczowebase saturation, cation exchange capacity, hydrolytic acidity, long-term fertilisation, sandy soil

© 2019 Vladimír Šimanský et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
base saturation, cation exchange capacity, hydrolytic acidity, long-term fertilisation, sandy soil