Assessment of the physical and chemical quality of the upper layer of loamy soil

Year, pages: 2019, 195 - 203

Healthy soil is a basic prerequisite for the growth and development of plants, animals and humans. It is assessed on the basis of "indicators" of physical, chemical or biological quality. The present paper evaluates the quality of the upper layer of loamy soil using of basic indicators of physical and chemical quality, i.e. texture, density, porosity, maximum water capacity, minimum air capacity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, humus content, pH and conductivity. These indicators were determined by standard laboratory methods from collected intact soil cores and grab samples. Experimental research took place in years 2016–2018 near the village Šardičky (K1) and Bohaté Málkovice (K2) in the South Moravian Region. Upper layer of these plots was cultivated by reduced tillage technology. The plot K1 was sown with poppy seed (Papaver somniferum L., 2016) and spring barley (Hordeum vulgare conv. distichon var. nici, 2017–2018), the plot K2 with spring barley (Hordeum vulgare conv. distichon var. nici, 2016–2017) and sunflower (Helianthus, 2018). The long-term reduced tillage technology showed small changes in selected physical and chemical parameters of soil quality in the monitored period 2016–2018, the soil quality was good for both plots. With regard to achieving or exceeding critical values for measured soil quality indicators, the experimental plot K1 has shown a better quality in upper layer of soil than plot K2.

Kameníčková, I., Schneiderová, Š., Suchá, K. 2019. Assessment of the physical and chemical quality of the upper layer of loamy soil. In Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, vol. 20, no.2, pp. 195-203. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2019-0020.02.0024

Kameníčková, I., Schneiderová, Š., Suchá, K. (2019). Assessment of the physical and chemical quality of the upper layer of loamy soil. Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, 20(2), 195-203. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2019-0020.02.0024

Publisher: Institute of Hydrology SAS, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 05 Bratislava, Slovakia

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