Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia

Soil acidity is one of the most common problem in cultivating plants in the open field. Dolomite enriched with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (trade name Fertdolomite: 24% CaO + 16% MgO + 3% N + 2.5% P2O5 + 3% K2O) was applied in autumn of 2011 in four rates (0 t*ha-1, 3.56 t*ha-1, 7.14 t*ha-1 a...

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Main Authors: Dario Iljkić, Vlado Kovačević, Mirta Rastija, Manda Antunović, Daniela Horvat, Marko Josipović, Ivana Varga
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Language:Bulgarian
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Central European Agriculture
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Online Access:https://jcea.agr.hr/articles/773667_Long_term_effect_of_Fertdolomite_on_soil_maize_and_wheat_status_on_acid_soil_of_eastern_Croatia_en.pdf
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author Dario Iljkić
Vlado Kovačević
Mirta Rastija
Manda Antunović
Daniela Horvat
Marko Josipović
Ivana Varga
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Vlado Kovačević
Mirta Rastija
Manda Antunović
Daniela Horvat
Marko Josipović
Ivana Varga
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description Soil acidity is one of the most common problem in cultivating plants in the open field. Dolomite enriched with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (trade name Fertdolomite: 24% CaO + 16% MgO + 3% N + 2.5% P2O5 + 3% K2O) was applied in autumn of 2011 in four rates (0 t*ha-1, 3.56 t*ha-1, 7.14 t*ha-1 and 14.25 t*ha-1). Aim of this experiment was testing 5-year residual impact of Fertdolomit on acid soil on maize and winter wheat grain yield and quality, as well as on changes of soil properties. Five year after application, Fertdolomit has shown positive long term effect on soil pH and hydrolytic acidity. Under Fertdolomit treatments, in 2012/2013 wheat yield was significantly increased by 22%, in 2014/2015 by 25% and in 2016/2017 by 32% in comparison with control treatment. Application of highest Fertdolomite rate significantly increased wheat grain quality (protein and wet gluten content) while impact on thousand grain weight, hectoliter mass and starch content was insignificant during all growing season. Response of maize to Fertdolomite application was considerably lower compared to wheat. Maize yield increased only for 11% in both tested years (2014 and 2016), without any significant difference for grain quality.
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spelling doaj.art-05cc4fe93b984a38bb478a2024dfe2412022-12-22T00:43:02ZbulUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of AgricultureJournal of Central European Agriculture1332-90492019-03-0120146147410.5513/JCEA01/20.1.2140Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern CroatiaDario IljkićVlado KovačevićMirta RastijaManda AntunovićDaniela HorvatMarko JosipovićIvana VargaSoil acidity is one of the most common problem in cultivating plants in the open field. Dolomite enriched with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (trade name Fertdolomite: 24% CaO + 16% MgO + 3% N + 2.5% P2O5 + 3% K2O) was applied in autumn of 2011 in four rates (0 t*ha-1, 3.56 t*ha-1, 7.14 t*ha-1 and 14.25 t*ha-1). Aim of this experiment was testing 5-year residual impact of Fertdolomit on acid soil on maize and winter wheat grain yield and quality, as well as on changes of soil properties. Five year after application, Fertdolomit has shown positive long term effect on soil pH and hydrolytic acidity. Under Fertdolomit treatments, in 2012/2013 wheat yield was significantly increased by 22%, in 2014/2015 by 25% and in 2016/2017 by 32% in comparison with control treatment. Application of highest Fertdolomite rate significantly increased wheat grain quality (protein and wet gluten content) while impact on thousand grain weight, hectoliter mass and starch content was insignificant during all growing season. Response of maize to Fertdolomite application was considerably lower compared to wheat. Maize yield increased only for 11% in both tested years (2014 and 2016), without any significant difference for grain quality.https://jcea.agr.hr/articles/773667_Long_term_effect_of_Fertdolomite_on_soil_maize_and_wheat_status_on_acid_soil_of_eastern_Croatia_en.pdfFertdolomitegrain yieldgrain qualitylimingmaizewheat
spellingShingle Dario Iljkić
Vlado Kovačević
Mirta Rastija
Manda Antunović
Daniela Horvat
Marko Josipović
Ivana Varga
Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
Journal of Central European Agriculture
Fertdolomite
grain yield
grain quality
liming
maize
wheat
title Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
title_full Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
title_fullStr Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
title_full_unstemmed Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
title_short Long term effect of Fertdolomite on soil, maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern Croatia
title_sort long term effect of fertdolomite on soil maize and wheat status on acid soil of eastern croatia
topic Fertdolomite
grain yield
grain quality
liming
maize
wheat
url https://jcea.agr.hr/articles/773667_Long_term_effect_of_Fertdolomite_on_soil_maize_and_wheat_status_on_acid_soil_of_eastern_Croatia_en.pdf
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