The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements
The aim of the experiment was to assess the effects of various organic materials on Dactylis glomerata yield, on the content of selected macroelements (K, Ca and Mg) and on K:Ca, K:Mg and K:(Ca + Mg) ratios. As a valuable forage plant, Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot grass) is a common grass in Poland...
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| description | The aim of the experiment was to assess the effects of various organic materials on Dactylis glomerata yield, on the content of selected macroelements (K, Ca and Mg) and on K:Ca, K:Mg and K:(Ca + Mg) ratios. As a valuable forage plant, Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot grass) is a common grass in Poland both in grassland and in arable fields. Its rapid spring growth and its resistance to drought, low temperatures, but also to frequent mowing and pests, makes it a common species in meadows, pastures and grassland, both permanent and alternating. In order to achieve the research goal, a three-year pot experiment was established in a greenhouse. The experiment was conducted in a completely random design, in four replications. In the autumn before the experiment, soil was mixed with organic materials (chicken manure, mushroom substrate and rye straw) and put into pots. To selected units, an additional amount of mineral N was applied in the first year and NPK fertilizers in consecutive years. Mineral fertilizers were applied at the beginning of the growing period. Compared to control, the application of mineral and organic fertilizers resulted in a significant increase in Dactylis glomerata yield. The highest biomass yield (average over the growing periods) was recorded on the unit treated with manure, straw and mineral fertilizers (27.64 g . pot-1) and on the one with mushroom substrate applied together with rye straw and mineral fertilizers (26.47 g . pot-1). The K:(Ca+Mg) ratio in the forage was normal and averaged 0.933, but mineral fertilizers, compared to other treatments, narrowed it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f6ba6a96e4643568380fab2727aee112023-05-24T14:41:52ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Journal of Ecological Engineering2299-89932023-07-0124710811810.12911/22998993/163431163431The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected MacroelementsElżbieta Malinowska0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3087-859XBeata Wiśniewska-Kadżajan1Urszula Ostaszewska2Tomasz Horaczek3Faculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Stanisława Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce, PolandFaculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Stanisława Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce, PolandFaculty of Agrobioengineering and Animal Husbandry, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Stanisława Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce, PolandInstitute of Technology and Life Science, aleja Hrabska 3, 05-090 Falenty, PolandThe aim of the experiment was to assess the effects of various organic materials on Dactylis glomerata yield, on the content of selected macroelements (K, Ca and Mg) and on K:Ca, K:Mg and K:(Ca + Mg) ratios. As a valuable forage plant, Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot grass) is a common grass in Poland both in grassland and in arable fields. Its rapid spring growth and its resistance to drought, low temperatures, but also to frequent mowing and pests, makes it a common species in meadows, pastures and grassland, both permanent and alternating. In order to achieve the research goal, a three-year pot experiment was established in a greenhouse. The experiment was conducted in a completely random design, in four replications. In the autumn before the experiment, soil was mixed with organic materials (chicken manure, mushroom substrate and rye straw) and put into pots. To selected units, an additional amount of mineral N was applied in the first year and NPK fertilizers in consecutive years. Mineral fertilizers were applied at the beginning of the growing period. Compared to control, the application of mineral and organic fertilizers resulted in a significant increase in Dactylis glomerata yield. The highest biomass yield (average over the growing periods) was recorded on the unit treated with manure, straw and mineral fertilizers (27.64 g . pot-1) and on the one with mushroom substrate applied together with rye straw and mineral fertilizers (26.47 g . pot-1). The K:(Ca+Mg) ratio in the forage was normal and averaged 0.933, but mineral fertilizers, compared to other treatments, narrowed it.http://www.jeeng.net/The-Effects-of-Various-Organic-Materials-on-Dactylis-glomerata-Yield-and-Content,163431,0,2.htmlyielddactylis glomeratamagnesiumcalciumorganic matrialspotasium |
| spellingShingle | Elżbieta Malinowska Beata Wiśniewska-Kadżajan Urszula Ostaszewska Tomasz Horaczek The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements Journal of Ecological Engineering yield dactylis glomerata magnesium calcium organic matrials potasium |
| title | The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements |
| title_full | The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements |
| title_short | The Effects of Various Organic Materials on Dactylis glomerata Yield and Content of Selected Macroelements |
| title_sort | effects of various organic materials on dactylis glomerata yield and content of selected macroelements |
| topic | yield dactylis glomerata magnesium calcium organic matrials potasium |
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