Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area
The surface exploitation of mineral raw materials inevitably changes the environment, thus resulting in soil degradation. This paper presents the results of growing sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense Pers.) in the reclaimed Deposol (technosols) in the Stanari Coal Mine area. Green manuring was the cultur...
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| description | The surface exploitation of mineral raw materials inevitably changes the environment, thus resulting in soil degradation. This paper presents the results of growing sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense Pers.) in the reclaimed Deposol (technosols) in the Stanari Coal Mine area. Green manuring was the cultural practice used for sudangrass growing and land reclamation. The purpose of this research is to increase the amount of organic matter in the Deposol surface layer. The research was performed within a two-year period (2009-2010) at the experimental (technosol) site of the Stanari Coal Mine, located on the inside part of the overburden deposition site, near the Raskovac pit. The research of green manuring included a two-factor experiment with four replications. Two cultivars of sudangrass (Factor A) were used with three fertilization treatments (Factor B). The soil analyses indicated a sandy and low fertile soil. The experimental plot Deposol showed favorable physical properties, whereas its chemical and biological properties proved very unfavourable. The highest yield of biomass (29.15 t ha-1), as well as the dry matter (10.30 t ha-1), was recorded in the cultivar ‘Piper Sweet’ (in 2009), which was completely treated with mineral fertilizers. The lowest yields of biomass (2.05 t ha-1) and dry matter (0.95 t ha-1) were observed in the cultivar ‘Srem’ in 2010. Statistically significant differences were found between the treatments applied, emphasizing that only certain cultivars of sudangrass and types of fertilization (encompassing reasonably high amounts of nitrogen) can significantly increase the amount of organic matter in Deposol. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-110a30eed4b54cab95c884729ddc429e2022-12-21T20:49:43ZengSciendoContemporary Agriculture2466-47742017-12-01663-4535910.1515/contagri-2017-0019contagri-2017-0019Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining AreaMalić Nenad0Matko Stamenković Una1Marković Mihajlo2Kovačević Zlatan3Nenad Malić, PhD, EFT - Mine and TPP Stanari, 74208 Stanari, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaUna Matko Stamenković, MS, EFT Trade Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaMihajlo Marković, PhD, Full Profesor, Zlatan Kovačević, PhD, Associate Profesor, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMihajlo Marković, PhD, Full Profesor, Zlatan Kovačević, PhD, Associate Profesor, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture, 78000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe surface exploitation of mineral raw materials inevitably changes the environment, thus resulting in soil degradation. This paper presents the results of growing sudangrass (Sorghum sudanense Pers.) in the reclaimed Deposol (technosols) in the Stanari Coal Mine area. Green manuring was the cultural practice used for sudangrass growing and land reclamation. The purpose of this research is to increase the amount of organic matter in the Deposol surface layer. The research was performed within a two-year period (2009-2010) at the experimental (technosol) site of the Stanari Coal Mine, located on the inside part of the overburden deposition site, near the Raskovac pit. The research of green manuring included a two-factor experiment with four replications. Two cultivars of sudangrass (Factor A) were used with three fertilization treatments (Factor B). The soil analyses indicated a sandy and low fertile soil. The experimental plot Deposol showed favorable physical properties, whereas its chemical and biological properties proved very unfavourable. The highest yield of biomass (29.15 t ha-1), as well as the dry matter (10.30 t ha-1), was recorded in the cultivar ‘Piper Sweet’ (in 2009), which was completely treated with mineral fertilizers. The lowest yields of biomass (2.05 t ha-1) and dry matter (0.95 t ha-1) were observed in the cultivar ‘Srem’ in 2010. Statistically significant differences were found between the treatments applied, emphasizing that only certain cultivars of sudangrass and types of fertilization (encompassing reasonably high amounts of nitrogen) can significantly increase the amount of organic matter in Deposol.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/contagri.2017.66.issue-3-4/contagri-2017-0019/contagri-2017-0019.xml?format=INTbiomasscultivarfertilizationDeposolStanari |
| spellingShingle | Malić Nenad Matko Stamenković Una Marković Mihajlo Kovačević Zlatan Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area Contemporary Agriculture biomass cultivar fertilization Deposol Stanari |
| title | Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area |
| title_full | Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area |
| title_fullStr | Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area |
| title_short | Sudangrass (Sorghum Sudanense Pers.) in the Reclamation of Technosols in the Stanari Mining Area |
| title_sort | sudangrass sorghum sudanense pers in the reclamation of technosols in the stanari mining area |
| topic | biomass cultivar fertilization Deposol Stanari |
| url | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/contagri.2017.66.issue-3-4/contagri-2017-0019/contagri-2017-0019.xml?format=INT |
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