Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment
This work presents results from a field experiment which was focused on the impact of the drought period on microbial activities in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil. To demonstrate the effect of drought, the pot experiment lasted from 2012 to 2015. Fifteen lysimeters (plastic containers) were pr...
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| description | This work presents results from a field experiment which was focused on the impact of the drought period on microbial activities in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil. To demonstrate the effect of drought, the pot experiment lasted from 2012 to 2015. Fifteen lysimeters (plastic containers) were prepared in our area of interest. These lysimeters were filled with the subsoil and topsoil from this area and divided into two groups. The first group consisted of two variants: V1 (control) and V2 (84 kg N/ha), which were not stressed by drought. The second group consisted of three variants, V3 (control), V4 (84 kg N/ha), and V5 (84 kg N/ha + 1.25 L lignohumate/ha), which were stressed by drought every year of the experiment for 30 days. Changes in the soil moisture content caused by drought significantly affect the growth of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> L., the microbial activity, and the soil’s capacity to retain nutrients. The measured basal respiration and dehydrogenase activity values confirm the significant effect of drought on microbial activity. These values were demonstrably higher in the period before drought simulation by more than 60%. On the other hand, significant differences between microbial activities in the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil were not found. We did not find a clear effect of drought on the formation of soil water repellency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-511fef797d7545d592830e32d81147522023-11-17T12:11:46ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292023-03-0113374510.3390/life13030745Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric ExperimentJakub Elbl0Vojtěch Lukas1Julie Sobotková2Igor Huňady3Antonín Kintl4Department of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech RepublicAgriculture Research Ltd., Zahradní 1, 664 41 Troubsko, Czech RepublicAgriculture Research Ltd., Zahradní 1, 664 41 Troubsko, Czech RepublicAgriculture Research Ltd., Zahradní 1, 664 41 Troubsko, Czech RepublicThis work presents results from a field experiment which was focused on the impact of the drought period on microbial activities in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil. To demonstrate the effect of drought, the pot experiment lasted from 2012 to 2015. Fifteen lysimeters (plastic containers) were prepared in our area of interest. These lysimeters were filled with the subsoil and topsoil from this area and divided into two groups. The first group consisted of two variants: V1 (control) and V2 (84 kg N/ha), which were not stressed by drought. The second group consisted of three variants, V3 (control), V4 (84 kg N/ha), and V5 (84 kg N/ha + 1.25 L lignohumate/ha), which were stressed by drought every year of the experiment for 30 days. Changes in the soil moisture content caused by drought significantly affect the growth of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> L., the microbial activity, and the soil’s capacity to retain nutrients. The measured basal respiration and dehydrogenase activity values confirm the significant effect of drought on microbial activity. These values were demonstrably higher in the period before drought simulation by more than 60%. On the other hand, significant differences between microbial activities in the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil were not found. We did not find a clear effect of drought on the formation of soil water repellency.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/745droughtbasal respirationmicrobial activitymineral nitrogenclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Jakub Elbl Vojtěch Lukas Julie Sobotková Igor Huňady Antonín Kintl Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment Life drought basal respiration microbial activity mineral nitrogen climate change |
| title | Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment |
| title_full | Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment |
| title_short | Effect of Drought on the Development of <i>Deschampsia caespitosa</i> (L.) and Selected Soil Parameters during a Three-Year Lysimetric Experiment |
| title_sort | effect of drought on the development of i deschampsia caespitosa i l and selected soil parameters during a three year lysimetric experiment |
| topic | drought basal respiration microbial activity mineral nitrogen climate change |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/745 |
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