Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts

The purpose of the study was to analyse selected chemical properties of soils that have been in perennial orchard use. Four at least 20-year-old apple orchards were chosen for the investigation. Soils samples of chernozem, two luvisols and fluvisol developed from loess and silts were collected from...

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Main Authors: Jacek Pranagal, Sławomir Ligęza, Halina Smal, Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan
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Published: Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences 2018-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.acta-agrophysica.org/Wplyw-wieloletniego-uzytkowania-sadu-jabloniowego-na-wybrane-wlasciwosci-chemiczne,100456,0,2.html
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author Jacek Pranagal
Sławomir Ligęza
Halina Smal
Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan
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Halina Smal
Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan
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description The purpose of the study was to analyse selected chemical properties of soils that have been in perennial orchard use. Four at least 20-year-old apple orchards were chosen for the investigation. Soils samples of chernozem, two luvisols and fluvisol developed from loess and silts were collected from the herbicide strips, from the depth of 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and > 35 cm. Following analyses were performed: pH in water and 1M KCl, hydrolytic acidity (Hh), sum of basic cations (S), total sorption capacity (T), share of basic cations in sorption complex (V) calculated on the basis of Hh, S and T measurements, organic carbon (Corg), total nitrogen (Ntot), available forms of phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg). The silty soils remaining under perennial use of orchards differed in terms of a majority of the analysed chemical properties. Some differences resulted from the type of parent material and typology of the studied soils, others were the result of human activity. Only the chernozem did not show strong acidification. The other soils should be limed. The content of available forms of P, K and Mg might depend on fertilisation, while Corg and Ntot were typical for the analysed soils. Significant differences between the objects showed a random character and mainly concerned sorption properties, while the level of investigated elements resulted from human activity.
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spelling doaj.art-5e090bd4108840c9b597bfa14936aa5a2022-12-21T23:47:03ZengInstitute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of SciencesActa Agrophysica1234-41252300-67302018-12-0125443744810.31545/aagr/100456100456Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from siltsJacek Pranagal0Sławomir Ligęza1Halina Smal2Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan3Instytut Gleboznawstwa, Inżynierii i Kształtowania Środowiska Zakład Nauk o Środowisku Glebowym, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, PolskaInstytut Gleboznawstwa, Inżynierii i Kształtowania Środowiska Zakład Nauk o Środowisku Glebowym, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, PolskaInstytut Gleboznawstwa, Inżynierii i Kształtowania Środowiska Zakład Nauk o Środowisku Glebowym, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, PolskaInstytut Gleboznawstwa, Inżynierii i Kształtowania Środowiska Zakład Nauk o Środowisku Glebowym, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, PolskaThe purpose of the study was to analyse selected chemical properties of soils that have been in perennial orchard use. Four at least 20-year-old apple orchards were chosen for the investigation. Soils samples of chernozem, two luvisols and fluvisol developed from loess and silts were collected from the herbicide strips, from the depth of 0-10 cm, 10-20 cm and > 35 cm. Following analyses were performed: pH in water and 1M KCl, hydrolytic acidity (Hh), sum of basic cations (S), total sorption capacity (T), share of basic cations in sorption complex (V) calculated on the basis of Hh, S and T measurements, organic carbon (Corg), total nitrogen (Ntot), available forms of phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg). The silty soils remaining under perennial use of orchards differed in terms of a majority of the analysed chemical properties. Some differences resulted from the type of parent material and typology of the studied soils, others were the result of human activity. Only the chernozem did not show strong acidification. The other soils should be limed. The content of available forms of P, K and Mg might depend on fertilisation, while Corg and Ntot were typical for the analysed soils. Significant differences between the objects showed a random character and mainly concerned sorption properties, while the level of investigated elements resulted from human activity.http://www.acta-agrophysica.org/Wplyw-wieloletniego-uzytkowania-sadu-jabloniowego-na-wybrane-wlasciwosci-chemiczne,100456,0,2.htmlsilty soilsapple orchardchemical properties
spellingShingle Jacek Pranagal
Sławomir Ligęza
Halina Smal
Joanna Gmitrowicz-Iwan
Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
Acta Agrophysica
silty soils
apple orchard
chemical properties
title Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
title_full Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
title_fullStr Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
title_full_unstemmed Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
title_short Effect of long-term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
title_sort effect of long term use of apple orchard on selected chemical properties of soils developed from silts
topic silty soils
apple orchard
chemical properties
url http://www.acta-agrophysica.org/Wplyw-wieloletniego-uzytkowania-sadu-jabloniowego-na-wybrane-wlasciwosci-chemiczne,100456,0,2.html
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