Abstract
Can soil properties of Fluvisols be influenced by river flow gradient?
Highlights
Fluvisols occupy less than 350 million ha worldwide (WRB, 2015)
Differences in chemistry and physical properties of Fluvisols developed along the Nitra River have been significantly affected mainly by its use, soil management practices and depth of the soil profile
Differences in chemistry and physical properties of Fluvisols developed along the Nitra River have been significantly affected mainly by the use, soil management practices and depth of the soil profile
Summary
Fluvisols occupy less than 350 million ha worldwide (WRB, 2015). In Slovak Republic the area of Fluvisols is 309.7 thousand hectares, representing 12.6% of the agricultural land fund (Bielek, 2017). The production potential of Fluvisols is relatively wide, ranging from 33 to 90 points in a 100-point scale. This means that fertility is significantly limited by soil properties (Zaujec et al, 2009). The properties of Fluvisols are significantly influenced by soil management practices (Kotorová, 2007; Kotorová and Šoltýsová, 2011; Kotorová, 2013; Polláková and Šimanský, 2015). As their occurrence is associated with the rivers, it is evident that their properties can be greatly influenced by the fluvial activity of the rivers (Zaujec et al, 2009, WRB, 2015, Bielek, 2017)
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