Abstract
The effect of the use of different lime rates on the pH values and subsequently on the quantitative traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. 'Novosadska rana 5') was investigated on the pseudogley type of soil. Of the quantitative traits in wheat, spike length, number of spikes per m2, grain mass per spike, number of grains per spike and 1000-grain weight, were studied as the most significant indicators of its yield. The studies were carried out during 2010 and 2011. The trial was set up following a randomized block design with four liming variants along with three replications, in which the experimental field was 70 m2 in area. In both study years, along with the previously determined experimental conditions, the variant of CaCO3, used with an amount of 2 t/ha, was found to have the highest effect on enhancing all the parameters of wheat. Based on the results obtained throughout the current research work, it could be inferred that, despite falling under a lower quality class, pseudogley soil could promote usable optimal biological potential of the wheat variety ('Novosadska rana 5'), if adequately treated with lime along with the application of cropping practices. Key words: Pseudogley, lime rates, wheat, grown
Highlights
Even though wheat represents the most significant farming product with respect to human nutrition, both its yield and areas of growth have been on a steady decline in Serbia for the past ten years or thereabouts (Malešević et al, 2008)
It could partly be attributed to the farmers who have increasingly been passing on to others, economically, more profitable fields of activities, partly to the global changes in temperatures being extremely unfavourable for wheat growth, but mostly to
All the liming measures applied had a positive effect on the pH of pseudogley soil at which its highest increase was reported to be in variant 3, which was realistically expected because it has the highest CaCO3 rate when compared with the check, which is the untreated variant
Summary
Even though wheat represents the most significant farming product with respect to human nutrition, both its yield and areas of growth have been on a steady decline in Serbia for the past ten years or thereabouts (Malešević et al, 2008). In order to prevent wheat production and yield from further collapse and deterioration, it seems necessary to take appropriate measures in order to increase its production efficiency in the already existing production areas. One of such measures is a more massive introduction of the recently released wheat varieties (Renesansa, Pobeda, Evropa, Novosadska rana 5), which have shown a high production potential even under stressful climatic conditions, and the significant measure is to increase and improve the soil fertility level (Denčić et al, 2006).
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