Properties Of Ordinary Chernozems Research Articles

Soybean productivity depending on the cultivation technology on ordinary chernozem in the Central Ciscaucasia zone

The existing technology of soybean cultivation with mandatory tillage is quite expensive, when up to 30 % or more of the total costs are spent on preparing the soil for sowing, and most of them are spent on fuel and lubricants, which are becoming more expensive every year. The purpose of the research is to determine the effect of the technology recommended by scientific institutions and the technology of soybean cultivation without tillage with the introduction of various doses of mineral fertilizers on its yield and agrophysical properties of ordinary chernozem in the zone of unstable moisture in the Central Ciscaucasia. The influence of soybean cultivation technology without tillage, depending on the doses of mineral fertilizers, on its growth, development, yield and agrophysical, chemical and biological properties of ordinary chernozem has been studied, and an economic assessment of the studied agricultural practices has been given. Cultivation technologies and applied fertilizers did not significantly affect the quality of soybean seeds. The oil content in soybean seeds for both technologies and all doses of fertilizer application on average over the years of research was in the range of 19,8–20,3 %, protein for the same variants of the experiment contained 41,3–41,7 %, and all differences in these indicators were not statistically significant. When cultivating soybeans using No-till technology the cost of purchasing and applying a continuous herbicide increases by 1280 rubles/ha or by 49,4 % in relation to the recommended technology. However, the recommended technology significantly increases production costs for the purchase of fuel and lubricants – by 3,276 rubles/ha or 232,0 %, the wage fund by 824 rubles/ha or 93,4 %, depreciation and repair of equipment by 891 rubles/ha or 47,0 %. Thus, the biggest economic efficiency has been obtained when using the technology of soybean cultivation without tillage and without applying mineral fertilizers.

Influence of irrigated mineralized waters on properties of ordinary chernozem in the conditions of Prysamaria Dniprovske

Irrigation of lands in arid climates helps to solve the problem of water deficit of soils in order to increase their fertility. However, under the influence of mineralized waters used for irrigation, there is a degradation of chemical, physico-chemical, water-physical and physical properties of soils. Soil monitoring is one of the effective mechanisms that allowsassessing the current state of soils and predicting the negative consequences of economic activity in the future. The area where the research was conducted is in the zone of insufficient moisture where there is an annual deficit of water balance of soils. Irrigation in the studied areas began in the mid-70s of the last century and lasted until 1992. The waters of the Samara River were used for this purpose. The total mineralization of water during the growing season reaches 3515 mg/dm3. It is possible to estimate the degree of transformation of soils that have been under the influence of irrigation waters for a long time in relation to the indicators of virgin soils. The zonal soils of the research area are CalcicChernozems. The analysis of macromorphological indicators showed that irrigation soils differ from the reference ones by the thickness of the organogenic horizon, density and structure. The results of the analysis of the aqueous extract of the reference soils show the absence of salinization with water-soluble salts. Their content varies in the range from 0.051 to 0.078 %. A maximum of one salt is observed in the soil profile, namely in the transitional horizon at a depth of 45–63 cm. Below this depth, the content of water-soluble salts progressively decreases. The total content and distribution of water-soluble salts in the soil profile of irrigated soils has some differences from the reference soils. In the upper part of the humus horizon, the total amount of water-soluble salts is smaller, which can be attributed to the effects of machining and better aeration, as well as the intensive removal of their vegetation. Below these horizons, the amount of water-soluble salts progressively increases and reaches a maximum in the soil-forming rock. The nature of the distribution in the soil profile and the total amount of salts isnot typical for Calcic Chernozems and ismore similar to those of Gleyic Calcic Chernozems. The maximum amount of water-soluble salts is concentrated in the parent rock. Their percentage indicates the absence of salinity in both studied soils. But guided by the method of calculating the content of toxic water-soluble salts in the soil, in the reference soils, this figure reaches 0.21 t/ha in a meter layer of soil, and in irrigation 0.42 t/ha. The results of studies of physicochemical parameters show that a higher content of metabolic calcium is characteristic of the reference soils, and its distribution in the soils along the profile of both options is relatively similar. In contrast, the distribution of exchangeable magnesium in the soil profile varies greatly, especially in the reference soils. In irrigated soils, the ratio of exchangeable calcium to magnesium is more stable and varies in the range from 4.2 to 7.9, which may be the result of prolonged irrigation. According to the obtained physicochemical parameters, irrigation soils have weak salinity in the lower part of the transition horizon. This indicator, together with the ratio of exchangeable calcium to magnesium, indicates eluvial-illuvial processes that for some time contributed to the redistribution in the soil profile of both water-soluble salts and exchangeable cations. Evaluation of the degree of salinity of soils showed the absence of salinization in the reference soils, as well as in the upper part of the humus horizons of irrigated soils. Given the buffering of irrigated soils, weak salinity is present only in the upper part of the transition horizon.

ФАКТОРЫ, УСИЛИВАЮЩИЕ ОТРИЦАТЕЛЬНОЕ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЕ ДЛИТЕЛЬНОГО ОРОШЕНИЯ НА СВОЙСТВА ЧЕРНОЗЕМА ОБЫКНОВЕННОГО

Purpose: to identify factors enhancing the negative impact of long-term irrigation on soil fertility. Materials and methods. The influence of mineralization and quality of irrigation water on ordinary chernozems (Neklinovsky district), the level of groundwater table on the reclamation state and soil fertility of ordinary chernozems (Bagaevsky district of Rostov region), the structure of crop rotations was studied, and optimal moisture levels for different irrigation modes were established. Results. Long-term use of sulphate-sodium low-mineralized water led to the degradation of ordinary chernozems. They acquired the properties of medium alkaline and medium solonized soils: alkalinity – 1.29 mmol(eq)/100 g, solonetzicity – 7 % of exchangeable sodium from the total soil absorbing complex (SAC), soil bulk density – 1.34 t/m³, humus content decreased by 23 % during its transformation from fulvate-humate to humate-fulvate. The close ground waters table and their mineralization of 5 g/dm³ contributed to secondary salinization. Fertility reproduction is observed only with the introduction of organic fertilizers. The increase in humus content in the alfalfa-corn crop rotation was 0.68 % with the introduction of 60 t/ha of manure after 4 years of corn cultivation in comparison with the humus content after 3 years of alfalfa cultivation, and in the grain feed – 0.55 %. It was found that with an increase of irrigation rate up to 30 %, leaching of exchangeable calcium is observed with a simultaneous increase in the content of exchangeable sodium up to 4 % of the total SAC, which contributes to an increase in bulk density of ordinary chernozem to 1.38 t/m³. In the variant with over-irrigation, the humus content decreased by 0.22 % over 4 years of regular irrigation, and in the variant with the optimal and reduced by 40 and 60 % rates, its amount decreased from 0.04 to 0.07 %, as in dry land. Conclusions. The investigated factors enhance under certain conditions the negative impact of long-term irrigation on the properties of ordinary chernozem.

The effect of artificial forest plantations on the thermophysical properties of chernozems

As a result of a study of the effect of artificial forest plantations formed by Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Quercus robur L., on the thermophysical features of the chernozems of the Komissarovsky reserve (Pyatykhatsky district, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine), it was found that the stand of robinia reduced air temperature by 4, 5 °С, oak – by 9.4 °С in comparison with the open area. The maximum temperature of the soil surface is found in ordinary chernozem. The effect of robinia plantation manifested itself in the form of a decrease in the temperature of the soil surface by 5.4 °C, and the oak surface by 8.0 °C. The maximum soil temperature at a depth of 50 cm is also found in ordinary chernozem. At the same depth, the soil under robinia plantation turned out to be 7.6 °C, under oak – 6.9 °C colder. According to the average temperature of the 50-centimeter layer of all the studied soils, ordinary chernozem is distinguished, the soils under the plantations almost do not differ according to this indicator. The smallest difference between the air temperature and the average temperature of the soil layer 0–50 cm was in the soil under oak plantation, the largest – in the soil under robinia plantation. The smallest difference between the temperature of the soil surface and at a depth of 50 cm was found in the soil under oak plantation, and the greatest difference in the soil under robinia plantations. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, an assumption was made about the thermal features of the upper horizons, which fall within the interval of 0–50 cm, of each of the three studied soils. The soil under robinia plantation is characterized by maximum values of thermal diffusivity, and ordinary chernozem – minimal. The soil under the oak plantation occupies an intermediate value for this indicator. Ordinary chernozem is characterized by maximum values of heat capacity, slightly smaller values are characteristic of soil for robinia plantations. The minimum values of heat capacity are characteristic of oak plantation soil. The soil under robinia plantation is sharply distinguished by the maximum values of thermal conductivity compared to ordinary chernozem and the soil under oak planting. The actual study of thermophysical properties confirmed the correctness of the assumption in only one of the three indicators for each of the studied soils. This indicates a significant limitation of predicting the thermophysical indicators of soils, based only on measuring their temperature. The influence of robinia plantation on the thermal physical properties of ordinary chernozems is manifested in an increase in their thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity, as well as in a certain decrease in heat capacity. The influence of oak stands is characterized by an increase in thermal diffusivity and heat capacity, as well as a decrease in thermal conductivity of ordinary chernozem.

Влияние загрязнения наночастицами оксидов никеля и железа на биологические свойства чернозема обыкновенного североприазовского

Влияние загрязнения наночастицами оксидов никеля и железа на биологические свойства чернозема обыкновенного североприазовского

Application of composite compost resulted in changes of the agrochemical properties of ordinary chernozem and winter wheat productivity in Western Ciscaucasia

It was shown that the application of composite compost to the arable layer of ordinary chernozem in the conditions of Krasnodar krai promotes an increase in the content of organic substance, ammonia nitrogen, and mobile phosphorus and, thereby, preservation of soil fertility. The change of the agrochemical properties of ordinary chernozem influenced the productivity of winter wheat. For 3 years of researches, the average increase in a crop was approximately 6.0 centners/ha (9.8%) as compare to control. A close dependence of the biological yield of the grain of winter wheat on some chemical characteristics of soil cover caused by application of composite compost was revealed.

Physical properties of ordinary chernozems in steppe landscapes adjacent to forests

The spatial changes in the ecological conditions of the humus formation; the humus content and reserves and its fractional-group composition and amphiphilic properties; and the structure, density, and water absorption coefficient of ordinary chernozems were studied on nine key plots at distances of 34 and 2 km from two forest massifs of different sizes—the Buzuluk Bor (111 000 ha) and a small birch grove (25 ha)—in the steppe zone of the Cis-Ural region. With an increase in the distance from the forests, the soil humus reserves decrease, the Cha/Cfa ratio becomes larger, and the portion of hydrophilic and amphiphilicneutral fractions in the soil organic matter increases. In the same direction, the structure coefficient decreases (from 2.5–3.7 to 1.5–2.2), the soil density gradually increases, and the water permeability decreases and remains within the optimal values range.

Simulation of water permeability processes in chernozems of the Kamennaya Steppe

The physical and hydrophysical properties of ordinary chernozems from the Kamennaya Steppe were studied for the experimental support of a soil water infiltration model. Increased fissuring and density of the plow horizon were noted because of the dry weather conditions, which caused high infiltration values. The soil water retention curve parameters were calculated from the experimentally determined particle-size distribution, the bulk density of the soil, the solid phase density, the organic matter content, and the physicomechanical and soil-hydrological constants using the known pedotransfer functions and the Voronin secant method. A model experiment with different input parameters was performed. It was shown that the best experimental support of the model included parameters calculated by the Voronin method with the following approximation by the van Genuchten function.

Humus specificity in ordinary chernozems of the Kammennaya Steppe area

tion of organic substances in the soil profile. In fact, this is in agreement with the views of Dokuchaev, who considered both processes to be important in the genesis of chernozems [1]. Information about changes in the properties of ordinary chernozems of the Kamennaya Steppe area under the impact of artificially planted forest vegetation, anthropogenic loads, and climate changes in the past century is rather ambiguous. In particular, this concerns data on changes in the humus status of ordinary chernozems. In this context, the study of the group and fractional composition of soil humus and the content of labile organic matter attracts special attention. Data on the amphiphilic properties of humic substances of ordinary chernozems are important for the proper assessment of the character of hydromorphism in chernozemic soils developed under steppe vegetation on the abandoned fields, under cropland, and under shelterbelts.