Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(1), 59-63 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563010059

Comparative Study of Microbial Activity and Chemical Properties of Soil by Implementing Anti-erosion Measure Vertical Mulching with Organic Residues

Gergana Slavova Kuncheva
Laboratory of soil analysis and erosion research, ISS "Nikola Poushkarov" - Sofia, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev"

Water soil erosion is a phenomenon in which soil particles are separated transported and translocated by the action of rain water. Removal of topsoil by water flow leads to a decrease of humus in the soil, deterioration of soil structure, compaction, and reduction of microbial activity.
Developed and tested have been number of methods and technologies for soil protection from the effects of water erosion. Such technology is vertical mulching, and straw or compost applied as mulching material.
This work is a study of the changes that occur in some soil chemical properties and soil microbiological activity, as a result in the implementation of anti-erosion measure vertical mulching with different mulching materials for growing corn and wheat grain on carbonate chernozem, on sloping agricultural lands.

Keywords: water erosion, microbiological activity of soil, compost, vertical mulching

Prepublished online: March 14, 2015; Published: April 1, 2015  Show citation

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Kuncheva, G.S. (2015). Comparative Study of Microbial Activity and Chemical Properties of Soil by Implementing Anti-erosion Measure Vertical Mulching with Organic Residues. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(1), 59-63. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563010059
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