Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2017, 65(5), 1477-1482 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201765051477

Changes in Soil Aggregate Stability Induced by Mineral Nitrogen Fertilizer Application

Martin Brtnický1, Jakub Elbl2, Helena Dvořáčková2, Jindřich Kynický2, Jan Hladký2
1 Department of Geology and Pedology, Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

The stability of soil aggregates is one of the most important characteristics of the soil affecting the overall soil quality and its health. In locality Březová nad Svitavou, experiment to reveal the effect of nitrogen dose on the stability of soil aggregates of Rendzina soil was carried out. The aim was to detect changes in soil aggregate stability after 4 and 5 years from the beginning of the experiment. There were tested 7 variants, prepared in triplicate. The results revealed that the stability of soil aggregates decreases with increasing amounts of applied N. Effect of N application was not statistically significant in the fourth but in the fifth year of the experiment. The results also revealed a significant deterioration in the stability of soil aggregates in the fifth year compared to the fourth year of the experiment.

Keywords: nitrogen, soil aggregate stability, quality and health of soil, Rendzina, soil
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This work was supported by the National Agency for Agricultural research (NAZV), project: The possibilities for retention of reactive nitrogen from agriculture in the most vulnerable infiltration area of water resources, registration no. QJ 122007.

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Brtnický, M., Elbl, J., Dvořáčková, H., Kynický, J., & Hladký, J. (2017). Changes in Soil Aggregate Stability Induced by Mineral Nitrogen Fertilizer Application. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 65(5), 1477-1482. doi: 10.11118/actaun201765051477
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