Gypsum and Tillage Practices for Combating Soil Salinity and Enhancing Crop Productivity DOI Creative Commons
Njomza Gashi, Zsombor Szőke,

Alena Czakó

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 658 - 658

Published: March 20, 2025

Soil salinity is a major global challenge, reducing fertility and crop productivity. This study evaluated the effects of various soil management practices on physical, chemical, microbial properties saline soils. Six treatments, combining loosening, ploughing, disking, gypsum amendment, were applied to solonetzic meadow with high sodium levels. penetration resistance was measured using Penetronik penetrometer, while chemical analyses included pH, total salt content, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), humus, exchangeable cations (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+). Microbial composition determined through DNA extraction nanopore sequencing. The results showed that level A had lowest (333 ± 200 N/m2), indicating better conditions for plant growth. Gypsum loosening treatment significantly improved (141 N/m2, p < 0.001), amendment enhanced (p 0.05, 0.01, 0.001). application balanced parameters influenced communities. Reduced tillage favored functionally important genera but did not support fungal diversity > 0.05). These findings highlight effectiveness practices, like in mitigating stress fostering beneficial Combining these methods proved most effective enhancing health, offering insights sustainable environments.

Language: Английский

Gypsum and Tillage Practices for Combating Soil Salinity and Enhancing Crop Productivity DOI Creative Commons
Njomza Gashi, Zsombor Szőke,

Alena Czakó

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 658 - 658

Published: March 20, 2025

Soil salinity is a major global challenge, reducing fertility and crop productivity. This study evaluated the effects of various soil management practices on physical, chemical, microbial properties saline soils. Six treatments, combining loosening, ploughing, disking, gypsum amendment, were applied to solonetzic meadow with high sodium levels. penetration resistance was measured using Penetronik penetrometer, while chemical analyses included pH, total salt content, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), humus, exchangeable cations (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+). Microbial composition determined through DNA extraction nanopore sequencing. The results showed that level A had lowest (333 ± 200 N/m2), indicating better conditions for plant growth. Gypsum loosening treatment significantly improved (141 N/m2, p < 0.001), amendment enhanced (p 0.05, 0.01, 0.001). application balanced parameters influenced communities. Reduced tillage favored functionally important genera but did not support fungal diversity > 0.05). These findings highlight effectiveness practices, like in mitigating stress fostering beneficial Combining these methods proved most effective enhancing health, offering insights sustainable environments.

Language: Английский

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