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Microbiological characterization of land set-aside before and after Roundup desiccation

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  • M. Růžková

    (Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture, Brno, Czech Republic)

  • L. Růžek

    (Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • K. Voříšek

    (Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • P. Vráblík

    (Faculty of Environment, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic)

  • D. Musilová

    (Faculty of Science and Engineering, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Abstract

Luvic chernozem (set-aside from 1996) was evaluated. The first period, before Roundup desiccation (2002-2003), was characterized by black, spontaneous and controlled fallows (mowed with the removal of plant biomass or mulched); the following period (2003-2004) by black fallow with repeated Roundup applications; and the last period (2004-2006) involved re-grassing by a mowed Lolium multiflorum Lam. monoculture. The characterization included microbial biomass, available organic carbon, basal respiration, metabolic quotient, biomass-specific available organic carbon, arylsulfatase activity, soil organic matter carbon and total nitrogen. Mulching of pure cultures of grasses and legumes contributed to a high soil organic matter accumulation. Repeated Roundup desiccation caused a strong (highly significant) decrease of arylsulfatase activity (-28%), however highly significant increase of microbial biomass (+69%) and nitrate-nitrogen (+86%) were determined. The subsequent re-grassing compensated the changes described. The soil biological properties were best preserved on mulched fallow with Lotus corniculatus L. and Festuca pratensis L., also in regard to contamination with weeds.

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  • M. Růžková & L. Růžek & K. Voříšek & P. Vráblík & D. Musilová, 2011. "Microbiological characterization of land set-aside before and after Roundup desiccation," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 57(2), pages 88-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:57:y:2011:i:2:id:226-2010-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/226/2010-PSE
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    1. M. Svobodová & J. Šantrůček & J. Urbanec, 2004. "Succession changes of temporary grass stands on set-aside land," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 50(3), pages 108-115.
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