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The Mineral Fertilizer-Dependent Chemical Parameters of Soil Acidification under Field Conditions

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  • Przemysław Tkaczyk

    (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak

    (Department of General and Environmental Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-656 Poznań, Poland)

  • Monika Skowrońska

    (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Wiesław Bednarek

    (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Sebastian Kuśmierz

    (Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Zawierucha

    (Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Medicine, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland)

Abstract

Soil acidification in agroecosystems is a natural process that could be accelerated, mainly by the inappropriate application of mineral fertilizers, or prevented, by sustainable management practices. On the basis of a three-year field study in a grassland agroecosystem, the impact of different rates of fertilization with nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) on soil chemical parameters related to soil acidity was evaluated. It was found that high-rate fertilization with ammonium nitrate accelerated the soil acidification process, which was additionally intensified by the application of superphosphate and potassium salt. The sum of exchangeable base cations, the values of base saturation and hydrolytic acidity in the soil reflected the interactions between the applied NPK-fertilizer levels. Considering chemical parameters related to soil acidity studied in this experiment, it seems that the best strategies for mitigating soil acidification in grasslands are reducing nitrate leaching, changing fertilizer types and increasing the input of base cations.

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  • Przemysław Tkaczyk & Agnieszka Mocek-Płóciniak & Monika Skowrońska & Wiesław Bednarek & Sebastian Kuśmierz & Elżbieta Zawierucha, 2020. "The Mineral Fertilizer-Dependent Chemical Parameters of Soil Acidification under Field Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:17:p:7165-:d:407764
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    1. Xiaoyang Liu & Huading Shi & Zhongke Bai & Xiaocai Liu & Bing Yang & Dingxuan Yan, 2020. "Assessing Soil Acidification of Croplands in the Poyang Lake Basin of China from 2012 to 2018," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-12, April.
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