scholarly journals Quantification and comparison of ecosystem services of grasslands versus another fodder crop (maize) based on mineral nitrogen content in the 60–90 cm soil layer

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-78
Author(s):  
Halina Lipińska ◽  
Ilona Woźniak-Kostecka ◽  
Anna Kocira ◽  
Wojciech Lipiński ◽  
Stanisław Franczak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Nitrogen Emissions ◽  
Livestock Population ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Mineral Soils

Grasslands provide many ecosystem services. Apart from being a source of fodder for animals, grasslands regulate water and soil quality by reducing nitrogen emissions to the environment. The aim of the study was to determine the biophysical and monetary value of ecosystem services of grassland based on the “mineral nitrogen content in the soil layer 60–90 cm” indicator depending on the method of use and the type of soil, against the cultivation of maize for green fodder. The study area encompassed three provinces, different in terms of soil use, livestock population and intensity of grassland use. The investigation indicated that the value of ecosystem services provided by grasslands varied spatially and depended on the type of use and type of soil. In mineral soils, the lowest levels of this index were recorded from sites used for pasturing, while the highest levels were found under maize crops. In organic soils (without maize crops), the smallest losses of Nmin were observed in meadows while the highest losses were in pastures. Nmin losses in organic soils were higher than in mineral soils. The losses observed were highest in Opolskie Province, followed by Podlaskie Province, with the lowest losses in Lubelskie Province.

scholarly journals Observations on the effect of organic materila upon aggregation and nitrate-nitrogen content of soil

1952 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Armi Kaila ◽  
Pertti Kivinen
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Soil Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Aggregation State ◽  
Water Stable Aggregates ◽  
Mineral Soils ◽  
Simultaneous Immobilization ◽  
Properties Of Soil

In the experiments reported above the effect of organic material upon the aggregation of soil particles and the simultaneous immobilization of mineral nitrogen by microorganisms were studied. The relative amount of water-stable aggregates larger than 0.5 mm in diameter was considered to indicate the aggregation state of the soil samples. Probably, somewhat different results were obtained if the crumb formation had been determined by some other method, but it is not sure that these would have been more reliable. Since the incubation of soil samples were performed under aerobic conditions, and all the samples were mineral soils, it seemed justifiable to take the nitrate-nitrogen content of the soil samples to characterize the amount of mineral nitrogen in them. On the basis of the results the general conclusion may be drawn that the more favourable the conditions are for the development of an active and large microflora in the soil, the more intensively the crumb formation and the immobilization of nitrogen takes place, but also the destruction of aggregates begins the more rapidlv. This appeared to be true with regard to the indigenous fertility of soil as well as to the fertilization. Liming, however, did not improve the conditions in these experiment, probably due to the rather slight acidity of the soil samples used. Under otherwise similar conditions the larger amount of straw produced larger amount of aggregates, but the differences in the nitrate-nitrogen content of soil in the presence of various amounts of straw were neglibigle. Generally, the degree of immobilization of soil nitrogen seemed largely to depend on the properties of soil and on other environmental conditions, and nitrogen applications, theoretically enough for the needs of microorganisms that decomposed the straw, could not always prevent an intensive absorption of soil nitrogen. The crumb formation appeared to need mere energy-yielding material than the immobilization of nitrogen, or the destruction of crumbs occurred more rapidly than the nitrification of microbiologically bound nitrogen.

scholarly journals Influence of selected environmental and production factors on mineral nitrogen loss

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
HALINA LIPIŃSKA ◽  
RAFAŁ KORNAS ◽  
IZABELLA JACKOWSKA ◽  
WOJCIECH LIPIŃSKI ◽  
ANDRZEJ BOCHNIAK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Mineral Soils ◽  
Living Organisms

Nitrogen, an indispensable component of living organisms can exert a negative impact on various elements of the environment. The study objective is to identify the correlation between certain environment and production factors and mineral nitrogen content in the 60–90 cm soil layer, recognised as a potential loss of this ingredient from the production and economic perspective and as a hazard to water quality. The study is based on the results obtained from 320 points (a total of 2560 samples from the 0–30, 30–60 and 60–90 cm layers), located in mineral soils in the Lublin Province, as part of a Nmin monitoring project in the years 2008–2011. The soil material was collected in the spring and autumn, Nmin content was determined using (the spectrophotometric method) against the background of precipitation and air temperature and groups of crop plants, fertilisation and animal stock at farms where measurement points were located. Livestock and crop cultivation had the greatest impact on Nmin loss. There was no significant impact of the weather conditions and N doses in the mineral fertilizers in the spring measurement period. In contrast, the correlations with the analysed factors were stronger in the autumn.

The value of ecosystem services

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linus Blomqvist ◽  
R. David Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Opportunity Costs ◽  
Monetary Value ◽  
Pollution Treatment ◽  
Diminishing Returns

This chapter investigates whether the growing enthusiasm for ecosystem services recently expressed by conservation NGOs and international institutions is supported by evidence. Ecosystem services—the benefits humans receive from nature—have become the darlings of conservation on the assumption that the valuation of selected services may justify protecting land. A critical examination of a random sample of monetary valuations for regulating ecosystem services such as pollution treatment, finds that only onethird can be considered reliable, and that only ten percent of monetary value estimates can be transferred to other contexts. This suggests that the overall evidence base for assigning monetary value to nature is limited. Furthermore, diminishing returns, high opportunity costs, and technological substitutes might limit the amount of conservation that can be justified on the basis financial assessments of ecosystem services. As such, this chapter concludes that ecosystem services as a conservation strategy should not be embraced uncritically.

Effect of Fertilizer, Inoculation and Sowing Time on Free Amino Acids and Mineral Nitrogen Content of Field Grown Mature Soybean Seeds

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Kabir Khan Achakzai ◽  
Safdar Ali Kayani . ◽  
Muhammad Yaqoob . ◽  
Abdul Nabi .
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Free Amino Acids ◽  
Free Amino ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
Soybean Seeds ◽  
Sowing Time

Stimulated decomposition of soil organic matter during the decomposition of added organic materials

1960 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
NJ Barrow
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Organic Materials ◽  
Mineral Nitrogen ◽  
High Nitrogen Content ◽  
High Nitrogen ◽  
High Ph

When organic materials of high nitrogen content were allowed to decompose in soil, the accumulation of ammonium caused high pH. It vas shown that high pH caused increased production of carbon dioxide, sulphate, and mineral nitrogen from soil organic matter.

Effect of Soil Type, Hilling Time, and Weed Interference on Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Development and Yield

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Vangessel ◽  
Karen A. Renner
Keyword(s):  
Tuber Yield ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Russet Burbank Potato ◽  
Russet Burbank ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Tuber Quality ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Weed Interference ◽  
Mineral Soils ◽  
Two Stages

‘Atlantic’ and ‘Russet Burbank’ potato cultivars were grown on mineral and organic soils either with or without weeds and were hilled at two stages of potato development (potatoes cracking through the soil and potatoes 30 cm tall). A single hilling procedure was not adequate in either year for full-season weed control. Early hilling suppressed weeds and increased tuber yields more than conventional hilling on mineral soils in 1988 only. Early hilling tended to increase the relative biomass of C4weeds compared to C3weeds for both soils. Weeds reduced aboveground potato biomass on mineral and muck soils. However, reduced aboveground potato biomass measurements did not predict tuber yield reductions. Marketable yield of Russet Burbank potato was reduced by weed interference more than the yield of Atlantic on mineral soils when planted according to conventional cultural practices. However, the marketable yield of Atlantic potato was reduced more than Russet Burbank yield by weeds on muck soils. Weed interference influenced tuber quality on both mineral and muck soil.

Field dissipation of S-metolachlor in organic and mineral soils used for sugarcane production in Florida

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-370
Author(s):  
Jose V. Fernandez ◽  
D. Calvin Odero ◽  
Gregory E. MacDonald ◽  
Jason A. Ferrell ◽  
Brent A. Sellers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Organic Soils ◽  
Sugarcane Production ◽  
Mineral Soils ◽  
Moisture Conditions

AbstractDissipation of S-metolachlor, a soil-applied herbicide, on organic and mineral soils used for sugarcane production in Florida was evaluated using field studies in 2013 to 2016. S-metolachlor was applied PRE at 2,270 g ha−1 on organic and mineral soils with 75% and 1.6% organic matter, respectively. The rate of dissipation of S-metolachlor was rapid on mineral soils compared with organic soils. Dissipation of S-metolachlor on organic soils followed a negative linear trend resulting in half-lives (DT50) ranging from 50 to 126 d. S-metolachlor loss on organic soils was more rapid under high soil-moisture conditions than in corresponding low soil-moisture conditions. On mineral soils, dissipation of S-metolachlor followed an exponential decline. The DT50 of S-metolachlor on mineral soils ranged from 12 to 24 d. The short persistence of S-metolachlor on mineral soils was likely attributed to low organic matter content with limited adsorptive capability. The results indicate that organic matter content and soil moisture are important for persistence of S-metolachlor on organic and mineral soils used for sugarcane production in Florida.

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