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EFFECT OF LONG-TERM EROSION ON HUMUS CONTENT AND QUALITY ON CHERNOZEM SOILS
(STEF92 Technology, 2017-06-20, Jan Hladky, Jindrich Kynicky, Halena Dvorackova, Jakub Elbl, Martin Brtnicky)
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Up to 50% of arable land is threatened by water erosion in the Czech Republic. Annually, water erosion causes billions of dollars of damage. It is especially reflected in the reduction in value of agricultural land and yield of the erosion damaged soil. In erosion affected areas, the soil is washed off and depleted of the finest particles binding nutrients and contributing to the formation of humus. In our study, we include five effects of water erosion on the content and quality of humus in chernozem, in topsoil,...
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