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Cultivation of maize for silage production presents significant source of biomass for feed and energy. Unfortunately, convectional ways of maize cultivation bring a range of negative phenomena, such as soil erosion, decrease in soil fertility, etc. The present work deals with the possibility of maize cultivation in intercropping system together with legumes to prove its effect on soil properties (Cmic, Ctot and Ntot content in soil, dehydrogenase activity of soil microorganisms ? DHA). Three experimental variants ...

Maize is a major energy crop for the production of silage, processing in a biogas plant, or livestock feed. However, its cultivation is associated with the possibility of soil erosion and other soil degradation processes. This paper deals with the comparison of the development of the root system of maize and selected leguminoses ? Broad bean (Vicia faba L.), Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.), White lupin (Lupinus albus) which can be grown in mixed culture system (MC). Four variants of the experiment were prepared in ...

Municipal wastewater represents interesting source of irrigation water, especially in the situation where shortage of water is a growing problem in arid areas around the world. The potential decrease in soil fertility and expansion of arid areas due to global climate change represents the actual problem in agriculture in both developed and developing countries. The main objectives of the present study were to describe the impact of irrigation by different types of wastewater on content of C and N in soil, leaching...

Variable rate application (VRA) of fertilizers represents specific crop management where N is applied on the basis of information about field yield potential, plant health and quality. The main goal of this study was to assess the influence of nitrogen VRA (VRA-N) on grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat production. The VRA has been realized according application maps only for production and qualitative dose of N. Application maps for individual fields were prepared by SatAgro Company on the basi...