Naslov
Contribution to Assessment Suitability of Land for No-Till in Croatia

Autori
Husnjak, Stjepan ; Mesić, Milan ; Kisić, Ivan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of International Soil Tillage Research Organisation Conference, Soil Management for Sustainability / - Brisbane, 2003

Skup
Soil Management for Sustainability

Mjesto i datum
Brisbane, Australija, 03.07.2003. - 09.07.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
soil tillage; suitability; no-till

Sažetak
Although the numerous advantages and positive effects of the no-till system of soil tillage are well known, its application has not taken hold in the Croatian agricultural practice as much as it could have done. One of the reasons can be the lack of adequate information about land suitability for the application of the no-till system. The Republic of Croatia currently has about 220 000 ha of state-owned agricultural land, predominantly plough-fields in the low-lying continental part, which used to be owned by the state agricultural enterprises. Most of these areas have been subject to detailed pedological investigations, the results of which might be used, among other things, to evaluate land suitability for the application of the no till system. The basic research goal was to design the methodology for the evaluation of soil suitability for the application of the no-till system, which was then used to assess soil suitability on the example of the arable areas of the agricultural enterprise IPK Osijek - R.J. Senkovac, covering an overall area of 3780 ha. This involved establishing which data were available within the pedological investigations performed and which were still missing for the evaluation of land suitability for the no till system. It was found that the detailed pedological investigations done in Croatia provide highly valuable information, which can be used, without additional field work, to evaluate soil suitability, as one of the input parameters for a general assessment of land suitability for the application of the no till system.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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