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Potential Impact of Biostimulator NeOsol and Three Different Manure Types on Physical Soil Properties and Crop Status in Heavy Soils Conditions

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  • Václav Novák

    (Department of Machinery Utilization, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Petr Šařec

    (Department of Machinery Utilization, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Kateřina Křížová

    (Department of Machinery Utilization, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
    Division of Crop Protection and Plant Health, Crop Research Institute, 161 06 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Petr Novák

    (Department of Agricultural Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Oldřich Látal

    (Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the long-term influence of biostimulator NeOsol in combination with different manure types on soil’s physical properties and crop status. NeOsol is a soil biostimulator that should stimulate the biological reactions of the soil profile and improve the soil’s physical and chemical properties. A six-year experiment was conducted with eight treatments: NPK, cattle manure, pig manure, poultry manure, and the same four treatments with the NeOsol added on top. The in situ sampling of soil properties provided data on unit draft (UD), bulk density (BD), and saturated hydraulic conductivity (SHC). Furthermore, remotely sensed data were analyzed to describe crop status via three selected vegetation indices (VI), and crop yields were assessed last. The variants treated with NeOsol demonstrated decreases in UD over time; BD, SHC, and VI did not significantly change. The impact on yield was significant and increased over time. When comparing the variants with manure application to those without one, the cattle manure led to significantly higher SHC; the pig manure led to significantly lower UD and BD but significantly higher SHC and yield; and the poultry manure led to significantly lower UD and BD but higher yield.

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  • Václav Novák & Petr Šařec & Kateřina Křížová & Petr Novák & Oldřich Látal, 2021. "Potential Impact of Biostimulator NeOsol and Three Different Manure Types on Physical Soil Properties and Crop Status in Heavy Soils Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
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