1. STABILNOST PRINOSA I DUŽINA ŽIVOTA LUCERKE NA PSEUDOGLEJU POSLE PRIMENE KREČNJAKA.
- Author
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Katić, Slobodan, Milić, Dragan, Lazarević, Boban, Dugalić, Goran, and Bokan, Nikola
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ALFALFA , *CROP yields , *LIMING of soils , *LIME (Minerals) , *ACID soils , *RHIZOBIUM - Abstract
A study was carried out to determine the effects of liming and bacterial application on yield stability and longevity of alfalfa grown on acid soils. The field trial was conducted in 2004-2007 at the farm of the Secondary Agricultural School in Kraljevo. The experiment included four treatments: 1.3 t ha-1 of lime; 2.6 t ha-1 of lime; 3. inoculation of alfalfa seeds with Rhizobium meliloti; and 4. control (no lime or Rhizobium). The results of the study showed that the application of 3 and 6 t ha-1 of lime significantly increased the yields of green forage and dry matter. The yields of green forage and dry matter were significantly higher in the treatments in which lime was used than in those in which no lime was applied (p≥0.01). Also, the treatment with the higher lime rate outyielded the one with the lower dose by a significant margin (199.2 t ha-1 of green forage and 50.4 t ha-1 hay compared to 180.4 t ha-1 g.f. and 44.4 t ha-1 hay) over the studied period (2004-2007). Seed inoculation with no calcium application did not increase the yields significantly (37.2 t ha-1 and 10.8 t ha-1) relative to control (35.2 t ha-1 and 9.6 t ha-1) on the pseudogley. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009