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ROLE OF NON-PRODUCTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF GRASSLAND IN SOIL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENT
Ján TOMAŠKIN
Department of Ecology and Environmental Education, Faculty of Natural Sciences,Matej Bel University, Tajovského 55, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, tomaskin@fpv.umb.sk ROLE OF NON-PRODUCTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF GRASSLAND IN SOIL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENT Full text Abstract: There is more than 800 000 ha of grassland in Slovakia. Besides its primary productional-function, grassland has also non-productional functions, which are performed mainly by its root biomass. The amount of roots in grassland soils is several times higher in comparison with annual crops on arable land. In grassland soil there is about 7.3 – 8.3 t DM (dry matter).ha-1 of root biomass depending on grassland type, its management and mineral nutrition. Keyword: environment, grassland ecosystem, heavy metals, root biomass, R/S ratio |
(c) 2006 - 2024 , Publisher-Asociația Carpatică de Mediu și Științele Pământului (Carpathian Association of Environment and Earth Sciences) |