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THE EFFECT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER, COMPOSITE NPK AND CLINOPTILOLITE ON CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DEGRADED VERTISOL IN WESTERN SERBIA



Tomo MILOŠEVIĆ1 & Nebojša MILOŠEVIĆ2
1Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Fruit Growing & Viticulture, Cara Dušana 34, 32000 Cacak, Serbai, e-mail: tomom@tfc.kg.ac.rs
2Fruit Research Institute, Department of Pomology & Fruit Breeding, Kralja Petra I/9, 32000 Cacak, Serbia, e-mail: nebojsam@blueisp.co.yu

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Abstract

Over 2003-2008, a study was conducted on the combined effect of clinoptilolite commercially termed “Agrozel”, organic fertilizer (cattle manure) and composite NPK fertilizer (15:15:15) on changes in the chemical composition of shallow eroded i.e. degraded vertisol in Cacak area (Western Serbia). The mineral clinoptilolite derived from natural zeolitic tuff obtained at the Katalenac deposit near Vranjska Banja (South-eastern Serbia) was used in the study. Agrozel has a particle size of 0-1.0 mm, cavity volume of about 34%, high thermal stability (600-650ºC), and the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of 153 mmol M+/100 g. The following fertilization treatments were employed: i) control (without fertilization), ii) A1 = NPK (0.1 kg/m2) + cattle manure (5 kg/m2), iii) A2 = NPK (0.1 kg/m2), iv) A3 = Agrozel (1 kg/m2) + cattle manure (5 kg/m2) + NPK (0.1 kg/m2), and v) A4 = Agrozel (1 kg/m2) + NPK (0.1 kg/m2). The obtained results showed that the combined use of fertilizers induced changes in soil chemical composition as compared to the control. All treatments (A1, A2, A3 and A4) led to increases in humus, total nitrogen (Ntot) and, in particular, phosphorus (P2O5) and potassium (K2O) levels within all depths. The humus and Ntot increases were not significant, as opposed to P2O5 and K2O increases that were significant relative to the control. Soil pH at all depths was significantly increased by the A1, A3 and A4 treatments and decreased by the A2 treatment. The highest increase was recorded in the 0-20 cm soil depth and the lowest in the 40-60 cm depth.
Keywords:
  • cattle
  • manure
  • clinoptilolite
  • composite
  • NPK
  • fertilizer
  • degraded
  • vertisol
  • soil.

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Tomo MILOŠEVIĆ & Nebojša MILOŠEVIĆ (2010). THE EFFECT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER, COMPOSITE NPK AND CLINOPTILOLITE ON CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DEGRADED VERTISOL IN WESTERN SERBIA

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