Plant, Soil and Environment, 2022 (vol. 68), issue 4
Biochar-based fertiliser improved the yield, quality and fertiliser utilisation of open field tomato in karst mountainous areaOriginal Paper
Meng Zhang, Yanling Liu, Quanquan Wei, Lingling Liu, Jiulan Gou
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):163-172 | DOI: 10.17221/471/2021-PSE 
Biochar-based fertiliser (BF) is beneficial to improve yield and quality, but the effect of BF on open field tomato remains unclear, especially in karst mountainous areas. The objective of this study was to identify the application effect and optimum application rate of BF. A field experiment was carried out in Southwestern China from 2019 to 2020 to study the effects of different application...
Soil residues of sulfosulfuron herbicide in wheat field determined by bioassay and laboratory methodsOriginal Paper
Alireza Kazemi, Mehran Hoodaji
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):173-179 | DOI: 10.17221/433/2021-PSE
Although herbicides are used for weed control in the field, their residues can have unfavourable environmental impacts. The objective was to determine the sulfosulfuron herbicide residues in wheat field soil using bioassay and laboratory (HPLC) methods. The two-year experiment was a randomised complete-block design (RCBD) with three replicates using herbicide at control, recommended (26.6 g/ha, D1) and doubled (53.2 g/ha, D2) rates. Soil samples (0-10 cm) were collected randomly at intervals ranging from 0 to 125 days after spraying. Greenhouse experiments (bioassay method) with eight plant species indicated garden cress (Lepidium sativum...
Glycoalkaloids in leaves and potato tubers depending on herbicide application with biostimulantsOriginal Paper
Krystyna Zarzecka, Marek Gugała, Iwona Mystkowska, Anna Sikorska, Łukasz Domański
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):180-185 | DOI: 10.17221/52/2022-PSE
The aim of the study was to determine the influence of herbicide application with biostimulants on total glycoalkaloid (TGA) content in potato leaves and tubers. The study was based on a two-factor field experiment established in a split-plot arrangement in three replications. The factors were as follows: factor I - two cultivars of edible potato - Oberon and Malaga; factor II - five methods of using herbicide and biostimulants: 1. control object; 2. herbicide clomazone + metribuzin (Avatar 293 ZC); 3. herbicide clomazone + metribuzin and biostimulant PlonoStart; 4. herbicide clomazone + metribuzin and biostimulant Aminoplant; 5. herbicide clomazone...
Effects of environmental factors on phosphorus adsorption capacity and release risk in lake sedimentsOriginal Paper
Yan Jiang, Xiulan Ma, Bo Wang, Bingbing Jiang, Weikai Wang, Yujun Wang, Chendong Zhang
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):186-194 | DOI: 10.17221/41/2022-PSE
Sediment is an important part of the lake and reservoir ecosystem, and also an important "source" and "sink" of pollutants. In this paper, sediment A (Xinlicheng Reservoir Sediments), sediment B (eutrophic lake reservoir sediments) and soil C (topsoil at the inflow of Yitong River near Xinlicheng Reservoir) are used as research objects, and batch experiments are used to study the adsorption capacity and release risk of phosphorus (P). The results showed
Comparison of acid and alkaline pre-treatment of lignocellulosic materials for biogas productionOriginal Paper
Barbora Jankovičová, Miroslav Hutňan, Marianna Nagy Czölderová, Kristína Hencelová, Zuzana Imreová
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):195-204 | DOI: 10.17221/421/2021-PSE
This work deals with the study of a pre-treatment method promoting degradability of lignocellulosic biomass and hence biogas yield therefrom, as this material is challenging to decompose due to its structure. The investigated pre-treatment methods are hydrolysis of the material in NaOH (0.5% and 5%) and H2SO4 (0.5% and 5%) at temperatures of 90-100 °C for 2 h. This work aimed to compare the effects of these pre-treatment methods on the lignocellulosic composition of maize waste (maize stalks, leaves and cobs), rapeseed straw and wheat straw and the biogas yields from its subsequent anaerobic digestion....
Selenium improves the content of vitamin C in the fruit of strawberry by regulating the enzymes responsible for vitamin C metabolismShort Communication
Ninghai Lu, Limin Wu, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Changjuan Shan
Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(4):205-211 | DOI: 10.17221/48/2022-PSE
To investigate how sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) regulated the content of vitamin C (Vc) in strawberry fruit, we explored the effects of Na2SeO3 on the enzymes responsible for Vc metabolism. The findings showed that 10 mg/L Na2SeO3 improved the activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR),...