Soil and Water Research, 2009 (vol. 4), issue 3
The effect of municipal wastewater irrigation on the yield and quality of vegetables and cropsOriginal Paper
Josef Zavadil
Soil & Water Res., 2009, 4(3):91-103 | DOI: 10.17221/40/2008-SWR 
The effect of municipal wastewater irrigation on the yield and quality of vegetables and crops was studied by means of pot and lysimetric experiments. The pots were seeded with lettuce salad, radishes, and carrots in all experimental years; the lysimeters were planted with early potatoes in 2005 and 2007, and with sugar beet in 2006. Secondary-treated wastewater (in 2005) or only primary-treated wastewater (in 2006 and 2007) were used in the experiments. The control treatment involved the irrigation with water from a local well (in 2005) or public water supply (in 2006 and 2007). Contrarily to the secondary-treated wastewater, the primary-treated wastewater...
Effect of cutting regime on soil physical properties of wet thistle meadowsOriginal Paper
Renata DUFFKOVÁ, Tomáš KVÍTEK
Soil & Water Res., 2009, 4(3):104-115 | DOI: 10.17221/43/2008-SWR
Changes of selected soil physical properties (porosity P, soil organic matter SOM, bulk density ρd, particle density ρz, characteristics of water retention capacity - maximum capillary water capacity θCMC, and non-capillary porosity Pn) of permanent grassland (wet, non-fertilized, thistle meadows ass. Angelico-Cirsietum palustris, crystalline complex area, Czech Republic) in the top soil layer (3-10 cm) managed under three regimes (uncut UC; cut once a year C1; cut twice a year C2) were monitored for one undrained and two drained sites. There were...
The effect of fertilisation with fermented pig slurry on the quantitative and qualitative parameters of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)Original Paper
Lenka Kouřimská, Luboš Babička, Kristýna Václavíková, Daniela Miholová, Zuzana Pacáková, Martin Koudela
Soil & Water Res., 2009, 4(3):116-121 | DOI: 10.17221/2354-SWR
The effect of fertilisation with fermented pig slurry on the quantitative and qualitative parameters of two kinds of tomatoes was assessed by means of pot trials. These trials were carried out between the years 2005 and 2008. Each trial involved four treatments, namely (a) control without fertilisation, (b) fertilisation with mineral fertilisers, (c) 50% nutrients in mineral fertilisers and 50% in fermented pig slurry, and (d) fertilisation with fermented pig slurry only. Besides the yield parameters, the following characteristics were monitored: dry matter content, vitamin C content, titratable acidity, nitrogen compounds, nitrates and selected elements...
Impact of land-use change on proteolytic activity of mountain meadowsShort Communication
Valerie VRANOVÁ, Pavel FORMÁNEK, Klement REJŠEK, Marián PAVELKA
Soil & Water Res., 2009, 4(3):122-125 | DOI: 10.17221/16/2009-SWR
Casein-protease activity assessed at 50°C and with adjustment of optimum pH conditions (PA), and casein-protease activity near soil pH and at field soil temperature (LPA) were studied one vegetation period in mountain meadow soils covered with moderately mown vegetation, and over which vegetation had been abandoned for thirteen years. PA peaked in the first part of the vegetation season whereas LPA increased throughout the season; in addition, LPA was not linearly related to temperature (r = 0.127 resp. 0.312; P > 0.05). The combined effect of field soil temperature and pH decreased a casein-protease activity by > 98.4%. A management...
Utilization of microbial inoculation and compost for revitalization of soilsShort Communication
Olga MIKANOVÁ, Sergej USŤAK, Alena CZAKÓ
Soil & Water Res., 2009, 4(3):126-130 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2009-SWR
Improving the quality of reclaimed soils requires an active population of microorganisms which can promote plant growth. Increasing the activity of microorganisms can be done by adding nutrients, making agrotechnical soil improvements and by the inoculation of beneficial microorganisms. We investigated the role of fertilizer treatments on plant growth and nitrogen fixation in a pot experiment conducted under green house conditions. Influence of the fertilizer type on numbers of bacteria was also investigated. The seeds were inoculated with the mixture of Azotobacter spp. and Rhizobium spp. The pot experiment was set up with the substrate...