Effect of ploughing-down of grapevine chips on soil structure when using special agricultural machinery

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Within the period of 2008-2011, changes in soil structure were studied in two selected localities: one of them was situated in vineyards of the University Training Farm of Mendel University in Žabčice near Brno, the other was in vineyards situated in the cadastre of wine-growing municipality Velké Bílovice. Established were altogether three variants of experiments with application of crushed grapevine wood (chips): Variant 1 - control; Variant 2 - crushed grapevine wood ploughed down to the depth of 0.10 m; Variant 3 - crushed grapevine wood + grass spread on the soil surface as a mulch. Grapevine canes were crushed to chips using a special agricultural machinery while the soil in inter-rows was processed using conventional tilling machines. The obtained results showed that the best coefficient of structurality (expressing the degree of destruction of soil structure) was recorded in Variants 2 in both localities. Considering values of this coefficient it could be concluded that just this variant showed a positive effect on soil structure. This variant reduced the compaction of soil caused by the movement of agricultural machines in vineyard inter-rows. Crushed grapevine waste wood can therefore compensate losses of organic matter in soil. Better values of structurality coefficient were recorded in the locality Žabčice. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Barbora Badalíková, 1954-

Other Authors

Jan Červinka, 1948-

Document Type

Articles

Physical Description

5 il.

Published in

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis. -- ISSN 1211-8516. -- Roč. 60, č. 6 (2012), s. 9-14

Subjects

VINEYARDS

SOIL MANAGEMENT

CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE

WOOD RESIDUES

GRAPEVINES

crushing

INCORPORATION

GRASSES

MULCHES

SOIL CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

SOIL STRUCTURE

SOIL ORGANIC MATTER

SOIL COMPACTION

FARM EQUIPMENT

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

CULTIVATION EQUIPMENT

vinice

obhospodařování půdy

obdělávání půdy

konvenční orba

dřevní odpady

réva vinná

drcení

zapravování

trávy

mulče

chemickofyzikální půdní vlastnosti

půdní struktura

organická hmota v půdě

utužení půdy

zemědělská mechanizace

zařízení na zpracování půdy

stroje pro kultivaci

zaorání > štěpkovače

Item Description

2 grafy, 3 tabulky

Bibliography

Literatura na s. 13-14