Effect of herbicides on soil respiration: a case study conducted at Debrecen-Látókép Plant Cultivation Experimental Station

Abstract

Measuring the effect of herbicides on the natural environment is essential to secure sustainable agriculture practices. Amount of carbon dioxide released by soil microorganisms (soil respiration) is one of the most important soil health indicators, known so far. In this paper we present a comprehensive quantifying study, in which we measured the effect of 14 herbicides on soil respiration over 16 years, from 1991 to 2017, at Debrecen-Látókép Plant Cultivation Experimental Station. Investigated herbicides contained different active ingredients and were applied in various doses. It was found that 11 out of the examined 14 herbicides had a detrimental effect on soil respiration.

Economía agroalimentaria circular: tendencias gerenciales para la sostenibilidad de los sistemas de producción

“…Desde la practicidad de la bioeconomía, los hechos ambientales y el agotamiento ecológico, representan una herramienta eficaz para conocer el perfil y avance del desarrollo sostenible (Abad et al, 2021;Arruda et al, 2021;Sándor et al, 2020;Melendez, 2022a).…”