Integrated index of agricultural soil quality in Slovakia

Vilček, Jozef; Koco, Štefan

doi:10.1080/17445647.2018.1428233

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“…Their characteristics are mentioned in the part Results and Discussion. Except these, the characteristics of potatoes cultivation suitability is added with the productive categories of cultivated lands [8] and integrated index of agricultural soils quality of Slovakia [7]. When determining the soil quality index, the methodology according to Vilček and Koco (2018) [7] was used.…”

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“…Except these, the characteristics of potatoes cultivation suitability is added with the productive categories of cultivated lands [8] and integrated index of agricultural soils quality of Slovakia [7]. When determining the soil quality index, the methodology according to Vilček and Koco (2018) [7] was used. According to its, the quality of soils is the result of the assessment of their production potential, environmental potential and potential threat (erosion, compaction, organic matter content).…”

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“…It is possible to obtain a profit of €60-800 per hectare and a profitability rate of 7-37% for potato cultivation. Agricultural soils evaluated according to five scale index of quality [7] reach 2.14 points, e.g. they belong to the category of high quality soils.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The profit is under €60 per hectare, with a potato cultivation profitability rate of 1%. Agricultural soils Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 5 February 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0050.v1 evaluated according to five scale index of quality [7] reach 2.83 points, which puts them into the category of medium quality soils.…”

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“…Given this, our hypothesis is that it will be possible to grow potato in a sustainable way by properly matching soil and climatic conditions. Here we present an attempt to select optimal soil and regions for potato cultivation in Slovakia by identifying suitable soils by multicriterial GIS analysis using analytical overlapping of data representing soil properties [7].…”

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Optimising Potato (<em>Solanum tuberosum</em> L.) Cultivation by Selection of Proper Soils

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Vilček²,

Torma³

et al. 2020

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Growing potato demands considerable external inputs of pesticides due to its susceptibility to various pests and pathogens. Here we present an attempt to differentiate the Slovak rural landscape with respect to the possibility of effective potato cultivation and to characterise soil parameters of current potato cultivation areas with the aim to increase the sustainability of the potato production. The selection was based on soil climatic, production and economic parameters. By using the GIS tools and existing databases on soil characteristics in Slovakia, maps of soil suitability categories for potato cultivation were generated. In Slovakia, it was found that 12.3% of farmland is very suitable for potato cultivation and that as much as 43.1% is not suitable. Later the specified categories were characterised in detail and specified with respect to geographic, soil, climatic, production and economic parameters. Currently, most potato crops are cultivated on Eutric Cambisols (27%), Chernozems (20%) and Mollic Fluvisols (18%). Loamy soils (65%), soils without gravel (62%), deep soils (74%) and soil situated on plains (55%) are dominant in these regions. We suggest that potato cultivation should be concentrated on the most suitable areas, thereby increasing the economic profitability, improving the ecological stability of the country and supporting the sustainability of the agriculture.

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Optimising Potato (<em>Solanum tuberosum</em> L.) Cultivation by Selection of Proper Soils

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Torma³

et al. 2020

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Evaluating soil quality status of fluvisols at the regional scale: A multidisciplinary approach crossing multiple variables

Rodrigo‐Comino

Keshavarzi

Senciales-González

2021

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Rivers condition natural and human ecosystems, providing fertile soils and water for irrigation and consumption in rural and urban uses. However, the intensification of human activities and inherent environmental conditions (e.g., topography, slope or climate) are changing the sustainability of fluvial soil ecosystems. This is problematic, especially in the Mediterranean belt, because of a lack of studies at the regional scale that evaluates soils traditionally associated with rivers such as the “Fluvisols” (IUSS‐WRB). Therefore, the main aim of this paper is to understand the current status of fluvial soils in the Málaga province (Southern Spain) within the Mediterranean belt considering: (1) different thematic maps; (2) soil profiles; and (3) a soil quality index. Fluvisols of the region were assessed using fieldwork, extensive soil data sources and soil profiles including specific information on soil physicochemical properties and crossing environmental conditions. A total of 195.22 km2 of fluvisols can be found in Málaga. About 42.5% of the fluvisols are used for human activities such as agriculture (rainfed and irrigation fields, or woody crops such as olives or vineyards), mining, industries and services, urban areas or reservoirs. More than 58% of the fluvisols are located in the warmest territories registering the highest evapotranspiration rates and lowest rainfall amount. The soil quality index reaches lower scores for the fluvisols having mean values of 0.58 (1 = maximum possible score). We conclude that the characterization from a regional scale shed light on the current status of the fluvisols and possible responses against human impacts and river evolution dynamics.

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