CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON UKRAINIAN CHERNOZEMS
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As the granary of Europe, Ukraine has seen a significant rise in productivity and efficiency of its agriculture during the past decades. Chernozems are the primary soils in Ukraine. In order to maintain continued increases in grain production, Ukraine needs to implement conservation tillage and other sustainable land management practices to reduce soil degradation. The paper reviews the problem of Chernozems degradation and summarizes the influences of conservation tillage, cropping systems, fertilization, crop residue management, strip-cropping and contour farming on physical, chemical, and biological properties of Ukrainian Chernozems for the past 50 years. The conversion from plow-tillage to minimum tillage and no-till improves infiltration rate, pH and soil organic matter (SOM) in 0- to 10-cm layer and lead to carbon accumulation in fulvic acids and humins. No significant differences in SOM storage were observed among tillage systems in the 0- to 100-cm layer. The five crop rotation increased 0.8, 0.71, 0.94 t ha-1 yield of cereals and 5.8, 1.0, 4.2 t ha-1 sugar beet under conventional tillage, deep minimum tillage and reduced minimum tillage, respectively. Recommended application of manure in conservation agriculture in the humid zone - 12 t ha-1, in semi-humid zone - 10-12 t ha-1 and 8-10 t ha-1 in semi-arid zone. Green manure, cover crops and inter crops increased crop yield by 2-10% on Forest-Steppe and Steppe Chernozems. The combination of strip cropping, contour farming, contour bunds, and terracing are particularly recommended for the sloping farmland in order to reduce soil erosion. Land-related policies and relevant legislation in Ukraine are also outlined with an aim to contribute to the creation of guidelines and strategies for further implementation of appropriate practices for sustainable agriculture.
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6. Datsko, L. and Stcherbatenko, O. (2006). Green manure use in different soil climatic zones of Ukraine. Proceedings of II International scientific conference “Ecology: problems of adaptive farming”. Symphonies Forte Press, Ivano-Frankivsk (in Ukrainian).
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8. Dudal, R., Nachtergaele, F., Purnell, M. (2002). The human factor of soil formation. Transactions 17th World Congress of Soil Science, Bangkok, Symposium 18, Vol. II, paper 93.
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10. Demidenko, O. (2012). Crop rotation effect on physics and chemical properties of Forest-Steppe Chernozems. Proceedings of International scientific-practical conference devoted to the 90th anniversary of the Soil Science and Soil Conservation Department. Modern Soil Science: Scientific issues and teaching methodology. Inter service Press, Kyiv, 59–62 (in Ukrainian).
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15. Gallaher, R. & Maglene, B.(1987). Effect of no-tillage vs. conventional tillage on soil organic matter and nitrogen contents. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 18, 1061-1076.
16. Gangu, V., Brazhenko, I., Kramarenko, І., Sokirko, P., Len', О., Udovenko, К. (2011). The sugar beet productivity assessment under long-term continues growing versus to crop rotation. Journal of Dnepropetrovsk State Agrarian University, 1, 12–15 (in Ukrainian).
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30. Lopatko K., Melnychuk M., Trach V., Aftandilyants Y., Lopatko S. (2013). Application of colloidal forms of trace elements in the disturb mineral nutrition of plants. E-Journal EARTH Bioresources and Life Quality, 4, http://gchera-ejournal.nubip.edu.ua/index.php/ebql/article/view/125/91.
31. Makarova, G., Glustcenko, M., Vakulenko, Yu. (2008). Green manure as a factor of soil productivity improvement. Ecology, 81, 51–54 (in Ukrainian).
32. Marchuk, I., Makarenko, V., Rozstalniy, V., Savchuk, A., Filonov, E.(2011). Fertilizers management. Aristey Press, Kyiv (in Ukrainian).
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34. Nazeer, S. and Malik, A. (2011). Effect of Tillage Systems and Farm Manure on Various Properties of Soil and Nutrient’s Concentration. Russian Agricultural Sciences, 37, 232–238.
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40. Sayko, V. (2007). Systems of Soil Tillage in Ukraine. VD EKMO Press, Kyiv (in Ukrainian).
41. Sutton, W., Whitford, P., Stephens, E., Galinato, S., Nevel, B., Plonka, B., Karamete, E.(2007). Integrating Environment into Agriculture and Forestry Progress and Prospects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Volume II. Ukraine Country Review, World Bank, Washington, DC, 20 pp.
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44. Tarariko, O.(2006). Modern soil conservation model based on contour – ameliorative land management. Journal of Kharkiv National Agricultural University. Series – Soil Science, agricultural chemistry, land management, forestry and soil ecology, 1, 130–135 (in Ukrainian).