APPLICATION OF SAPONITE-CONTAINING BASALTIC TUFFSIN THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLE CROPS

Authors

  • V. M. Bosak Belarusian State Technological University, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, 13a, Sverdlova str., 220006 Minsk, Belarus Автор
  • T. U. Sachyuka Belarusian State Agricultural Academy in the name of order of the October Revolution and Labor Red Banner, Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, 5, Michurina str., 213407 Gorki, Belarus Автор

Keywords:

saponite-containing basaltic tuff; sod-podzolic sandy loamy soil; magnesium; green beans; basil

Abstract

Saponite-containing basaltic tuffs, given their mineralogical and chemical composition, are prospective silicate raw materials in industry. They can also be used as broad spectrum ameliorant in agrobiocenosis, natural sorbent of heavy metals and radionuclides as well as for neutralization and deferrization of water.

The paper presents the results of research on the effectiveness of application of saponite-containing basaltic tuffs in the cultivation of green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) on sod-podzolic sandy
loamy soil with an average content of exchangeable magnesium (110—120 mg / kg of soil).

Pre-plant application of saponite-containing basaltic tuffs in Mg doses of Mg20–80 increased yield of green beans by 14.2—16.2 dt / ha, green mass of basil — by 0.18—0.24 kg / m2 with better agronomic efficiency in case of application of Mg40 (green beans) and Mg20 (basil) against the background of complete mineral fertilizing.

Table 2. Ref.: 17 titles.

Published

2017-09-01

Issue

Section

СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫЕ НАУКИ Агрономия