Mineral Composition of Red Clover under Rhizobium Inoculation and Lime Application in Acid Soil

Autor: Olivera STAJKOVIĆ-SRBINOVIĆ, Dušica DELIĆ, Nataša RASULIĆ, Dragan ČAKMAK, Djordje KUZMANOVIĆ, Biljana SIKIRIĆ
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, Vol 43, Iss 2, Pp 554-560 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0255-965X
1842-4309
DOI: 10.15835/nbha.43.2.10007
Popis: In the present study the effects of Rhizobium inoculation and lime application on the mineral composition (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, B) of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), in very acid soil were evaluated. Inoculation with Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii significantly increased shoot dry weight (SDW) of red clover plants (three times greater), as well as N, Mg, Fe, Mn and Cu contents in plants compared to the control. Application of lime and Rhizobium together, depending on the lime rate (3, 6 or 9 t ha-1 of lime) and the cut, increased SDW significantly, but decreased the contents of N, P, K, Mg, Mn, Zn and B in plants. Regardless of the changes, in all treatments in both cuts, contents of N, K, Ca, Mg, Mn and Zn in plants were among sufficiency levels (Mg content was elevated in the second cut), while Fe content was mainly high, as well as Cu (in the second cut). Contents of P and B in plants were somewhat lower than sufficiency levels, but above critical level. Therefore, red clover can be grown with satisfactory yield and mineral composition in acid soil with Rhizobium inoculation only, but the application of P and B fertilization is desirable.
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