Structural Amelioration of Soils for Sustainable Land Management

Yurii Tsapko, Anatolii Kucher (), Bahaa Meshref, Vitaliy Krupin (), Albina Rozmarina, Olesya Holovina and Iryna Skorokhod
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Yurii Tsapko: Fertility of Hydromorphic and Acid Soils Laboratory, National Scientific Center “Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry Research Named after O.N. Sokolovsky”, 61024 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Bahaa Meshref: Independent Researcher, 1447 PJ Purmerend, The Netherlands
Vitaliy Krupin: Department of Economic Modelling, Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland
Albina Rozmarina: Department of Public Management and Management of Environmental Activities, Odesa State Environmental University, 65016 Odesa, Ukraine
Olesya Holovina: Department of Public Management and Management of Environmental Activities, Odesa State Environmental University, 65016 Odesa, Ukraine
Iryna Skorokhod: Department of International Economic Relations and Project Management, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, 43025 Lutsk, Ukraine

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of structural soil restoration on the buffering capacities of these soils, their productivity, and the efficiency of their use as a basis for sustainable management. Based on a review of literature sources and our own experimental research, the proposed article shows the possibility of improving the buffering capacities of sod-podzolic cohesive sandy soils through the use of structural amelioration as an effective measure to protect them from degradation and ensure their resilience to climate change. The use of structural ameliorants (clay and peat) in the studied soils improves the granulometric composition, has a positive effect on the pH-buffering capacities, and contributes to optimizing the moisture capacity of soil. It was found that the efficiency of the application of structural amelioration on sod-podzolic cohesive sandy soils increases significantly with the local application method (e.g., clay in a dose of 10 t/ha or a combined application of clay in a dose of 2 t/ha with lowland peat in a dose of 3 t/ha). The largest yield increase in winter wheat (27.2%) was achieved by the local application of 2 t/ha of clay combined with peat in a dose of 3 t/ha.

Keywords: sod-podzolic cohesive sandy soil; productivity; buffer capacity; acidic soils; economic efficiency; sustainable soil management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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