Analysis of macro and micronutrient contents and spatial distribution in Vushtrria region, Kosovo

Ilir Shehu ()
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Ilir Shehu: University of Prishtina

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2025, vol. 27, issue 2, No 34, 3529-3548

Abstract: Abstract Macro- and micronutrients determine crops' growth and productivity and affect soil quality and sustainability. Intensive cultivation of potatoes and cereals was the reason to research the contents and spatial distribution of plant nutrients in the soil of the Vushtrria region. A total of 30 composite soil samples were collected (0–25 cm). In soil samples were analyzed physicochemical parameters, organic carbon (OC), humus (H), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK), and micronutrients (Fe, Cu, Ni, Mo, Zn, B, and Se). The physicochemical parameters and macronutrients were measured with volumetric, potentiometric, and spectrometric methods, while the ICP-OES was used to measure micronutrients. The average levels were: pH 6.34, OC 1.31%, H 1.58%, Conductivity 0.4 dS/m, CaCO3 4.13%, SO42− 0.15%, Ca + Mg 201.5 mg/kg, HCO3− 1441, Cl− 214 mg/kg, AP 1.74 mg/kg, TN 0.08%, and AK 70.7 mg/kg. The average levels of micronutrients were: B 1

Keywords: Macronutrients; Micronutrients; Serpentine soil; Vushtrria; Kosovo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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