Soil Properties of Fallow Land Invaded by Black Cherry ( Padus serotina (Ehrh.) Borkh.)

Paulina Bączek, Aleksandra Halarewicz (), Daniel Pruchniewicz, Magda Podlaska and Dorota Kawałko
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Paulina Bączek: Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Aleksandra Halarewicz: Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Daniel Pruchniewicz: Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Magda Podlaska: Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24a, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland
Dorota Kawałko: Institute of Soil Science, Plant Nutrition and Environmental Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzka St. 53, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: The extensive spread of the invasive black cherry, Padus serotina , has been observed on abandoned agricultural land in Central and Eastern Europe. However, the impact of this species on invaded agroecosystems is still unknown, including the possibility of returning these ecosystems to agricultural production. In order to evaluate the selected soil properties of fallows invaded by P. serotina , their texture, field water capacity, reaction, and content of organic carbon, total nitrogen, and available forms of potassium and phosphorus were determined for 100 study plots. Taking into account the influence of soil conditions on floristic composition, the area covered by individual plant species in the study plots was also included in the analysis. A relationship was found between the presence of all the developmental stages of P. serotina and an increase in the phosphorus content in the soil. With the growth of a black cherry shrub layer, the content of soil nitrogen and potassium increased. An increasing proportion of P. serotina in the herb layer contributed to soil acidification and reduced the water content available for plants in the arable layer at 20–40 cm. The possible impact of P. serotina on soil properties may be an additional premise when considering the possibilities and benefits of the recultivation of fallow land invaded by this species.

Keywords: Prunus serotina; plant invasion; abandoned fields; soil properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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