INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVATORS TO THE DIFFERENT VEGETATION INDEXES IN CENTRAL BOHEMIA REGION

Abstract

High proportion of arable land is typically for agriculture in Czech Republic. Nowadays there is a problem with decrease of livestock production and increase of biofuel production.  This problems causes decrease in the level of soil carbon in the soil. Decrease in levels of organic carbon also leads to easier soil degradation by other negative factors (soil erosion, compaction). Organic matter application into soils is the only corrective action. Decomposition of applied organic matter is a problem in the decarburized soils. Organic matter can be supplemented by biological transformation’s activators. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the efficacy activators of organic matter to improve the soil environment.
Field trial has been established in this purpose at locality Sloveč in the Central Bohemia Region. Very heavy soil is located on the experimental field. Results of the six variants with application of manure are presented in this paper. PRP Sol (PRP Technologies) was used like soil activator. PRP Fix (PRP Technologies) was used like activator of the biological transformation of manure. Favorable effect on crop state of cereals was observed. This was confirmed by using vegetation indices (using satellite images). They suggest a beneficial effect of application of bio-activators.

Keywords: activator of organic matter, manure application, soil properties, vegetation indices

Article DOI: http://doi.org/10.15544/RD.2017.200