Method for assessing the physico-chemical soil fatigation of an intensive apple orchard and its practical application
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034519726010092Keywords:
apple tree, intensive orchard, soil management system, soil depletion, soil wear rate assessmentAbstract
The study was conducted in an experimental intensive apple orchard at the I.V. Michurin Federal Scientific Center in the Tambov Region. Using drip irrigation in an intensive apple orchard on a medium-sized rootstock reduces the physical clay content in the near-trunk strip compared to the unirrigated variant (45.2% versus 56.4%, LSD05 = 8.0%). Compared to the inter-row space sodded with a legume-grass mixture, the mold content in the near-trunk strip significantly decreases under optimal moisture conditions; nitrate nitrogen, yeast, and mold levels are also reduced in the unirrigated variant. Soil hygroscopic moisture decreases in the inter-row space maintained under bare fallow relative to the near-trunk strip, regardless of moisture conditions. Grassing-down of the row spacings against a background of waterlogging leads to a significant increase in soil hydrolytic acidity, accompanied by a significant decrease in the total amount of absorbed bases. Comparing changes in soil parameters between rows relative to the trunk zone provides a clear understanding of changes in soil fertility under the orchard influence. Based on the results of this comparative analysis, we propose a new, accelerated method for soil renovation in an intensive apple orchard. This method involves replacing the depleted, impoverished soil in the apple tree root zone with new soil from the orchard's row spacing.
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Исследование выполнено за счет гранта Российского научного фонда № 25-26-00232, https://rscf.ru/project/25-26-00232/
