Scientific legacy and research contributions of the long-term field experiment at the Institute of agriculture of Carpathian region of the NAAS
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https://doi.org/10.32636/01308521.2026-(79)-1-2Keywords:
long-term field experiment, soil fertility, fertilization systems, liming, Albic Pantostagnic Luvisol, soil acidity, crop rotation, soil organic matterAbstract
This paper presents the history, experimental design, and main scientific results obtained during the 60-year operation of the long-term field experiment at the Institute of Agriculture of Carpathian Region of NAAS. The experiment was established in 1965 to investigate the long-term effects of organic, mineral, and lime fertilizers in crop rotation on the fertility of acidic, light-grey forestal surface-gleyed soils corresponding to the Albic Pantostagnic Luvisol (WRB 2022). The experimental design includes different fertilization systems combined with periodic liming, enabling the assessment of long-term changes in soil agrochemical, physicochemical, and biological properties, as well as crop productivity. Results obtained over 12 crop rotation cycles demonstrate that the organo-mineral fertilization system (N65P68K68 combined with 10 t ha⁻¹ of manure and periodic liming) provides the highest crop rotation productivity and contributes to the stabilization of soil acidity, improvement of nutrient regimes, and accumulation of soil organic matter. In contrast, prolonged sole mineral fertilization on low-buffered acidic soils leads to progressive soil acidification, increased mobile aluminium content, and deterioration of humus quality. The experiment represents a unique scientific infrastructure for monitoring soil transformation processes under long-term agricultural use and provides an important information basis for the development of sustainable soil fertility management strategies in changing climatic conditions.
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