The long term experiment with liming and fertilising acidic soils
- Local identifier
- B5
- Years operational
- 1962—
- Objective
- Studying the influence of the application limestones and fertilisers on soil fertility, production evolution, soil properties, harvest quality, environmental impact.
- Description
- Bifactorial experiments (split-plot)
- Data Access Statement
- Available to any researcher on request
- Data license
- CC BY
- Data policy
- Yes (not online)
- Organization
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Livadaresearch network
- People
- Principal Investigator Ursan Patrickprincipal investigatorPrincipal Investigator-ARS LIVADAThe Fertiliser LaboratoryPrincipal Investigator Paul Kurtineczprincipal investigatorPrincipal Investigator-SCDA LIVADAThe Fertiliser Laboratory
Site: The long term experiment with liming and fertilizing
- Type
- research station field
- Local code
- B5
- Location
- LIVADASATU MAREROMANIA
- Geographic location
- 47.864083, 23.087016
- Elevation
- 130 Metres
- Visits permitted?
- Yes
- Visiting arrangements
- Visits are allowed, only notification of the principal investigator is required.
- Soil type
- luvisol
- Soil description
- Loamy-clayey loamy soil, with tick solum and moderate by textural differentiation. More details about the soil are presented in the link below
- Climatic type
- temperate continental / mediterranean climate- Cfbx
- Climate description
- The Pannonian subprovince, which includes the plain area of the ARS Livada territory, is under the influence of a temperate climate with a sub-Atlantic hue.
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units Air temperature 9.9 (-2.8 – 19.9) degree Celsius Precipitation 75.2 (44.2 – 92.6) millimeter
Design period: (1962—)
- Design Type
- Split-plot
- Description
- ● The long-term experiment with amendments and fertilizers was located in the fall of 1961 according to the method of subdivided plots in a bifactorial manner. ●The amendment factor "A" includes 9 gradations in terms of dose (0, 2.5 and 5 t/limestone/ha) and frequency of application, covering a wide range of possibilities for the effective implementation of these improvement measures in practice. ● In these experiments, the fertilization factor presents 8 gradations and is of the "MANGELVERSUCH" type, a concept valid for the stage in which the experiences were located and in an area where there was a complete lack of information regarding the effect of fertilization. Unfortunately, worldwide there is relatively few stationary experiences with the amendment of acid soils, and in the existing ones the "amendment" factor does not present several gradations. Fertilization was carried out with ammonium nitrate, concentrated superphosphate, potassium salt 40% and semi-fermented cattle manure.
- Design description
- The bifactorial experiment is divided into 4 replicates. each replicate consists of 3 blocks, with 72 different plots, overall, the experiment consists of 288 plots of 6 m x 7 m size.
- Number of plots
- 24
- Number of subplots
- 3
- Number of replicates
- 4
- Number of harvests per year
- 1
- Crop
Crop Years grown Mainly cereal crops - Crop Rotation
- Unnamed
- 1-
- Factors
- Factor name
- Factor levels
- Unfertilized & Unlimed (Martor) Data regarding the experimental scheme and factor combinations are present in related resources
- Nitrogen fertilizer exposure Annual application
- Phosphate fertilizer exposure Application frequency: every 5 years
- Potassium fertiliser exposure Application frequency: every 5 years
- Limestone exposure Application frequency: every 5 years
- Farmyard manure exposure Application frequency: every 5 years
Related publications
- Data regarding the experimental scheme and factor combinations are present in related resources https://figshare.com/s/b4a58820bae11c550c74 [In English]