Simulation of soil organic carbon changes in Slovak arable land and their environmental aspects

• Published in: Soil and Water Research - UZEI (Czech Republic) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 45 - 51
• Main Authors: Barancikova, G., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Presov (Slovak Republic), Makovnikova, J., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Banska Bystrica (Slovak Republic), Skalsky, R., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Bratislava (Slovak Republic), Tarasovicova, Z., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Bratislava (Slovak Republic), Novakova, M., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Bratislava (Slovak Republic), Halas, J., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Presov (Slovak Republic), Guttekova, M., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Presov (Slovak Republic), Koco, S., Vyskumny Ustav Podoznalectva a Ochrany Pody, Presov (Slovak Republic)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.01.2012; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Agricultural land; agricultural management; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; Arable land; ARABLE SOILS; CALIDAD; CAPA ARABLE DEL SUELO; CARBON; CARBONE; CARBONO; Confidence intervals; COUCHE ARABLE; Decision making; Environmental aspects; GESTION DU SOL; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1301; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24199; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24242; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_33096; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_33934; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_35657; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_568; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6400; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7176; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7812; long-term simulation; MANEJO DEL SUELO; MATERIA ORGANICA DEL SUELO; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATIERE ORGANIQUE DU SOL; MODELE DE SIMULATION; MODELE MATHEMATIQUE; Modelling; MODELOS DE SIMULACION; MODELOS MATEMATICOS; Organic carbon; Organic soils; Polynomials; QUALITE; QUALITY; Quality assessment; Quality control; REPUBLICA ESLOVACA; REPUBLIQUE SLOVAQUE; rothc model; Simulation; SIMULATION MODELS; SLOVAK REPUBLIC; Soil dynamics; Soil improvement; SOIL MANAGEMENT; soil organic carbon; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; Soil properties; Soil quality; Soils; SOL AGRICOLE; SOL ARABLE; SUELOS AGRICOLAS; SUELOS CULTIVABLES; Sustainable use; TOP SOIL; Topsoil; Slovakia

The RothC-26.3 model was applied for long-term modelling (1970-2007) of the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock in the topsoil of croplands of Slovakia. Simulation results show a gradual increase in the SOC stock in the first phase of modelling (1970-1995) mainly due to higher carbon input in the soil....