Fertilizers’ Impact on Grassland in Northeastern Romania

In order to obtain more data concerning the influence of fertilizers (organic and mineral) on different forage plants in the northeastern Romanian grassland, the mass fractions of 14 essential, enzymatic, or toxic elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis together with the...

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Published inSeparations Vol. 11; no. 5; p. 139
Main Authors Culicov, Otilia A., Tarcau, Doina, Zinicovscaia, Inga, Duliu, Octavian G., Stavarache, Mihai, Vintu, Vasile
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2024
Subjects
Agricultural chemicals
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Cattle
dietary cation–anion difference
Enzymes
Fertilizers
Food
Forage
Grasses
grassland
Grasslands
Influence
instrumental neutron activation analysis
Metabolism
mineral fertilizers
Neutron activation analysis
organic fertilizers
Proteins
Trace elements
Vegetation
Netherlands
Romania
Germany
Russia
Europe
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Summary:In order to obtain more data concerning the influence of fertilizers (organic and mineral) on different forage plants in the northeastern Romanian grassland, the mass fractions of 14 essential, enzymatic, or toxic elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis together with the amount of crude proteins, ash, fibers, as well as fat ether extract. The final results showed a significant variance in the content of analyzed elements on organic as well as on mineral fertilized experimental plots. At the same time, increased content of crude protein and fat ether extract was evident in fertilized grasses for all applied fertilizers, while other global indicators such as neutral and acid fibers of sulfuric lignin content decreased, suggesting significantly higher nutritional values for fertilized forage plants.
ISSN:2297-8739
2297-8739
DOI:10.3390/separations11050139