AGROCHEMICAL STATE OF THE SOIL AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF PASTURE DEGRADATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52269/KGTD2531243Keywords:
weather conditions, pasture land, humus, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, forage grasses.Abstract
The problem of soil degradation is an urgent threat for many other countries of the world. The main factors leading to soil degradation include a decrease in humus content, leading to a decrease in soil fertility, as well as the effects of water and wind erosion and the degradation of vegetation cover of pasture ecosystems.
The presented article presents the results of studies aimed at assessing the agrochemical state of the soil, including the content of humus, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK). The object of the study was a field experimental site located in the conditions of the Kostanay region, on the basis of the Agricultural Experimental Station "Zarechnoye" LLP. The paper describes in detail the methodology for conducting field research, as well as meteorological data on air temperature and precipitation for 2023 and 2024. The climate of the Kostanay region is characterized as sharply continental, with cold winters and hot, arid summers. As part of the study, agrochemical sampling of soil samples was carried out, followed by laboratory analysis for the content of humus and basic parameters (NPK).
Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that it is advisable to use grass mixtures based on cereals and legumes with high nutritional value and adapted to the soil and climatic conditions of the region, which contributes to improving the agrochemical properties of pasture soils.
