In the years 2005–2007, experiments on the influence of drip irrigation and nitrogen fertigation on the yield of the carrot, parsley and chicory grown on ridges and on flat ground was carried out. Irrigation water and nitrogen solution was supplied via drip lines, which in subsurface irrigation were placed at a depth of 50 mm below the surface of the ridges, along the centreline between two rows of plants. In the case of surface irrigation, the drip lines were placed on the surface of the ridges between two rows of plants. Irrigation started when soil water po-tential was between -30 and -40 kPa. Nitrogen fertilizers (100 kg.ha-1) were ap-plied in two doses. The first dose was applied pre-plant, while the second one was delivered by fertigation. In the control treatment without irrigation, the second dose of nitrogen was applied by broadcasting. Both surface and subsurface ferti-gation used in the cultivation on ridges and on flat ground had a significant ef-fect on the marketable yield of carrot, parsley and chicory roots. In case of car-rot and chicory cultivated on ridges higher yield was obtained with surface drip irrigation and fertigation, however in case of parsley no significant differences in the ...
The aim of the study was the estimating of the level of the deficiency of precipitation in the early and late cultivation of white cabbage and carrot in the years 1981-2010 in the region of Bydgoszcz. For this purpose, results of standard meteorological measurements from the Research Station of the Faculty of Agri-culture and Biotechnology 'Mochełek', University of Technology and Life Sciences were used. Optimal precipitations for medium soils were calculated according to Klatt. Precipitations deficiency in subsequent month of cultivation and in critical periods in terms of water supply were calculated by diminish between the real and optimal precipitations. The trends of deficiency of precipitations in the examinated period were estimated too.There was not demonstrated essential changes in the average air tempera-tures and the sum of precipitation in period IV-IX. The precipitation deficiency in vegetation period and in critical periods was indicated. It verify the necessity of the irrigation in the cultivation of the white cabbage and carrot. The precipitations deficiency in the examinated period not indicated the growth trend. Larger climatic risk of cultivation due to precipitations deficiency in the late cultivation of exami-nated species was demonstrated. ...
Nowadays in Poland as well as in many parts of the world a number of research, aiming at comparing the quality of raw material produced by organic and conventional agriculture is being conducted. Relating to that, in this study the size and quality of potato tubers, wheat grains and carrot roots cultivated in two agricultural systems: organic and conventional have been compared. Research has been performed on raw material samples, gathered from five production fields located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivoidship (in years 2010-2012), two of which have been organic while three conventional. The representative samples of plants considered in study were analyzed for the content of: total protein in winter wheat grains and nitrates(V) and starch in the fresh mass of potato tubers and carrot roots. According to obtained results the yield of starch and total protein has been calculated. Conducted studies have proved that the yield and the amount of total protein in carrot roots, wheat grains and potato tuber varied depending on different agricultural system. The highest yield have occurred in conventionally farmed crops. Total protein content was highest in organically farmed carrot roots, while the highest nitrates(V) level was detected in conventionally farmed potato tubers. Wheat ...
