Water use efficiency in agricultural areas of Slovakia in the period 1961–2020 and according to climate change scenarios

Pedosphere Research, vol. 4, 2024, no. 1: 55 – 75 Original paper WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS OF SLOVAKIA IN THE PERIOD 1961–2020 AND ACCORDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS Jozef Takáč, Jaroslava Sobocká, Pavol Bezák National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Trenčianska 55, 821 09 Bratislava, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: RNDr.…

Anthropogenic Substrates in relation to their identification and classification – a review

Pedosphere Research, vol. 4, 2024, no. 1: 36 – 54 Review ANTHROPOGENIC SUBSTRATES IN RELATION TO THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION – A REVIEW Jaroslava Sobocká, Martin Saksa National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Bratislava, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: assoc. prof. Jaroslava Sobocká, CSc., National Agricultural and Food Centre, Soil Science and…

Ecosystem service – soil water accumulation of cropland under different climatic and pedo-ecological conditions of Slovakia

Pedosphere Research, vol. 4, 2024, no. 1: 24 – 35 Original paper ECOSYSTEM SERVICE – SOIL WATER ACCUMULATION OF CROPLAND UNDER DIFFERENT CLIMATIC AND PEDO-ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SLOVAKIA Miloš Širáň, Jarmila Makovníková, Boris Pálka National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Bratislava, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: Ing. Miloš Širáň, PhD.,…

Current state and development of macro- and micronutrients content in arable soils of Slovakia

Pedosphere Research, vol. 4, 2024, no. 1: 3 –23 Original paper CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MACRO- AND MICRONUTRIENTS CONTENT IN ARABLE SOILS OF SLOVAKIA Jozef Kobza National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Bratislava, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: prof. Ing. Jozef Kobza, CSc., National Agricultural and Food Centre, Soil Science and…

A groundwater vulnerability to nitrates from agriculture regarding soil-rock environment

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 2: 115 – 121 Short communication A GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY TO NITRATES FROM AGRICULTURE REGARDING SOIL-ROCK ENVIRONMENT Radoslav Bujnovský1, Štefan Koco2,3, Pavol Bezák2 1Water Research Institute, Nábrežie arm. gen. L. Svobodu 5, 812 49 Bratislava, Slovak Republic2National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, Trenčianska 55,…

The changes of selected soil chemical parameters after conversion of soil use

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 2: 101 – 114 Original Paper THE CHANGES OF SELECTED SOIL CHEMICAL PARAMETERS AFTER CONVERSION OF SOIL USE Božena Šoltysová, Martin Danilovič, Janka Danilovičová National Agricultural and Food Centre – Plant Production Research Institute – Institute of Agroecology in Michalovce, Špitálska 1273/12, 071 01 Michalovce, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: Ing. Božena Šoltysová, PhD.,…

Irrigation requirements and irrigation water use efficiency in slovakia in the period 1961–2020

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 2: 83 – 100 Original Paper IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND IRRIGATION WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN SLOVAKIA IN THE PERIOD 1961–2020 Jozef Takáč, Pavol Bezák, Jaroslava Sobocká National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute,Trenčianska 55, 821 09 Bratislava Slovak Republic Corresponding author: RNDr. Jozef Takáč, PhD.,…

Possibilities for assessing ecosystem services in an agrarian landscape

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 2: 65 – 82 Original Paper POSSIBILITIES FOR ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN AN AGRARIAN LANDSCAPE Jarmila Makovníková1, Stanislav Kološta2, Boris Pálka1 1National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Bratislava, Mládežnícka 36, Regional Station, 974 04 Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic 2Matej Bel University, Faculty of…

Authigenic carbonates in Quaternary sediments and soils and related geochemical systems of Danube Lowland (SW Slovakia) II.

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 1: 43 – 62 Review AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES IN QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS AND SOILS AND RELATED GEOCHEMICAL SYSTEMS OF DANUBE LOWLAND (SW SLOVAKIA) II. Ján Čurlík1, Miroslav Kromka2 1 Assoc. professor, Svätoplukova 24, 902 01 Pezinok, Slovak Republic 2 National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute…

Soil compaction and susceptibility to compaction in the agriculturally used soils

Pedosphere Research, vol. 3, 2023, no. 1: 30 – 42 Short communication SOIL COMPACTION AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COMPACTION IN THE AGRICULTURALLY USED SOILS Beata Houšková National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute Bratislava, Slovak Republic Corresponding author: RNDr. Beata Houšková, CSc., National Agricultural and Food Centre – Soil Science and…