Allelotoxicity of Greenhouse Substrates after Vegetable Cultivation.

Crop exposure to stress during cultivation is known to reduce the yield and to cause the release of allelotoxins from plants into soil. It was assumed that allelotoxin release may considerably affect the vegetable growth in greenhouses and that a decrease in the allelotoxin concentration in greenhouse substrates may improve the plant growth. To verify the assumptions, allelotoxicity and microbial contents were determined in greenhouse substrates in which cucumber, tomato, and pepper plants grew well or poorly.

Allelotoxicity and Water Stability of Sod-Podzolic Soil after Growing Wheat on It.

It is well-known that soil allelotoxicity and the water stability of soil structure are determined by the entry of plant residues into the soil, but the relationship of these soil properties has not been investigated. Soil samples from the fields of the Federal Research Center "Nemchinovka" after growing 25 cultivars of spring and winter wheat on plots with sod-podzolic soil are selected in this study. The effect of the soil's allelotoxicity of plot samples on the germination of spring wheat seed of the Liza cultivar is studied by the biotesting method.

Plant Stress and Allelotoxicity of Soils.

Stress exposures during vegetation are known to reduce the yield in crops, but the intensity and duration of stress is rather difficult to determine from the crop loss. Allelotoxins are released from plants into soil on exposure to stress factors. Soil allelotoxicity after vegetation was assumed to provide a diagnostic parameter that characterizes the total stress effect on crops.

State of Soil Gels in Soddy-Podzolic Soil Samples Prepared for Viscosimetry by Different Methods.

As is well known from the mid-20th century, films of organomineral gels cover and bind soil particles in soils. Soil contact with water has been shown to lead to water absorption by gels and gel swelling. The change of gel properties in soils should manifest itself in a change in the viscosity of soil pastes.

On the Sorption-Stimulating Preparations Influence on Seed Germination.

The influence of various types of impacts on soil samples on the germination of seeds and the development of seedlings in comparison with sand (allelotoxicity) was studied. It is established that various types of soil sample preparation can significantly affect their allelotoxicity. It is shown that initial soil stimulated seedling development (+23%).