Comparison of brown rendzina and colluvial sinkhole soil in the area of the National park “Una” with special emphasis on the distribution of cadmium, nickel and arsenic

The paper presents the results of a comparison of brown rendzina and colluvial sinkhole at approximately the same altitudes and the same land use. The sites were located in the Kalati area within the National Park „Una“. More precisely, the places referred to the top of the sinkhole (brown rendzina - top) and the bottom of the sinkhole (colluvial soil - bottom). The main objective of the research, in addition to the physical and chemical parameters of soil quality, was to determine the distribution of the total content of cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni) and arsenic (As). The total content of these elements werw observed in composite samples at two depths of 0 – 10 and 0 – 20 cm and horizons profile. Their total content was measured by atomic adsorption spectrometry – AAS. The results were statistically analyzed using Kruskal - Walisovog test at the significance level of p ≤ 0.05 using correlation coefficient χ2. The results showed a single legality of the distribution of Cd, Ni and As in samples of soil profile, while the average soil samples showed unique legality of the distribution of observed elements

Application of Reduced Corn Cultivation Technology in Agro-Ecosystem of Cazin Municipality

Intensive corn cultivation is predominant in current agriculture of the Una-Sana Canton. One of the corn cultivation methods in agro-ecosystem is reduced cultivation. The paper presents the experiment of “Osmak žuti” (eight-row yellow) corn cultivation on two control sites with application of reduced and intensive cultivation in Cazin municipality. The objectives of this research were to examine the possibility of application of reduced corn cultivation; analyze statistical variation elements (length, circumference and weight of corn cob); and determine cost effectiveness of reduced relative to intensive production. The results indicate extremely high statistically significant difference (p<0.001) for all parameters in both cultivation methods. The cost effectiveness of reduced relative to intensive cultivation of Osmak žuti corn is higher by 36%. The experiment encourages introduction of reduced corn cultivation practice