Wskaźniki opadu atmosferycznego w rejonie Puczniewa

Susze są jednymi z groźniejszych zjawisk atmosferycznych powodujących szczególnie duże straty w plonach roślin uprawnych. W artykule dokonano oceny intensywności oraz wieloletniej zmienności suszy w okresie wegetacyjnym (IV-IX) na terenie Puczniewa, wyznaczonej na podstawie względnego wskaźnika opadu (RPI) oraz wskaźnika standaryzowanego opadu (SPI). Analizie poddano dobowe sumy opadów z okresu 1953-2002. Większą częstość występowania okresów wegetacyjnych z silną suszą wykazał wskaźnik RPI, niż wskaźnik SPI

Potrzeby wodne szparaga w różnych regionach Polski

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.), due to their deep and well-developed root system, are relatively resistant to the water deficits in the soil. On the other hand, asparagus plants grown on the light soil positively respond to the irrigation treatments. The aim of the present study was the determination of water needs of asparagus plants in the different agro-climatic regions of Poland. The calculations of asparagus water requirements, considered as the crop evapotranspiration, based on the precipitation measurements collected during the thirty-year period from 1981 to 2010. The estimations were achieved for the months, including July and August, critical in terms of the amount of water available to the plants. The calculation of asparagus water needs using the plant coefficients was performed. The plant coefficients for asparagus cultivated in the Polish field conditions were determined by Rolbiecki. Published by him calculations based on the long-term observations of the irrigated asparagus crop. The reference evapotranspiration was calculated according to Grabarczyk's method. The Grabarczyk's formula was chosen because it allowed estimating the reference evapotranspiration in a simplified way, i.e. based only on the precipitation measurements. The rainfall deficit was considered using the Ostromęcki's method. The precipitation deficit in the period from July 1 to August 31 was calculated as the difference between the water needs of asparagus, expressed as the crop evapotranspiration for a considered month and the total precipitation in this month. The water needs of asparagus plants were determined for five agro-climatic regions of Poland with the representative meteorological stations located in Olsztyn, Bydgoszcz, Warszawa, Wroclaw and Krakow. The highest variability of asparagus water requirements was calculated in the central-north-west (C-N-W) region of the Poland. The variation coefficient in July and August was 7.7% and 7.6%, respectively. In contrast, the lowest variability of asparagus water needs were find in the south-west (S-W) and south-east (S-E) region of Poland. The highest water needs of asparagus plants, on average 228 mm, in the period from July to August were noted in the C-N-W and central-east (C-E) region of Poland. The highest rainfall deficit, calculated for medium dry years, average dry years and very dry years, was 91 mm and 89 mm, 157 mm and 166 mm, and 209 mm and 245 mm, respectively, in the C-N-W and C-E region, re-spectively. Generally, higher precipitation deficiencies were noted in August than in July.Szparagi (Asparagus officinalis L.), ze względu na swój głęboki oraz dobrze rozwinięty system korzeniowy, są roślinami uważanymi za stosunkowo odporne na niedobory wody w glebie. Z drugiej strony, rośliny szparagów uprawiane na glebie lekkiej bardzo pozytywnie reagują na przeprowadzone zabiegi nawadniające. Podstawowym celem niniejszej pracy było określenie potrzeb wodnych roślin szparagów w różnych regionach agro-klimatycznych Polski. Obliczenie zapotrzebowania roślin tego gatunku warzywnego na wodę, wyrażonego jako ewapotranspiracja potencjalna, wykonano na podstawie pomiarów opadów atmosferycznych przeprowadzonych w okresie trzydziestu lat licząc od 1981 do 2010 roku. Obliczenia wykonano dla dwóch miesięcy, dla lipca oraz dla sierpnia. Miesiące te stanowią okres krytyczny pod względem ilości wody dostępnej dla roślin. Potrzeby wodne roślin szparaga oszacowano przy użyciu współczynników roślinnych. Współczynniki roślinne dla roślin szparaga uprawianych w Polsce w warunkach polowych zostały ustalone przez Rolbieckiego w oparciu o długoterminowe obserwacje nawadnianych nasadzeń szparaga. Ewapotranspirację wskaźnikową obliczono zgodnie z metodą zaproponowaną przez Grabarczyka. Metoda Grabarczyka została wybrana do niniejszych badań, ponieważ pozwoliła ona na określenie ewapotranspiracji wskaźnikowej w uproszczony sposób, to znaczy tylko na podstawie pomiarów opadów atmosferycznych. Niedobory opadów zostały obliczone przy użyciu metody Ostromęckiego. Deficyt opadów w okresie od 1 lipca do 31 sierpnia obliczono, jako różnicę między potrzebami wodnymi roślin szparagów, wyrażonymi jako ewapotranspiracja potencjalna dla danego miesiąca, a sumą opadów atmosferycznych w tym miesiącu. Potrzeby wodne roślin szparaga określono dla pięciu różnych regionów agro-klimatycznych Polski wraz z reprezentatywnymi stacjami meteorologicznymi zlokalizowanymi na terenie Olsztyna, Bydgoszczy, Warszawy, Wrocławia i Krakowa. Największą zmienność potrzeb wodnych roślin szparaga obliczono w środkowo-północno-zachodnim (C-N-W) regionie Polski. Współczynnik zmienności w lipcu oraz w sierpniu wyniósł odpowiednio 7,7% i 7,6%. Natomiast najmniejszą zmienność potrzeb wodnych roślin szparaga stwierdzono w południowo-zachodnim (S-W), a także południowo-wschodnim (S-E) regionie Polski. Największe potrzeby wodne roślin szparagów, średnio 228 mm, w okresie od 1 lipca do 31 sierpnia, odnotowano w C-N-W, a także środkowo-wschodnim (C-E) regionie Polski. Największy deficyt opadów atmosferycznych, obliczony dla przeciętnie suchych lat, średnio suchych lat oraz bardzo suchych lat, wynosił odpowiednio 91 mm i 89 mm, 157 mm i 166 mm oraz 209 mm i 245 mm, odpowiednio w C-N-W i C-E regionie Polski. Podsumowując, większe niedobory opadów atmosferycznych odnotowano w sierpniu niż w lipcu

Research of Soil Moisture Dynamic in The Recultivated Plėgai Landfill

In Lithuania, the transportation of waste to landfills is a major way of eliminating them. However, this is not the safest way taking into account the environmental impact, especially when landfills are installed in inappropriate places without complying with installation and recultivation requirements. According to the data of the Department of Statistics, about 1.2 million tons of municipal solid waste or 361 kilograms per capita were accumulated in Lithuania in 2015. In this work the results of soil moisture dynamic in the recultivated Plėgai landfill are analyzed. The landfill is located in Plėgai village, Šakiai district, Lithuania. The work assessed whether the recultivated landfill was installed in accordance with EU requirements. The scientific hypothesis was put up that after the proper installation of the recultivated landfill, soil moisture in it will be the same as in the nearby natural meadow. The research covered the period from June 2nd, 2016 to September 29th, 2016. In the course of the research period, half of the annual precipitation of the year 2016 fell within 4 months, i.e. 336 mm. The highest rainfall was 119 mm in July, the driest was 46 mm in June. During the period of the research it was established that in the landfill and perennial grass meadow soil moisture reserves varied evenly until the first decade of August, the lowest soil moisture values were fixed on 11-20 days of June, then it was 15.11% in the landfill and 15.3% in the perennial grass meadowVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

The influence of irrigation on the growth of Paulownia trees at the first year of cultivation in a light soil

eISSN 2345-0916; eISBN 9786094491283The field experiment was carried out in 2016 on sandy soil in the forest nursery Białe-Błota (Bydgoszcz Forest Division, Poland). The effect of sprinkler irrigation on the growth Paulownia Shan Tong trees was investigated. The experiment was established as one factorial. The variability factor was the irrigation: S-sprinkler irrigation and C- without irrigation (control). The process included the controls of growth parameters: tree height, trunk diameter, number and surface of leaves. It was found that the sprinkled seedlings of Paulownia Shan Tong were significantly higher than those growing in the non-irrigated plots. The sprinkler irrigation applied in the experiment resulted in an increase in the number of leaves of the Paulownia and their surface area, which resulted in an increase in biomass yield. By analysing the results of the study on trunk diameter, leaf number and surface, it may be stated that irrigation watering significantly influenced the tested parameters. Irrigation significantly increased the height of Paulownia trees. The positive effect of the usage of sprinkler irrigation may indicate the possibility of effective application of this method in the field cultivation of Paulownia Shan TongVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Concentrations of some chemical components in white asparagus spears depending on the cultivar and post-harvest irrigation treatments

The effect of post-harvest irrigation and genotype on the quality components of white asparagus spears was investigated. The field experiment was conducted in 2003-2008 on a very light soil in the Bydgoszcz region. The research was based on a two-factorial split-plot design with randomly selected sub-main blocks. The first studied factor was irrigation applied as two treatments: drip irrigation and microsprinkler irrigation. Non-irrigated plants were tested as the control. The second factor considered was genotype represented by three male cultivars of the garden asparagus: ‘Gijnlim’, ‘Ramos’ and ‘Vulkan’. The irrigation started after the harvest of the spears, while the concentrations of chemical ingredients were measured in the white spears collected in the next growing period. The level of the tested components was significantly influenced by both factors studied. The average amounts of dry matter, potassium, iron and nitrates measured in the white spears were 6.37%, 268.9 mg 100 g−1 f.m., 0.29 mg 100 g−1 f.m. and 62.1 mg kg−1 f.m., respectively. Compared to the control, both irrigation treatments considerably increased the dry matter and potassium contents. The irrigation reduced the amount of nitrates, although the microsprinkler irrigation gave better results than the drip irrigation. The highest concentrations of potassium and iron were measured in the spears of ‘Ramos’, especially in the case of drip-irrigated (potassium) and non-irrigated (iron) plants. The amount of dry matter was high in the spears of ‘Ramos’, while ‘Vulkan’ presented a low tendency to accumulate nitrates

Effect of expected climate changes on the water needs of forest nursery in the region of central Poland

eISSN 2345-0916; eISBN 9786094491283The aim of the study was to estimate the water needs of forest nursery in 2021-2050 in the region of Bydgoszcz (central Poland) basing on the predicted changes of air temperature. The forecast of average monthly air temperature for the Bydgoszcz region in 2011-2050, according to the expected climate change in Poland (SRES: A1B), was applied. The water requirements of forest nursery were determined basing on the daily water consumption for plant transpiration and field evaporation. The water needs were estimated for two types of the soil: sandy and clay, in the period from April to September for each year from 2021 to 2050. The reference period was 30 years from 1981 to 2010. According to the calculations, during 2021-2050 in the Bydgoszcz region, the forecasted water needs of forest nurseries will increase by 12-15%. In relation to the reference period and according to the expected climate changes, the water needs of forest nurseries in 2021-2050 will raise during the growing period from 427 to 489 mm on clay and from 498 to 560 mm on sandy soil. The greatest water needs, occurred in July, were 110 and 137 mm on the clay and sandy soil, respectively. Correlation and regression analysis showed that the water needs of forest nurseries in 2021-2050 will significantly increase in April by 3.3 and 3.8 mm·decade-1, and in August by 5.4 and by 6.0 mm·decade-1 on the clay and sandy soils, respectivelyVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Impact of Nitrogen Fertigation on Watermelon Yield Grown on the Very Light Soil in Poland

The effect of nitrogen fertigation of two watermelon cultivars grown on the very light soil in the central part of Poland, during 2012–2014, was evaluated. The field experimental design was a split-plot with four replications. The main plot was the drip fertigation with nitrogen applied in two combinations: drip irrigation + broadcasted nitrogen fertilization (DI) used as a control, and drip irrigation + fertigation with nitrogen (DF); where, two cultivars: Bingo and Sugar Baby were used as a split-plot. The phosphorus and potassium fertilizers were applied pre plant in the spring, whereas, three rates of 40 kg ha−1 of nitrogen fertilizer were applied during the growing season. The fertigation was performed using a proportional mixing dispenser. The ripened fruits were harvested progressively as they mature. The marketable fruit yield, the single fruit weight and the number of fruits per plant, were evaluated. Tested factors presented a significant effect in the yield characteristics, further the interaction among the factors was important. DF, comparing to DI, notably improved fruit traits. Bingo cultivar had higher yield than Sugar Baby, but Sugar Baby cultivar produced more fruits than the Bingo under the DF treatment. This study provides the evidence that on a very light soil with low water and nutrients retention capacity the performance of watermelon can be optimized when nitrogen is applied directly through drip irrigation

Effect of the Forecast Air Temperature Change on the Water Needs of Vines in the Region of Bydgoszcz, Northern Poland

The climatic changes observed in Poland are manifested by an increase in air temperature, but not an increase in rainfall, which causes an increase in the water needs of plants, and hence the necessity to develop irrigation systems for crops. The aim of this study was to assess the water needs of grapevines in 2021–2050 in the Bydgoszcz region (northern Poland), an area with high requirements for supplementary irrigation. The calculations were based on the expected changes in air temperature according to the climate change scenario for Poland: the 4th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—Special Report on Emissions Scenarios: balanced scenario (A1B). The average monthly temperature in 1981–2010 was used in the calculations. The water needs of grapevines were estimated using the reference evapotranspiration calculated using the Blaney–Criddle equation, and then using the crop coefficient and potential (crop) evapotranspiration. It was found that in 2021–2050, the water needs of grapevines, both during the growing season (May–September) and during the irrigation period (June–August), will increase by 6%. The highest and significant increase in water needs, by 10%, should be expected in August. The estimated increase in water needs of grapevines indicates the need to development sustainable irrigation systems for vineyards in northern Poland

Effect of the Forecast Air Temperature Change on the Water Needs of Vines in the Region of Bydgoszcz, Northern Poland

The climatic changes observed in Poland are manifested by an increase in air temperature, but not an increase in rainfall, which causes an increase in the water needs of plants, and hence the necessity to develop irrigation systems for crops. The aim of this study was to assess the water needs of grapevines in 2021–2050 in the Bydgoszcz region (northern Poland), an area with high requirements for supplementary irrigation. The calculations were based on the expected changes in air temperature according to the climate change scenario for Poland: the 4th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—Special Report on Emissions Scenarios: balanced scenario (A1B). The average monthly temperature in 1981–2010 was used in the calculations. The water needs of grapevines were estimated using the reference evapotranspiration calculated using the Blaney–Criddle equation, and then using the crop coefficient and potential (crop) evapotranspiration. It was found that in 2021–2050, the water needs of grapevines, both during the growing season (May–September) and during the irrigation period (June–August), will increase by 6%. The highest and significant increase in water needs, by 10%, should be expected in August. The estimated increase in water needs of grapevines indicates the need to development sustainable irrigation systems for vineyards in northern Poland

Investigation of Annual Lake Water Levels and Water Volumes with Şen Innovation and Mann-Kendall Rank Correlation Trend Tests: Example of Lake Eğirdir, Turkey

Lakes are the most important freshwater resources for humans. It is stated that together with population growth, unplanned urbanization, excessive water consumption, industrialization, and unconscious irrigation, global climate change causes changes in the water levels and volumes of lakes. Lake Eğirdir in Turkey, which is important in terms of drinking and irrigation water use, was chosen as the study area. Lake Eğirdir water level (LWL) and water volume (LWV) values measured between 1988–2019 were used. Dependencies in the annual LWL and LWV were examined by autocorrelation analysis, and trend changes were examined by regression analysis, the Mann-Kendall rank correlation test, and the Şen innovation trend test. The research has shown a significant decrease since 2000 in LWL and since 1990 in LWV. The LWL has decreased by −1.272 to −3.514 m and the LWV has decreased by −72.980 to −1082.134 hm3 in approximately 32 years. The actions to be taken based on the values determined in this study will help protect the water resources of lakes. As a result of the tests used in our study, it was determined that there were decreases in both the water level and the volume of the lake. The climatic changes in the lake basin and the decrease in the water resources feeding the lake are shown as the biggest factor in these reductions