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  • Effects of organic fertilization on the structure and yield of extensive grassland plant populations
    3-8
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    113

    The effects of different organic fertilizer inputs were investigated on natural grassland with solonyec soil conditions at the Karcag Research Institute. Mature sheep manure applied at 0-10-15-20 t/ha at single irrigation in early spring induced positive changes in stand structure and yield even in the semiarid spring of 2022. In the non-irrigated part of the experiment, the difference in the rates of organic manure was hardly affected.

  • Effect of fertilization on the mineral element uptake of an established all-grass sward 4.
    3-10
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    54

    The effects of different N, P and K supply levels and their combinations were examined on the mineral element uptake of an established all-grass sward with seed mixture of eight grass species in the 28th year of a long term fertilization field experiment set up on a calcareous chernozem loamy soil. The lay-out and method of the trial as well as the fertilizer responses on the hay yield, nutritional values and element content were published elsewhere (Kádár, 2005, 2005a; Kádár és Győri, 2005). The soil of the growing site contained around 3% humus, 5% CaCO3, 20-22% clay in the ploughed layer and was originally, moderately well supplied with available K, Mg, Mn and Cu and poorly supplied with P and Zn. The trial included 4Nx4Px4K=64 treatments in 2 replications, giving a total of 128 plots. The fertilizers applied were Ca-ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium chloride. The groundwater table was at a depth of 13-15 m, the area was prone to drought. In 2001, however, the area had satisfactory amount of 621 mm precipitation with a fairly good distribution. The grass was established on 21. September 2000. The main results and conclusions can be summarised as follows:
         1. As a function of NxP positive interactions the element uptake of the 1st cut hay expressed as mean of K treatments increased between the N0P0 control and the maximum N3P3 levels as follows: K 62-190, N 45-218, Ca 16-51, S 5-24, P 4-24, Mg 4-16, Na 0.5-5.0 kg/ha; Mn 282-968, Sr 35-170, Zn 32-73, Ba 29-55, B 18-44, Cu 8-40 g/ha. The uptake of Ba increased from 23 to 62 g/ha, that of Ni from 1.5 to 8.9 g/ha as a result of KxP positive interactions. Uptake of Mo measure on K0P0 soil, however, dropped from 1.6 g/ha to 0.4 g/ha on the K3P3 soil as a function of negative KxP interactions.
         2. The 2nd cut hay harvested on 9th October 2001 showed only N-effects. The hay yield measured on N-control soil was 1.0 t/ha while on 300 kg/ha/yr N-treatment 3.9 t/ha. The uptake of Fe, Ba and Mo increased 2-fold; uptake of Ca, S, P, Sr, Zn and Co 3-4-fold, uptake of K, N, Mg, Mn, Ba and Cu 5-6-fold, while uptake of Na 33-fold with the maximum N-rate, compared to the N-control and as means of PK treatments.
         3. The 2 cuts together gave on the unfertilised control 3 t/ha, while on the N3P3K3 maximum supply level 13 t/ha hay yield. The uptake of Fe, Cr, B, Ni, Mo and Co increased 2-3 times, uptake of Ca, Mg, Mn, K, Zn, Ba and Cu 5-6 times, uptake of S, Sr and P 7-8 times, uptake of N 10 times, while uptake of Na 16 times on the maximum N3P3K3 supply levels, compared to the unfertilised control. The maximal mass of uptaken K and N made up 388 kg/ha, Ca 80 kg/ha, S 49 kg/ha, P 42 kg/ha (96 kg/ha P2O5), Mg 24 kg/ha in 2001.
         4. To have 1 t of air-dry hay it was used by grasses as a mean of 25 kg K (30 kg K2O), 20 kg N, 6 kg Ca (8-9 kg CaO), 2-3 kg S, 2 kg P (5 kg P2O5) and 2 kg Mg (3-4 kg MgO). For microelements: 300 g Na, 200 g Fe, 120 g Mn, 100 g Al, 16 g Sr, 13 g Zn, 8 g Ba, 5 g B, 5 g Cu, 1-2 g Ni, 1 g Mo, 0.2 g Cr and 0.1 g Co. The As, Hg Cd, Pb and Se were under detection limit of 1 g. Data may serve for assessing the nutrient demand of all-grass sward.

  • Néhány időjárási tényező és a hozam összefüggése száraz- és üde gyepeken
    39-42
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    103

    The yield of pastures will be impaired by the climate change as a result of reduced amount of winter and vegetation precipitation and the increasing number of hot days as well as the increase in temperature. Species composition is also due to change, however, this change will be more difficult to be determined as the increasing concentration of glasshouse gases has different impacts on the various components. Grassland is a water demanding culture; droughts reduce yield significantly and these losses should be compensated by an adaptive agricultural technology. On protected and Nature 2000 pastures, comprising giving 50% of Hungarian pastures – strict regulations prevent the application of yield increasing techniques, such as irrigation, fertilization or oversowing. The impacts of the weather may only be compensated to a certain extent by the utilization technology. The effects of 3 utilization systems and some elements of weather conditions with special regard to water supply were investigated on dry and mesic grasslands in the years 2006-2010. On the bases of the results some suggestions are set up for modifying the specifications on pasture utilization in nature conservation areas, by having the first cutting earlier and increasing utilization frequency wherever possible. On dry grasslands, yield was affected most significantly by annual precipitation, the precipitation in the vegetative period showed the second strongest correlation with yield. On mesic pastures, temperature and radiation had the strongest influence on the yield. Here, the significance level in the case of total annual precipitation was lower, whereas the correlation was not significant for precipitation in the vegetative period.

  • A talajművelés felhagyásának hatásai a talaj és a növényzet egyes tulajdonságaira a Boda-halom példáján
    3-10.
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    82

    A 2013-ig művelt Boda-halom, legutóbb lucernásként hasznosított felszínének szántóföldi művelésből történt kivonása után, 2014-től négy éven át talajmintákat vettünk a felhagyást követő változások vizsgálata céljából. Mintáink a felhagyott halomtestből, a halom továbbra is lucernásként hasznosított előteréből és kontrollként a környező gyepből származtak. Mindhárom vizsgált élőhelyen 2018 nyarán fajlistát és cönológiai táblázatot készítettünk. A három élőhely összehasonlítása során a kalcium-karbonát és pH értékeiben nem mutatkozott jelentős különbség. Az átlagos humusztartalom a kontroll gyepben (8,3±0,6 g/100 g) szignifikánsan (p<0,01) nagyobb volt, mint akár a lucernásban (3,9±0,5 g/100 g), akár a felhagyott halomtesten (4,8±0,2 g/100 g). A halomtest és a lucernás talajának humusztartalma közötti különbség nem volt szignifikáns. Tápanyag ellátottság (N, P) alapján a halom felszíne (N: 25,0±3,6 mg/kg; P: 66,5±2,7 mg/kg) és a lucernás talaja (N: 35,3±3,1 mg/kg; P: 122,5±2,5 mg/kg) szignifikánsan (p<0,01) különbözött. A növényzet szociális magatartás típus szerinti összetételében mindhárom élőhelyen domináltak a zavarástűrő és a természetes gyom fajok. A halomfelszín és a kontroll gyep esetében emellett a természetes kompetítor és generalista fajok voltak megfigyelhetőek nagyobb arányban. A felhagyást követő ötödik évben készült felvételek alapján az összborítás tekintetében a halomtest regenerálódó növényzete (91±1%) közelebb állt a kontroll gyephez (93±4%), a lucernás ennek alatta maradt (60±10%). Fajgazdagság alapján a halom növényzete (23 faj) szintén a kontroll gyephez (25 faj) közelített, a lucernás (15 faj) ebben a tekintetben is lényegesen különbözött a regenerálódó halomtól. 

  • The effect of fertilization on the mineral contant of artificial grasslands 3.
    57-66
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    72

    The effects of different N, P and K supply levels and their combinations were examined on the mineral element content of an established all-grass sward with seed mixture of eight grass species in the 28th year of a long term fertilization field experiment set up on a calcareous chernozem loamy soil. The lay-out and method of the trial as well as the fertilizer responses on the hay yield were published elsewhere (Kádár 2004). The effect of fertilization on the nutritional values and nutrient yield also described earlier (Kádár and Győri, 2005). The soil of the growing site contained around 3% humus, 5% CaCO3, 20-22% clay in the ploughed layer and was originally, moderately well supplied with available K, Mg, Mn and Cu and poorly supplied with P and Zn. The trial included 4Nx4Px4K=64 treatments in 2 replications, giving a total of 128 plots. The fertilizers applied were Ca-ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium chloride. The groundwater table was at a depth of 13-15 m, the area was prone to drought. In 2001, however the area had a satisfactory amount of 621mm precipitation with a fairly good distribution. The grass was established on 21. September 2000. The main results and conclusions can be summarised as follows:
         1. As a function of N-fertilization the element content of the 1st cut hay usually increased, except for Al and Mo, which showed dilution effects. The concentration of K, Ca, Mg, Mn, P, Sr, B, Ni enhanced with 25-50%, S and Co with 60-70%, N and Cu 2-times, NO3-N and Na about 5-times compared to the N-control. The P-fertilization stimulated uptake of Mn and Mg for 10-20%; S, NO3-N and Co for 40-50%, Na and for Sr 60-70%, P for 90%, however, inhibited the uptake of Zn and Co for 20-40%, Al and Fe for 50-60%, Mo for 70% compared to the P-control.
         2. The P/Zn ratio showed on P-control soil optimal values of 118, while on highly P-supplied soil 278 P/Zn ratio, so indicating Zn-deficiency. As a function of PxK negative interactions, concentration of Fe dropped from 307 to 105 Al from 206 to 60, Mo from 0.44 to 0.05, Cr from 0.33 to 0.12 mg/kg in air-dry hay. The Cu/Mo ration on N-control soil showed the optimal value of approx. 10, while on heavily fertilized with N soil that of 40-80, indicating extreme Mo-deficiency.
         3. The 2nd cut hay contained about 20% more N, K, Ca, Mg, Na, 40% more Cu, 70-80% more S and Mn, 90% more Fe and P, 140% more Al and nearly 5-times more Mo. The content of B did not changed, while NO3-N dropped about 40% . The Cu/Mo ratio showed value of 2.6 on N-control soil, while on heavily fertilized with N soil ratio of 7.8. The P/Zn ratio indicated on P-control soil optimal value of 150, while on overfertilized with P soil value of 269. So, the P-induced Zn-deficiency could also be proven in the 2nd cut hay, while the Cu-induced Mo-deficiency disappered.
         4. The N-fertilization stimulated in the 2nd cut hay also the accumulation of elements N, K, Mg, P, Mn, Cu and Ni with 20-50% compared to the N-control. The NO3-N increased 4-times, while Na content 10-times. However the elements Fe, Al, B, Mo and Cr showed a dilution effect with 20-60%. The P-fertilization increased the concentration of Mn, Sr, Cd, Co, S and P, while decreased the content of Na, NO3-N, Cu and Zn. As a general rule, the K-fertilization hindered the accumulation of metal cations. The P-induced Cd accumulation was fully counterbalanced by increasing K-supply of soil.
         5. Summarizing above we can state that the long-term fertilization can drastically (in some cases with an order of magnitude) change the concentrations and ratios of elements built in hay through synergetic or antagonistic effects. In the 1st cut hay, for example, the minima-maxima contents of measured elements varied in air-dry hay as follows: N 0.90-3.02, Ca 0.4-0.7, S 0.14-0.32, P 0.12-0.30, Mg 0.10-0.24%; Na 70-700, Fe 100-288, Al 45-250, Mn 71-130, Sr 10-22, Zn 7-14, Ba 6-11, B 3.6-8.1, Ni 0.3-1.6, Cr 0.1-0.4, Mo 0.04-0.44, Co 0.04-0.12 mg/kg.

  • Impact of a change of use on extensive grassland yields
    29-34
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    The impact of converting overgrazed extensive grassland to mowing was investigated in Karcag between 2017 and 2020. At the beginning of the experiment, the plant composition of the overgrazed grassland community, which had been overgrazed for 3 years, showed a high and continuously increasing cover of unconditionally weeds avoided by sheep, which presented clearly higher quantitative indicators in terms of yield values. However, in the grassland communities that were converted to mowing, the cover of unconditioned weeds decreased steadily at the end of the experimental period and the cover value of grassland components valuable for animals increased, thus stopping degradation and recultivation by conversion was successful.

  • Data on botanical and animal feeding investigations of a sheep pasture in Káli Basin with special reference to nature reservation
    51-58
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    114

    Sample grassland sites were investigated in Kővágóőrs (Káli Basin, Balaton Upland National Park, Hungary). The sample quadrates were designated in the following places: close to (0-100 metres) and away (250-500 metres) from the stable. Comparative coenological studies, forage values were investigated. Changes of species composition and ground cover, measure of possible regeneration or degradation were evaluated. It was examined how important grasses and pulses appeared or disappeared, how did the number of over-grazing tolerant species changed and how did the species composition influenced the nutritive value of the grassland. Results proved that among the plants there are either weeds poisonous and/or protected species, as well. Based on the results the characteristics of the examined grassland show the effects of grazing. According to results, observed grasslands have unfavourable species composition due to improper management practices and insufficient technological conditions.

  • 21st General Meeting of European Grassland Federation
    145-146
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    67

    2006. április 3. és 6. között rendezte az Európai Gyepgazdálkodási Szövetség (European Grassland Federation) a 21. hivatalos konferenciáját (21st General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation) a spanyolországi Badajozban.
    A Spanyol Gyepgazdálkodási Társaság (SEEP, Sociedad Española el Estudio de los Pasots) a Szövetség Végrehajtó Bizottságának (Executive Committee) jóváhagyásával a gyep termelékenységének fenntarthatóságát (Sustainable Grassland Productivity) választotta a rendezvény átfogó témájának. Közel 40 ország csaknem 300 résztvevője a téma aktualitását kellőképpen indokolja.
    A szakmai program a Szövetség alapszabályának megfelelően bonyolódott hétfőtől csütörtök délig, amiből egy délutánt a szakmai tanulmányút (mid conference tour) foglalt el. Az európai gyepgazdálkodás szakirodalmát friss eredményekkel gazdagítja az a 278 tudományos dolgozat, amelyeket a konferencia idejére megjelentetett tudományos kiadvány (Sustainable Grassland Productivity – Proceedings of the 21st General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Badajoz, Spain, Grassland Science in Europe Volume 11. Caja de Badajoz, 847. p.) tartalmaz.
    A konferencia megnyitója a mediterrán térség gyepgazdálkodási sajátosságaival foglalkozott. Ennek első része a dél-spanyol térség tradicionális fás legelőit (dehesa) tárgyalta. Bemutatta, hogy ezt a történelmi gyökerekkel rendelkező gazdálkodási módot – közel 4 millió hektáron a térségben – milyen eredménnyel sikerült a vidékfejlesztés mai igényeinek is megfelelően megőrizni (termelés /erdő, gyep, időszakos szántó, valamint a kérődzők és a sertés legeltetéses tartása/, tájmegőrzés és természetvédelem).
    A megnyitó másik része a gyenge termékenységű arid klímájú mediterrán térség másik extenzívnek nevezhető gazdálkodási módját, a gabonafélék, az ugaroltatás és a juh legeltetés hármas rendszerét vizsgálta a multifunkcionális mezőgazdaság szempontjából.
    A tudományos program további részét öt szekció köré szervezték:
    1. A szálastakarmány-gazdálkodás szezonális problémáinak kezelése (Overcoming seasonal constraints to forage production)
    2. A pillangósok szerepe és lehetőségei (Role and potential of legumes)
    3. A takarmánytermesztés mennyiségi és minőségi kérdései (Production and quality aspects of different animal feeds)
    4. Az állattartási módok változása a közös agrárpolitikához igazodóan (Changes in animal production systems to meet CAP reforms)
    5. A gyepek és a klímaváltozás (Grassland and climate change)

  • Analysing of yield and nutritional value of Zselic pastures and its evaluation by D-e-Meter system
    33-38
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    51

    The future way of grassland management is greatly influenced by the new functions of the grasslands relative to the environment. This means that the role of raising nutrition will be expand by the role of keeping the natural resources. In the EU the price of the arable lands are controlled by the supply and demand, so the quality of the arable and the value of it come asunder. The market economy has to evaluate the arable reliable and accurate. In according to these sentences it is necessary to show the real value of soil quality, of arable in the register of estate. An important part of the sustainable developing is to find the adaptation to the local area and the nature. This aspect could be found in the multifunctional European Agricultural model and in the rural development too. Nowadays we use the way of the land evaluation known as the “aranykorona”, which is an obstacle to the way of the sustainability. The evaluation of grasslands in Hungary is not solved, the details we have are disused, so it is hard to plan the yields of the grasslands, we can estimate them a posteriori. In the D-e-Meter grassland module we start the evaluation with the DM yield of the characteristic grass. This starting point is modified with the factors proper to the area. The measured and the estimated DM yield were compared to each other at 3 grassland at Bőszénfa. To evolve an up-to-date evaluating system we analysed grasslands at the University of Kaposvár Deer Farm at Bőszénfa to find answers to the followings:

    • Soil analysis of the humus, the N, P, K levels and the pH of the grasslands

    • Describe the botanical composition by the Balázs-method

    • The quality and the nutrition value of the grasslands

    • Yearly yields of grasslands

    • Analyzing of the results by the D-e-Meter system

  • The effect of fertilization on the feeding value and nutrient yield of artificial grasslands 2.
    46-56
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    69

    The effect of different N, P and K supply levels and their combinations on the nutritional values and nutrient yield of an established all-grass sward were examined in 28th year of a long-term fertilization field experiment set up on a calcareous chernozem loamy soil. The fertilizer responses on the development, hay yield and N-uptake were published elsewhere (Kádár, 1994). The soil of the growing site contained around 3% humus, 5% CaCO3, 20-22% clay in the ploughed layer and was originally moderately well supplied with available K, Mg, Mn and Cu and poorly supplied with P and Zn. The trial included 4Nx4Px4K=64 treatments in 2 replications, giving a total of 128 plots. The fertilizers applied were Ca-ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium chloride. The groundwater table was at a depth of 13-15 m and the area was prone to drought. In 2001, however, the area had a satisfactory amount of 621 mm precipitation with fairly good distribution. The grass was established on 21. September 2000. The main results and conclusions can be summarised as follows:
         1. While the grass herbage yield was determined by the NxP supply levels, the nutritional values were influenced by the NxK interactions. As a function of NxK treatments, the N-free extract decreased from 532 g/kg (control) to 390 g/kg (N3K3), Crude-protein increased on the same plots from 64 g/kg to 183 g/kg, so the ratio of N-free extract/Crude-protein tightened from 8.3 to 2.1. Compared to the unfertilized control, the Crude-ash enhanced with 26%, while the N-dependent Metabolic Protein (MFN) with 286% on the N3K3 levels.
         2. The maximum nutrient yields were measured at the first cut on the 100 kg/ha/yr N-treatment with 150 mg/kg ammoniumlactate soluble P-supply soils for Crude-fibre, Neutral and Acid Detergent Fibres (NDF, ADF) N-free extract, Crude-ash and Nettoenergy (NE) parameters. The Crude-fat and the Energy Dependent Protein (MFE) yields gave maximum surpluses using 200 kg/ha/yr N-rate with high level of 333 mg/kg AL-P2O5 supply in plow-layer. Highest crude-protein and the N-dependent Metabolic Protein (MFN) yields were connected, however, to the highest N3P3 levels, where the yield increased 5-times compared to the control.
         3. At the 2nd cut, both the nutritional values and the nutrient yields changed only as a function of N-supply. Maximum nutrient yields were obtain generally at the 300 kg/ha/yr treatment. Assessing the 1st and 2nd cuts together, the 200 kg/ha/yr treatment seemed to be the best fertilization practice. Among the different NPK treatments developed extreme differences. The unfertilized for 28 years plots (N0P0K0 ) gave small nutrient yields. The moderate N-fertilization alone (N1P0K0) enhanced the yields 2-3 times. The moderate balanced fertilization (N1P1K1) gave further dramatic surpluses. The N-dependent Crude-protein and the protein fractions (MFE, MFN) as well as the Crude-fat yielded maxima values at the highest (N3P3K3) treatment.
         4. Summarizing above, we can state that the satisfactory or abundant fertilization on such soil poor in NPK and in a favourable year can increase the Crude-fibre, the fiber fractions (NDF, ADF), N-free extract, Crude-ash, Crude-fat and Nettoenergy (NE) yields 3-5 times, while the N-dependent Crude-protein and protein-fractions (MFE, MFN) even 7-8-times.

  • Matching Nutrient Requirements of Farmed Red Deer on Pasture. International and National Experiences: Papers presented at the „Timely questions in grassland and game management” scientific conference (Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Kaposvár University, 18-19 May 2006)
    7-12
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    The authors summarize the factors influencing the nutritional value of grasses which constitute the dominant proportion of pasture biomass, and emphasize the percentage proportion of leguminous species. Interactions are discussed between the phenological status of grasses, digestability, metabolic energy requirements of deer and their voluntary intake. The very often neglected factor of water awailability on feed effciency in red deer farming is stressed. Some data are presented considering the research results obtained at the red deer research farm of the University of Kaposvár.

  • Conflicts between farming and nature reservation in grassland managements
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    111

    In the last few years important changes occurred in the grassland usage and in the grassland framing, which changes revised the farming circumstances of the grassland farmers. These changes come to the fore leading in the environment friendly, agricultural environment friendly programs, and drove farmers into a corner. The unfavorable economic conditions impressed the whole agriculture, because the grass hay user ruminant stock depressed drastically, farms with small animal stock and the herds ended countryside. The economic process did not serve animal husbandry recovery. Farmers see way out for the grassland sector, but on the marked factors we saw the impresses of the negative effects. We say this because they marked complementary seeding and reseeding as primary factors. Aims of the agricultural environment protection programs and the farmer’s cost-of-living will generate more conflicts. On these conflicts could ease rethinking the aims of the agricultural environment protecting programs, with lighten the strict directions of the nature conservation provisions and with ecological grassland farming.

  • Különböző komposztadagok hatása az extenzív gyep talajának néhány tulajdonságára
    9-14
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    95

    After the millennium the utilization of the Hungarian grasslands is particularly important. We considered the priorities of the Darányi Ignácz Plan where the efficient utilization of the agricultural areas - including grasslands, pastures- by increasing the number of ruminants is the part of the rural strategy. The effective utilization of the by-product, the manure in croplands or pastures is particularly important, taking the increasing fertilizer prices within the continuously opening price scissor of the industrial-agricultural products into account. The patent of the Karcag Research Institute of CAAES RISF UD, the TERRASOL compost is a good alternative for farmers. We have already published the primary results of our grassland fertilization experiment, where we investigated the utilization of different compost doses and evaluated these from economic point of view. In this paper we examined the changes of the properties of the soil in the different treatments. We visualized our results by using GIS methods. We measured the moisture content, the penetration resistance and the CO2 emission of the soil of the four treatments. We determined that the 20 t/ha of compost dose is considered as sufficient to improve the investigated properties of the grassland soils under the droughty conditions of 2012. 

  • Comparison of vegetation of Hungarian Grey Cattle and Domestic water buffalo pastures in a sample area of the Danube-Tisza Interfluve
    15-31
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    We made a coenological study on the Kelemen-szék in the Kiskunság National Park. The coenological studies were carried out twice, in 2014 and 2015. During these two surveys, we examined in total 90 quadrats of mixed grazed and fenced control areas by domestic water buffalo and Hungarian Grey Cattle. Due to the size and heterogeneity of the studied area, we intended to investigate small homogeneous areas and respective control areas. Coenological surveys were done on lower and higher lying pastures, saline soil areas and loess areas.

    The studied areas were assessed based on the Borhidi relative plant ecological indicators NB (relative nitrogen values) and WB (relative groundwater and soil moisture indicator values). The distribution of nature conservation value categories (TVK) and social behavior types (SzMT) were used to assess the areas. Cluster analysis and detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) were used to evaluate the data.

    The data were assessed based on both habitat condition in terms of naturalness condition. On the other hand, relative ecological indicators of the occurred species. Our objectives were to provide a detailed description of the vegetation composition of the study areas, to assess the changes in grassland composition and their conservation impacts as a result of grazing and its abandonment, to assess the impact of grazing on the occurrence of protected species and weed species, and to assess grazing as a conservation habitat management practice.

    The examination of the species composition showed that the loess and saline soil areas grazed by domestic water buffalos and Hungarian Grey Cattle provided a better composition of grassland in terms of natural condition compared to the control areas. In the dense and tall Puccinellia swards vegetation type, grazing requires more attention, because it is more vulnerable to grazing, has fewer species and is more damageable.

  • The effect of sheep manure the yield of primary growth o fan extensive natural grassland
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    64

    An experiment with overriped sheep-manure was carried out to make the environmental protective technology of nutrition on a cut grassland in the Karcag Research Institute of University of Debrecen, CAS. Based on our research results gained from a 4 year field experiment of Alopecuretum pratensis grassland association we have concluded that the 20 t/ha overriped sheep-manure the was optimum rate most favourable from economical point of niev and for increasing the rate of clovers in the sward. 

  • Felhagyott juhlegelő degradációjának mérése
    43-48.
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    79

    A hazai legeltetett állatlétszám csökkenésével, jelentősen mérséklődik a kiszolgáló gyep művelési ág szerepe is. Növekszik az alul-, illetve az egyáltalán nem hasznosított gyepek részaránya. Kísérletünk során, melyet a Debreceni Egyetem, AKIT Karcagi Kutatóintézetében végeztünk, négyféle gyephasznosítási módot vizsgáltunk három ismétlésben egy ecsetpázsitos sziki réten. Meghatároztuk a kísérleti terület növényszerkezet összetételét, illetve megmértük a talaj széndioxid forgalmát. 

  • Összehasonlító botanikai és természetvédelmi vizsgálatok telepített és felújított gyepekben a Csákvár melletti Páskom területén
    63-73
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    We studied the vegetation of a 260 ha gray cattle pasture near Páskom, which can be found in Zámoly basin. We carried out our surveyes in May 2012. The pasture can be divided into five parts. One part, approximately the half of the area (150.83 ha), is an oldfield grassland, which was overseeded 20 years ago. The other half of the pasture was restored (109.17 ha) in 4 different ways in 2009 and then was mowed until 2011. 7 relevés were made in each part of the pasture (the occurence of species and their cover scores were recorded). The aim of our study was to compare the effects of the different restoration methods and mowing on the botanical composition of the pasture. The results showed, that the grassland restored with hay transfer method was the most similar to the natural conditions. The greatest number of species was recorded in that part and the species of natural grasslands become dominant. The directly sowed and the spontaneous grassland parts separated chiefly from the semi-natural 30-year-old grassland. 

  • 2018-19-ben végzett cönológia felmérés a tihanyi Belső-tó melletti magyar szürke szarvasmarha legelőn
    25-30.
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    Jelen vizsgálatunkat 2018 és 2019 között végeztük a Tihanyi félszigeten, a Belső-tótól délre eső gyepterületeken, melyeket egy sokéves felhagyott állapot után néhány évig kaszáltak, majd 2002-től máig folyamatosan szürkemarhával legeltettek. Fő kérdésünk a következő volt: az eltelt időszak alatt mennyire volt eredményes a legeltetés, természetközelivé vált-e a gyep? A területen az első cönológiai felvételek 1994-ben készültek, majd 2002-től (néhány év kihagyással) évente újra megtörténtek a vizsgálatok. Jelen munkában a 2018-19-es évek eredményeit tesszük közzé. A kvadrát minták elemzésekor igénybe a Raunkiaer-féle életforma-kategóriákat, a természetvédelmi értékkategóriákat (TVK), valamint a szociális magatartási formákat (SBT) alkalmaztuk. A cönológiai felvételek a legelő két különböző részén készültek: a felső (I), illetve az alsó (II) egyharmadában a területnek, amit az állatok pihenőhelyként használnak. Ily módon nem csak a lejtőhatás, hanem az igénybevétel intenzitásának vizsgálatára is lehetőség nyílt. Eredményeink alapján a legelő állatok folyamatos jelenléte stabilizálta a természetvédelmi szempontból értékes gyep fajösszetételét. A gyomfajok mennyisége az alsó szakaszon jelentősebb volt, a teljes fajszám viszont kisebb. A lejtő felső egyharmadában ez az érték már 50 fölé emelkedett. A pázsitfüvek relatív mennyisége is jelentősebbé vált, ami legeltetési szempontból is értékesebbé tette a gyepet. Dominánsként a kisebb termetű Festuca fajok jelentek meg, más gyepgazdálkodási szempontból fontos pázsitfű fajokkal együtt. A pillangósok fajszáma és borítása is jelentőssé vált. Eredményeink alapján a helyes természetvédelmi kezelési gyakorlat kulcsa a területen a megfelelő számú állattal történő legeltetés lehet, ami jelen esetben megvalósult. 

  • Study of the agronomic value of artificial extensive grasslands
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    The agricultural value of an extensive, alternativly used grassland with three seed densities (500 seed m-2, 1000 seed m-2 and 1500 seed m-2) and at two sowing times was examined in an established grassland experiment with herbs on sandy brown forest soil in Gödöllő in the spring and autumn of 2002.
    The results showed that treatment No. 3 (=1500 seed m-2) had the highest agricultural value. It can be concluded that the highest seed norm resulted in the highest grass cover. Through the estimated agricultural value, we have also proved that the grass established in autumn grows more vigorously than the dicotyledonous species. This follows from the biological characteristics of the two plant groups. The grasses are tolerant towards cold and perennial species, while most of the dicotyledonous are annual and prefer milder conditions.
    Grassland areas with the same ecological basis differ greatly as far as their plant composition is concerned, depending on seed density. In addition, the plant composition changes continusly according to sowing time.

  • The economic aspects of utilizing pasture areas with different animal species
    55-59
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    78

    Az Észak-Alföldi Régió három gazdaságában vizsgáltuk a feltétlen legelőterületek külőnbőző állatfajokkal történő hasznosításának gazdaságosságát. A vizsgálatba vont gazdaságok közül kettő húsmarhatartással egy pedig juhászattal foglalkozik. Az ökonómiai elemzéshez kialakítoll dinamikus modell segítségével mindkét ágazatra részletesen megterveztük mind naturáliákban, mind pénzértékben a szükséges ráfordításokat (takarmány, munkaerő, segédüzem, befektetett és forgó eszkőzők, stb.), az elérhető hozamokat, az árbevételt és a termelési értéket, valamint a realizálható jövedelmet is kimutattuk. 

  • The effects of fertilization on 2 year old established swards. Quality and nutrient yields 8.
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    50

    The effects of different N, P and K supply levels and their combinations were examined on the quality nutritional values and nutrient yield of an established 2 year old all-grass sward in the 29th year of a long-term fertilization field experiment set up on a calcareous chernozem soil. The soil of the growing site contained around 3% humus, 3-5% CaCO3, 20-22% clay in the ploughed layer and was originally moderately well supplied with available N, K, Mg, Mn and Cu and poorly supplied with P and Zn. The trial included 4Nx4Px4K=64 treatments in 2 replications, giving a total of 128 plots. The fertilizers applied were Ca-ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium chloride. The groundwater table was at a depth of 13-15 m and the area was prone to drought. In 2002, the area had 401 mm precipitation and gave 2 cuts of grass. The 1st year results of the trial were published earlier (Kádár, 2005a, b). The main conclusions can be summarised as follows:
    1. The N-responses were decisive for both the hay quality and the hay and nutrient yields. The N-fertilizer increased the crude protein content and diminished the same time the crude fibre, crude ash and total sugar contents in the hay. The P-responses were not significant while the K-fertilization stimulated the crude ash accumulation in both cuts.
    2. The hay yield of 2 cuts in 2002 amounted to 1,7 t/ha on the N0P0K0 plots not receiving any fertilizer during the 29 experimental years, while on the maximum N3P3K3 supply levels figured out 8.7 t/ha. The same time here the crude fibre increased from 532 kg/ha to 2876 kg/ha, crude protein from 113 kg/ha to 1100 kg/ha, crude ash from 132 kg/ha to 672 kg/ha, crude fat from 39 kg/ha to 173 kg/ha, while the crude fibre/crude protein ratio dropped from 4.7 to 2.6.
    3. After 3 years storing the decisive part of carotine decomposed in the hay and gave as little as 0.9 mg/kg average value. The N-control gave 0.6 mg/kg, the 200 kg/ha/yr N-treatment resulted in 1.3 mg/kg, than the N-excess 300 kg/ha/yr plots showed again significantly less 0.9 mg/kg.
    4. The 2nd cut hay had a little yield however, was rich in crude protein and crude ash having 50-70% higher average content compared with the primary hay. The crude fat content was 3-times higher in the 2nd cut hay, while the crude fibre about 20% less. The ratio of crude fibre/crude protein figured as an average 1.9, while in the low-quality primary hay amounted 4.2.
    5. The N-fertilization depressed the content of N-free extract and acid detergent fibre (ADF) and enhanced the content of energy dependent protein (MFE), N-dependent metabolic protein (MFN) and nettoenergy (NE) parameters. The P fertilization did not cause any changes, while the K-fertilization decreased the N-free extract and the nettoenergy parameters (NE) and slightly stimulated the neutral detergent fibre (NDF) synthesis in the 2nd cut hay.

  • Bio komposztadagok hatása egy arid termőhelyű ősgyep első növedékének hozamaira
    11-17.
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    Kísérletünk során, melyet 2015-17-ben a Debreceni Egyetem AKIT Karcagi Kutatóintézetében folytattunk, kétféle komposztot teszteltünk az intézet juhtelepe melletti, alacsony termképesség[1], szolonyec talajon kialakult sgyepen. Mindkét komposzt on-farm anyagokból, mélyalmos tartásból származó trágyából készült, és engedélyezett Natura 2000 és AKG szabályozás alá es területen is, de míg az egyik adalékanyagoktól mentes natúr komposzt, a másik foszforral dúsított. Három dózist teszteltünk (10 t/ha, 20 t/ha, 30 t/ha) négy ismétlésben. Mintavétel után szárazanyagtartalom, nyersfehérje-tartalom és életfenntartó nettó energia tartalom került meghatározásra, melyekbl egységnyi területre vetített hozamot kalkuláltunk. Az eredmények azt mutatják, hogy minden kezelés szignifikánsan növelte a hozamot a kontrollhoz képest, st egyes esetekben majdhogynem meg is triplázta azt, habár az eltér minségi mutatók eltér dózist igényeltek a kimagasló hozam elérése érdekében. A két komposzt közötti különbség jól érzékelhet, de meg kell említeni, hogy a natúr komposzt is hatékonyan tudta növelni a hozamot, noha eredményessége elmaradt a foszforral dúsítottól. Eredményeinket összevetve a meteorológiai adatokkal, kiderült, hogy a sok csapadék növelni tudja a komposzt hatékonyságát, lévén elsegíti a benne található anyagok feltáródását. Eredményeinket alátámasztják a bvített talajvizsgálat eredményei is, melyek jelents foszfortartalékot mutatnak az E komposzttal kezelt parcellák feltalajában. 

  • Biomassza-fajgazdagság kapcsolatok vizsgálata szikes gyepekben és vizes élőhelyeken
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    For an effective conservation and management in grasslands and wetlands it is essential to understand mechanisms sustaining biodiversity. Understanding biomass-species richness relationships is in the focus of recent scientific interest both from the agricultural and nature conservation point of view. We provided a detailed analysis of the relationship between major biomass components (total aboveground biomass and litter), and species richness along a long productivity gradient in grasslands and wetlands. We studied eight types of alkali and loess grasslands and five types of alkali wetlands in Hortobágy National Park, East-Hungary. We found that the relationship between total biomass and species richness can be described by humped-back curves both in grasslands and wetlands. was valid for the relation of total biomass and species richness. We detected the maximum of species richness at total biomass scores of 750 g/m2 in grasslands and at 2000 g/m2 in wetlands. Our results suggest that litter is one of the major factors controlling species richness in highly productive grasslands and wetlands. 

  • The Special Value of Pastures in Hungary
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    For centuries, Hungary used to be a beef store for European cities, from Strasburg to Venice. The cattle born and raised on Hungarian pastures were favoured for the excellent quality meat they produced.
    In the 19th century, the tradition of keeping livestock on pastures was gradually replaced by stabling and feeding farm animals with monocultures grown on ploughland. The best pastures were ploughed over and only 30% of those that survived were actually used for grazing. Today, it is mainly pastures in national parks that are used for grazing, while this practice is not typical elsewhere.
    Based on several decades’ experiments, it can be established that grazing livestock has several beneficial effects:
    – pastures provide the most valuable feed for livestock, which sustain their good health conditions,
    – livestock cease to be a source of environment pollution for towns and villages,
    – manure raises the nutritive value of pastures,
    – all the above makes farming more economical
    This study provides evidence for the above, based on experiments and production experience.

  • Nyílt homoki gyepek cönológiai és talajtani vizsgálata a Duna-Tisza közén
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    Vizsgálatunk célja, hogy meghatározzuk a Duna-Tisza közi Festuca vaginata és a F. pseudovaginata által dominált nyílt homoki gyepekben a fajkompozíciójában és talajtulajdonságaiban jelentkező különbségeket. A mintavételt 2009 májusában végeztük 2×2 m-es kvadrátokban, Braun-Blanquet módszerét alapul véve, de a fajok borítási értékeit adtuk meg. Öt-öt felvétel készült Festuca vaginata és F. pseudovaginata dominálta állományokban, két mintaterületen (Tatárszentgyörgy és Imrehegy). Az edényes növényfajok fajszámát és borítási értékeit, a kriptogámok fajszámát, valamint hét talajtani paramétert (pH [KCl], pH [H2O], humusz, összes nitrogéntartalom, Ca, P2O5, K2O) elemeztünk, utóbbiakat 0-15 cm-es és 15-30 cm-es mélységben mérve. A két Festuca faj állományainak talajtani viszonyainak összehasonlítására lineáris kevert modelleket alkalmaztunk, az adatok elemzését klaszteranalízissel is kiegészítettük, az egyes fajok borítási értékeit pedig Mann-Whitney U-teszttel hasonlítottuk össze. Eredményeink alapján a F. vaginata és a F. pseudovaginata felvételek jól elkülönültek egymástól, utóbbiakban a fajszám közel kétszer akkorának bizonyult, mint a F. vaginata felvételek esetében. A borítási értékek és a felső 15 cm-es talajrétegből vett minták talajtani paraméterein alapuló klaszteranalízis alapján is elkülönültek a különböző vegetációs egységek. A lineáris kevert modellek eredményei szerint a F. vaginata dominálta gyepek talaja magasabb pH-, nitrogén-, foszfor- és kalciumtartalommal jellemezhetők, szemben a F. pseudovaginata gyepekkel, amely szoros kapcsolatot jelez a felső talajrétegek tulajdonságai és a rajta előforduló homoki vegetáció összetétele között.