Status of soil fertility in Vojvodina

Abstract

Scientific basis of the Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use Control System (in further text, the System)was established in 1980 and it was legislated in 1985. The System encompasses the control of all factors that determine soil fertility and fertilizer action, i.e., how soil affects the growth development and yield of crops and which measures must be undertaken to ensure high, stable and economic yields and adequate protection of the biosphere. Because of the economic crisis that pestered the country over last 15 years and the recent war devastations, the System was not fully exploited. In 2002, a campaign was launched to conduct soil analyses in the private sector free of charge. The campaign was organized by the Secretariat of Agriculture of the Vojvodina Province and the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops. The latter is the country sleading scientific establishment in the field of agriculture. The public response to the campaign fully justifies future intentions to reinstate the System.

Sistem kontrole plodnosti zemljišta i upotrebe đubriva (u daljem tekstu Sistem) sa naučnog aspekta zasnovan je 1980. godine, a zakonski je zaživeo 1985. godine. Sistem obuhvata kontrolu svih faktora koji određuju plodnost zemljišta i dejstvo đubriva, odnosno preko ishrane utiču na rast, razviće i prinose biljaka, kao i mere kojima se ovi usmeravaju u cilju ostvarenja visoke i stabilne proizvodnje uz primenu ekonomičnosti i zaštitu biosfere. U toku proteklih 15 godina zbog ekonomske krize i ratnih razaranja Sistem nije sprovođen u dovoljnoj meri u poljoprivrednoj praksi. U toku 2003. godine sprovedena je akcija besplatnog analiziranja zemljišta u privatnom vlasništvu. Inicijatori i organizatori su bili Pokrajinski sekretarijat za poljoprivredu i Naučni institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, kao vodeća naučna ustanova iz oblasti poljoprivrede u zemlji. Rezultati akcije pokazuju punu opravdanost na daljem radu oživljavanja Sistema.