The balance of crop residues on training farm “Minderlinskoe”

Rational plant residues using in agriculture is one of the factors of protection and increasing soil fertility. Using plant residues of crops for fertilizer increases the content of humus and nutrients in soils. The analysis of crop yields on“Minderlinskoe” training and experimental farm over the years of observation indicates that over three years this indicator has grown significantly in crops. For the same cultures the maximum quantity of vegetable residues coming to the soil fluctuating on average in three years from 6.40 t/hectare (barley) to 7.58 t/hectare (oats) is typical. It is 2.2 times more, than vegetable remains coming into the soil in comparison with annual and perennial herbs at which elevated weight is completely alienated from the field. The minimum quantity of vegetable remains comes to the soil after cultivation of potatoes, soy and perennial cereal herbs. The crops of cereals are characterized by the maximum quantity of the nutrients coming with vegetable remains to the soil in comparison with other cultures...