IMPACT OF DIFFERENT SOIL WORKS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ON SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN AFUMAȚI, DOLJ COUNTY, PEDOCLIMATIC CONDITIONS

Abstract

The paper presents the results of physical and chemical analysis of the Calcic Chernozem, in pedoclimatic conditions at Afumați, Dolj county (Romania), farmed in two soil works agricultural technologies: conventional (classical) and conservative (no-till). Two main soil profiles have been worked out and characterized from the morphological point of view and the physical and chemical characteristics, according to the ICPA Bucharest Working Methodology. Soil samples were collected by the 5-10 cm; 25-30 cm and 45-50 cm depths. The analyses and determinations carried out are in accordance with the standardized methodology usually used in the ICPA Bucharest laboratories and those of the County Offices for Pedological and Agrochemical Studies. In both soil works technologies the water infiltration rate is very high so there is no risk of water stagnation; this is also due to the low clay content. No-till technology no longer mobilized calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from the soil profile depth as compared to the classical technology that mobilizes calcium carbonate through deep soil works. No-till technology is ideal for the studied soil in the 2023-2024 agricultural year conditions.