THE USE OF NATURAL ZEOLITES IMPREGNATED WITH ZINC AND COPPER AMMONIATES AS CARRIERS OF MICRONUTRIENTS IN GROWING VEGETABLES

L. Moklyachuk; O. Furdychko; V. Strelko; S. Melnichuk; V. Shynkarenko; V. Lokhanska; V. Trykhlib; I. , Maletina; N. Iliuk; B. Nikitina

doi:10.9755/ejfa.v25i12.16736

Authors

L. Moklyachuk Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Metrologichna, 12, Kyiv, 03143, Ukraine Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, General Naumov, 13, Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroyiv Oborony str., 15, Kyiv, 03041, Ukraine Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kirova St, 36-a, Chornobyl, Kyiv oblast, 07270, Ukraine
O. Furdychko Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Metrologichna, 12, Kyiv, 03143, Ukraine
V. Strelko nstitute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, General Naumov, 13, Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine
S. Melnichuk Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroyiv Oborony str., 15, Kyiv, 03041, Ukraine
V. Shynkarenko Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kirova St, 36-a, Chornobyl, Kyiv oblast, 07270, Ukraine
V. Lokhanska Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroyiv Oborony str., 15, Kyiv, 03041, Ukraine
V. Trykhlib Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, General Naumov, 13, Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine
I. , Maletina Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, General Naumov, 13, Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine
N. Iliuk Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Metrologichna, 12, Kyiv, 03143, Ukraine
B. Nikitina Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Metrologichna, 12, Kyiv, 03143, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v25i12.16736

Keywords:

Micronutrients, Soil, Zeolite, Baby food, Organic agriculture

Abstract

The aim of our study was to obtain prolonged micronutrients for use in organic agriculture and production of row materials for baby food. For this purpose, we proposed to use impregnated with ammoniates of zinc and copper zeolite. Field experiments were conducted during 2011 - 2012 on the territory of Kyiv region. Results of two-year experiments revealed that during the first year of impregnated zeolite implementation statistically reliable (confidence level 0.95) increase of zinc and copper in carrot and beetroot. On the second year after zeolite implementation, their influence on zinc and copper concentration in spring oats and spring barley grains was observed. Concentration of these micronutrients in oats and barley grains was significantly larger than in the control sample. Implementation of zeolites, impregnated with zinc and copper ammoniates, can be recommended for improving the soil quality and micronutrients level in grain and vegetable production.