Project number: QK22020053
Project title: Conditions of growing maize on highly erosive threatened soil
Provider: NAZV (Ministry of Agriculture)
Programme: ZEMĚ
Project coordinator: Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation
Project leader: Ing. David Kincl
Project partners: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague – Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Crop Research Institute
Project leader of FES: Ing. Jan Petrů
Contact person: Ing. Kateřina Mikešová
Project duration: 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2024
Total project budget: 11 917 152 Kč
Project budget of FES: 3 577 152 Kč
Abstract:
The aim of the project is to develop and verify such minimization procedures which would allow for the cultivation of maize on soils highly threatened by erosion, and which would be simultaneously usable within the GAEC 5. The resulting technologies must guarantee sufficient anti-erosion efficiency and these must contribute to water retention in the landscape as a consequence of higher infiltration into the soil. Furthermore, yield stability and quality of production with use as feed for livestock or biogas production will be dealt with. For a comprehensive assessment, the operating costs of technologies will be evaluated to verify the rationality of the use of procedures. This project aims to offer farming entities a safe and stable possibility to cultivate corn on sloping plots of land.