The Study of the Quantitative Soil Looses Reported in the Experimental Field Located in Valea Mare de Criș, Bihor County

Abstract

It is well known that both anthropogenic and natural factors affect in great measure the soil erosion. This creates difficulties in the exploitation of arable land, increases the frequency and severity of floods, accentuates the effects of the drought phenomenon, contributing to environmental pollution. The present study was carried out in order to identify the influence of erosion on maize production in a moderately degraded, sloping land. The research was carried out in the village of Valea Mare de Criș, which belongs to Borod commune, Bihor County, on an eroded land with a slope of 12, cultivated with corn belonging to the Pioneer PR38A24 hybrid. The experiments were carried out according to the randomized block method. The study of the productivity of the eroded land on the slope was carried out by quantifying the corn production corresponding to the use of four experimental variants. The highest
maize yield averages are reported for contour cropping technology, both for the top of the slope (4.18 t/ha) and the base (5.01 t/ha). Strong and very strong correlations are identified between the maize productions recorded according to the experimental variant. It is found that the location of the crop at the base of the slope has the strongest influence on production.