Papers by Dragana Vidojevic
Agronomy
The assessment of the suitability and status of irrigation water quality from the aspect of its p... more The assessment of the suitability and status of irrigation water quality from the aspect of its potential negative impact on soil salinization and mapping of spatial distribution within the area of the three Morava rivers, which includes the South, West, and Great Morava basins, was the purpose of this research. A total of 215 samples of irrigation water were tested, and their quality was evaluated based on the analysis of the following parameters: pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved salt (TDS), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and content of SO42−, Cl−, HCO3−, CO3 2−, Mg2+, Ca2+, Na+, and K+. The results showed that the average content of ions was as follows: Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Na+ > K+ and HCO3− > SO42− > Cl− > CO32−. The assessment of irrigation water suitability was determined by calculating the following indices: percentage sodium (Na %), residual sodium carbonate (RSC), permeability index (PI), magnesium hazard (MH), potential salinity (PS), Kelley’s i...
Zemljiste i biljka, 2021
The research was conducted to determine the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in relation to the a... more The research was conducted to determine the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in relation to the altitude in Serbia. The database included a total of 1,140 soil profiles. SOC were investigated at different the altitudes (0-200 m, 200-500 m, 500-1,000 m, 1,000 - 2.000 m) and at two soil depths (0-30 cm and 0-100 cm). Statistical correlation was done for five regions where locations were grouped according to the spatial distribution. The results showed that the highest mean values of SOC were measured on the terrain that includes mountains with the altitudes of 1,000-2,000 m and covers an area of 11.5% of the territory of Serbia. The lowest obtained result is related to the lowland areas with the largest number of locations. Greater variability in the results of SOC stocks were found at the higher altitudes and the greatest on the low mountains of 500-1,000 m altitude. There is a medium to strong statistical dependence of the altitude with the SOC stocks at two soil depths (0-30 cm and...
Biogeosciences, 2011
Soil organic carbon plays a major role in the global carbon budget, and can act as a source or a ... more Soil organic carbon plays a major role in the global carbon budget, and can act as a source or a sink of atmospheric carbon, thereby possibly influencing the course of climate change. Changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are now taken into account in international negotiations regarding climate change. Consequently, developing sampling schemes and models for estimating the spatial distribution of SOC stocks is a priority. The French soil monitoring network has been established on a 16 km × 16 km grid and the first sampling campaign has recently been completed, providing around 2200 measurements of stocks of soil organic carbon, obtained through an in situ composite sampling, uniformly distributed over the French territory. We calibrated a boosted regression tree model on the observed stocks, modelling SOC stocks as a function of other variables such as climatic parameters, vegetation net primary productivity, soil properties and land use. The calibrated model was evaluated through cross-validation and eventually used for estimating SOC stocks for mainland France. Two other models were calibrated on forest and agricultural soils separately, in order to assess more precisely the influence of pedo-climatic variables on SOC for such soils. The boosted regression tree model showed good predictive ability, and enabled quantification of relationships between SOC stocks and pedo-climatic variables (plus their interactions) over the French territory. These relationships strongly depended on the land use, and more specifically, differed between forest soils and cultivated soil. The total estimate of SOC stocks in France was 3.260 ± 0.872 PgC for the first 30 cm.
This paper shows the assessment results of organic carbon stock in agricultural soils on the terr... more This paper shows the assessment results of organic carbon stock in agricultural soils on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The estimates for the calculation of content in t/ha were based on data from 577 sites and from 757 sites for calculation of the content in %. There are various types of soils, climate and altitude on a soil sampling sites. The results show that the average rate of soil organic carbon for the top 30 cm depth of the agricultural soils is 68.99 t/ha, or 1.58 %, that belongs to the class of low soil organic carbon content (1-2%). We estimated organic carbon stocks of the agricultural soils of the Republic of Serbia at 1.98% from the total estimated value of the contents on agricultural land in Europe. The methodology applied in this research allows an estimation that is comparable to the international level.U radu su prikazani rezultati procene rezerve organskog ugljenika u poljoprivrednom zemljištu na prostoru Republike Srbije. Procena je rađena na osnovu p...
Hydro-chemical Assessment of Water Used for Agricultural Soil Irrigation: Case Study in the Water Area of the Three Morava Rivers in the Republic of Serbia
Emerging Issues in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 1, Feb 28, 2023
Zbornik Matice srpske za prirodne nauke, 2020
Correlation between soil organic carbon (SOC) and land use and soil type were investigated in the... more Correlation between soil organic carbon (SOC) and land use and soil type were investigated in the soils of the Republic of Serbia. The database included a total of 1,140 soil profiles. To establish the correlation between organic carbon content and soil type, a soil map of Serbia was adapted to the WRB classification and divided into 15,437 polygons (map units). The SOC stock values were calculated for each reference soil group based on mean values of SOC at 0-30 and 0-100 cm and their areas. The largest SOC stocks for the soil layers 0-30 cm were found in Cambisol 194.76 x 1012 g and Leptosol 186.43 x 1012 g and for the soil layers 0-100 cm in Cambisol 274.87 x 1012 g and Chernozem 230.43 x 1012 g. Using the Corine Land Cover (CLC) database, the major categories of land use were defined. Based on the obtained mean values of organic carbon content for the soil layers 0-30 and 0-100 cm and the areas indicated by Corine Land Cover categories of land use, the organic carbon stocks in a...
Assessment of soil erosion intensity in Kolubara District, Serbia
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
ABSTRACT
Soil Contamination in the Urban Area of Belgrade, Serbia
Johnson/Mapping the Chemical Environment of Urban Areas, 2011
Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2010
In the past researches conducted on the territory of Serbia, 5 regional geotectonic units have be... more In the past researches conducted on the territory of Serbia, 5 regional geotectonic units have been distinguished with registered occurrences of 230 mineral springs. Recent analyses of the bottled mineral waters quality have not included systematic examinations of micro-components present in these waters. Based on the analyses of the bottled mineral waters (EuroGeoSurveys Geochemistry Expert Group), it has been observed that the water quality is greatly influenced by the chemical composition of igneous intrusions, regardless of the fact that the analyzed waters have been taken from different aquifers (Neogene sediments, limestone, flysch, schist). Bottled waters in Serbia are usually HCO 3 , with Na or Ca like dominant cation, and in large range regarding TDS. In some bottled waters high content of micro-components and trace elements was recorded. The analyses of mineral waters prove the direct dependence between the hydrochemical composition of waters and complex geological properties in which the formation and movement of waters have been taking place, throughout the geological history.
This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from th... more This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia that was undertaken between 2008 and 2010. It is produced in both Serbian and English and is intended to serve as a reference document to support the future programming of agri-environment measures in Serbia. Special attention is given to introducing the concept of high nature value (HNV) farming and the biodiversity benefits associated with using agri-environment and other rural development measures to maintain low intensity farming systems typically found in Serbia. The publication is the first attempt to systematically introduce the concepts of HNV farming and agrienvironment policies and payments to a Serbian audience.
UN Environment supports Serbia in the management of contaminated sites
altlasten spektrum, 2019
Clean soil and safe water
... Nodar P. Kekelidze, Gia Kajaia, Teimuraz V. Jakhutashvili, Eremia V. Tulashvili, Lela A. Mtsa... more ... Nodar P. Kekelidze, Gia Kajaia, Teimuraz V. Jakhutashvili, Eremia V. Tulashvili, Lela A. Mtsariashvili, and Zaur Berishvili 7 Manganese and ... 153 Boutheina Gargouri, Sami Mnif, Fathi Aloui, Fatma Karray, Najla Mhiri, Mohamed Chamkha, and Sami Sayadi Remediation of Metal ...
This land was the best in the world, but in comparison of what then was, there are remaining only... more This land was the best in the world, but in comparison of what then was, there are remaining only the bones of the wasted body. All the richer and softer parts of the soil having fallen away, and the mere skeleton of the land being left. Plato 360 b.c. The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
Razvoj nacionalnog agro-ekolokog programa za Srbiju
This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from th... more This Handbook presents many of the key outputs, recommendations and accumulated expertise from the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia that was undertaken between 2008 and 2010. It is produced in both Serbian and English and is intended to serve as a reference document to support the future programming of agri-environment measures in Serbia. Special attention is given to introducing the concept of high nature value (HNV) farming and the biodiversity benefits associated with using agri-environment and other rural development measures to maintain low intensity farming systems typically found in Serbia. The publication is the first attempt to systematically introduce the concepts of HNV farming and agrienvironment policies and payments to a Serbian audience.
The paper shows spatial estimation of soil loss applying USLE equation in the area of Kolubara di... more The paper shows spatial estimation of soil loss applying USLE equation in the area of Kolubara district. Apart from the erosion factor and vegetative cover factor, soil erodibility (K factor) is a key parameter for soil erosion modelling. The erodibility factor in the area of Kolubara district was calculated using the Wishmaier and Smith method. The land in the study area is mainly used for agriculture and C factor was determined by Corine Land Cover 2000. The objective of this study was to assess the applicability of a simple methodology, based on the application of USLE model, to determine the erosion intensity of certain soil types. In the area of Kolubara district the most common soil category is the one not threatened by water erosion covering 53.9% of the total territory. 15.6% is low threatened, 14.7 % moderately threatened, 9.51% is highly threaten and very high threatened is 6.23% of the total territory. Compared to the area they cover, extremely endangered soils are Haplic Cambisol (Dystric), Haplic Cambisol (Eutric, Skeletic) and Haplic Cambisol (Eutric).
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