Manager:
prof. dr hab. Anna Podleśna
tel. 81 4786 831
e-mail: Anna.Podlesna@iung.pulawy.pl
Secretary:
Alicja Filipek
mgr Agnieszka Gawda-Trocha
tel. 81 4786 830
email: nawozenie@iung.pulawy.pl
Department’s Research Profile:
- Improving soil and plant tests for the needs of fertiliser advice
- Examination of soil organic matter quality (humus fractionation)
- Determination of humic acid and fulvic acid content in fertilisers and soil improvement agents
- Development of fertiliser recommendations
- Assessment of soil nutrient content at the national level
- Analysis of the impact of agriculture on the quality of groundwater and surface water
- Preparation and analysis of nutrient balances at the field, farm, regional and national scale
- Conducting agricultural fertiliser research
- Giving opinions on fertilisers, plant cultivation aids, post-fermentation products and liming agents
- Qualification and maintaining a list of fertiliser products for use in organic farming
- Maintaining a list of microbiological fertiliser preparations
- Maintaining a search engine for fertilisers and aids
- Cultivation of plants that have obtained permission from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to introduce into trade
- Participation in the work of national and international bodies in the area of fertilization, fertilizer consulting, environmental protection against pollution of agricultural origin
- Cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chemical-Agricultural Stations.
Offer
- Evaluation of agricultural applicability of new fertilizers and soil improvers.
- Qualification of fertilizers and soil improvers for organic farming.
- Assessment of the suitability of sewage sludge and other wastes for agricultural use and determination of their doses for agricultural land.
- Qualification of natural resources for ecological production.
Research Equipment
- Apparatus for measuring plants and soil gas exchange LI-6400.
- Handy PEA Chlorophyll Fluorimeter.
- FLUKE 572 infrared pyrometer for leaf temperature measurement.
- ADC TetraCAM multispectral camera.
- NDVI sensors (GreenSeeker RT200, SpectroSense2 Skye).
- Instrument for Leaf Area Index measurements LAI-2000.
- Instrument for SPAD index measurements (HYDRO N-Tester).
- Hydrometric mill for surface water flow measurement.