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RESULT OF ALFALFA CROPPING BY THE BASIC OF TIME- AND
VILLAGE TYPE DATA FOR COUNTY OF SZABOLCS SZATMÁR BEREG
László Nagy
Nyiregyháza Research Centre of DUASC
4-6. str. Westsik V. Nyíregyháza
ABSTRACT
The volume of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cropping in Hungary depends on the district
of production but mostly on the possibilities of utilizations, because this species can
growth almost all over the country , (Késmárki 2005).
In Hungary on the first place by the production area volume stands the next
counties – Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Békés and Hajdú independently by the type of
utilization. The importance of the counties has altered in the different periods observed,
1st. table. By the average- and the safety of grain yield excellent districs are in Tolna,
Pest, Komárom-Esztergom counties for many years. To see on the hay production, the
excellent counties are in Györ-Sopron, Vas and Baranya if we observ the intensiv
period of alfalfa production in Hungary (Nagy 1989, 1996).
The purposes of my presentation firstly are, to show the formation of the districts
and villages of lucerne production, in the second instance - the connection of the first
one with the soil background.
The task was completed with data of three different courses: the basic one is 1936-
1962; the second one is 1961-1985; the third one is 2004-2006 period.
The main results are the next: the production increased with forthy percent in the
period of 1961-1960 and 1971-1980. In the course of 1981-1985 there was no change in
the production area relative to the basic period, but decreased relative to both previous
ones (Nagy 1989, 1996). Present (last) period can also characterized by the decreasing.
The value of this is only sixthy percent relative to the basic one.
By the data of basic period at some villages there are considerable percent alfalfa
production area relative to the whole (counties) one. These are: Nyíregyháza,
Tiszavasvári, Újfehértó independently the year observed. In the instances of some
villages the percent of lucerne relative to whole villages production area is very high,
more than 7,0%. These are: Milota, Tiszadada, Szamossályi, Hermánszeg
In the instances of the so called statistical districts show hudge values by two
cases. One of them is Tiszavasvári-, the another one is Fehérgyarmat dictrict. In both
cases the value of accumulated cropping area are more, than ten percent of the countie’s
one. Observing the area concentration relative to the soil characteristics of the district
given can see, there is 0,8 correlation coefficient betwen acid soil and the value of
production area.
Key words. Alfalfa, production, long term data, soil properties
INTRODUCTION
The volume of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cropping in Hungary depends on the district
of production and the possibilities of utilizations purposes.
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