MOGUĆNOST GAJENJA ALTERNATIVNIH ŽITA NA DEGRADIRANOM ZEMLJIŠTU
THE POSSIBILITY OF GROWING ALTERNATIVE CEREALS ON DEGRADED LAND

Summary/Abstract: Sustainable Development Strategy harmonized with the environment, strengthened legislation and the protection of living and working environment and its management, according to a series of international standards, is of paramount importance that needs special attention. As demand for alternative grains is on the rise in the global market, with qualitative changes in the diet of mankind alternative, grains returns the old value. And this is contributed mostly by their nutritional properties (use value). A two year research of alternative possibilities for growing cereals (buckwheat and spelt) were conducted during 2011 and 2012 at three sites, two types of soil (degraded and chernozem), two of those sites are degraded land, while the third site is among the best land in our region (chernozem). These are two absolutely different types of soil and therefore this was an attempt to determine the suitability of degraded land for growing alternative cereals (chernozem was the control one). Results of this research showed that the highest grain yield per unit area was obtained in the chernozem test field in Srem. However, the results achieved on degraded soils shows that these plants can be successfully grown in less favorable conditions for plant production.

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