TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dragićević, Vesna
AU  - Stoiljković, Milovan
AU  - Brankov, Milan
AU  - Tolimir, Miodrag
AU  - Tabaković, Marijenka
AU  - Dodevska, Margarita S.
AU  - Simić, Milena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10283
AB  - Organic agriculture offers many benefits through the increased nutritional quality of produced crops, agro-ecosystem preservation, and climate change mitigation. The development of an efficient nutrient management strategy in low-input systems, such as organic agriculture, which supports soil fertility and essential nutrients absorption by crops, is continually exploring. Thus, a study with maize–spelt–soybean rotation during a 5-year period in organic production was established to evaluate the variability in soil organic matter (SOM) and the status of available elements: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Si from the soil, as well as grain yield (GY) and the content of protein, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Si concentration in the grain of spelt, maize, and soybean. Significant variations in mineral elements in the soil, GY, and grain composition were detected. Spelt achieved the highest average GY, while soybean grain was the richest in a majority of examined nutrients. The soil Ca content was important for GY, while the protein level in grain was generally tied to the Mn level in the soil. It was recognized that soil–crop crosstalk is an important strategy for macro- and micro-nutrients management in the soil and grain of organically produced spelt, maize, and soybean. While a reduction in the GY and protein concentration in grain was present over time, it was established that a low-input system under dry-farming conditions supports nutrient availability and accumulation in grain, under semi-arid agro-ecological conditions of central Serbia.
T2  - Agriculture
T1  - Status of Essential Elements in Soil and Grain of Organically Produced Maize, Spelt, and Soybean
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
SP  - 702
DO  - 10.3390/agriculture12050702
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dragićević, Vesna and Stoiljković, Milovan and Brankov, Milan and Tolimir, Miodrag and Tabaković, Marijenka and Dodevska, Margarita S. and Simić, Milena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Organic agriculture offers many benefits through the increased nutritional quality of produced crops, agro-ecosystem preservation, and climate change mitigation. The development of an efficient nutrient management strategy in low-input systems, such as organic agriculture, which supports soil fertility and essential nutrients absorption by crops, is continually exploring. Thus, a study with maize–spelt–soybean rotation during a 5-year period in organic production was established to evaluate the variability in soil organic matter (SOM) and the status of available elements: N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Si from the soil, as well as grain yield (GY) and the content of protein, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, and Si concentration in the grain of spelt, maize, and soybean. Significant variations in mineral elements in the soil, GY, and grain composition were detected. Spelt achieved the highest average GY, while soybean grain was the richest in a majority of examined nutrients. The soil Ca content was important for GY, while the protein level in grain was generally tied to the Mn level in the soil. It was recognized that soil–crop crosstalk is an important strategy for macro- and micro-nutrients management in the soil and grain of organically produced spelt, maize, and soybean. While a reduction in the GY and protein concentration in grain was present over time, it was established that a low-input system under dry-farming conditions supports nutrient availability and accumulation in grain, under semi-arid agro-ecological conditions of central Serbia.",
journal = "Agriculture",
title = "Status of Essential Elements in Soil and Grain of Organically Produced Maize, Spelt, and Soybean",
volume = "12",
number = "5",
pages = "702",
doi = "10.3390/agriculture12050702"
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Dragićević, V., Stoiljković, M., Brankov, M., Tolimir, M., Tabaković, M., Dodevska, M. S.,& Simić, M.. (2022). Status of Essential Elements in Soil and Grain of Organically Produced Maize, Spelt, and Soybean. in Agriculture, 12(5), 702.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050702

Dragićević V, Stoiljković M, Brankov M, Tolimir M, Tabaković M, Dodevska MS, Simić M. Status of Essential Elements in Soil and Grain of Organically Produced Maize, Spelt, and Soybean. in Agriculture. 2022;12(5):702.
doi:10.3390/agriculture12050702 .

Dragićević, Vesna, Stoiljković, Milovan, Brankov, Milan, Tolimir, Miodrag, Tabaković, Marijenka, Dodevska, Margarita S., Simić, Milena, "Status of Essential Elements in Soil and Grain of Organically Produced Maize, Spelt, and Soybean" in Agriculture, 12, no. 5 (2022):702,
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050702 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dragičević, Vesna
AU  - Brankov, Milan
AU  - Stoiljković, Milovan
AU  - Tolimir, Miodrag
AU  - Travlos, Ilias
AU  - Simić, Milena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10578
AB  - Maize is an important staple crop and a significant source of various nutrients.We aimed to determine the macronutrients, antioxidants, and essentialelements in maize genotypes (white, yellow, and red kernel) using threedifferent fertilizers, which could be used as a basis to increase the nutrientdensity of maize. The fertilizer treatments used bio- and organic fertilizers as asustainable approach, urea, as a commonly used mineral fertilizer, and thecontrol (no fertilization). We evaluated the yield, concentration ofmacronutrient (protein, oil, and starch), nonenzymatic antioxidants(phenolics, yellow pigment, total glutathione (GSH), and phytic phosphorus),and reduction capacity of the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, aswell as essential elements that are commonly deficient in the diet (Mg, Ca, Fe,Mn, Zn, Cu, and S) and their relationships with phytic acid. The genotypeexpressed the strongest effect on the variability of grain yield and the analyzedgrain constituents. The red-kernel hybrid showed the greatest accumulation ofprotein, oil, phenolics, and essential elements (Ca, Fe, Cu, and S) than a yellowand white hybrid, especially in the biofertilizer treatment. The yellow kernel hadthe highest concentrations of yellow pigment, GSH, phytic phosphorous, Mg,Mn, and Zn (19.61 µg g−1, 1,134 nmol g−1, 2.63 mg g−1, 1,963 µg g−1, 11.7 µg g−1,and 33.9 µg g−1, respectively). The white kernel had a greater starchconcentration (2.5% higher than that in the red hybrid) and the potentialbioavailability of essential metals, particularly under no fertilization. Thissupports the significance of white maize as a staple food in many traditionaldiets across the world. Urea was important for the enhancement of theantioxidant status (with 88.0% reduction capacity for the DPPH radical) andincreased potential Zn bioavailability in the maize kernels (13.3% higher thanthat in the biofertilizer treatment). This study underlines the differences in theyield potential and chemical composition of red, yellow, and white-kernelmaize and their importance as a necessary part of a sustainable human diet.This information can help determine the most appropriate genotype based onthe antioxidants and/or essential elements targeted for kernel improvement.
T2  - Frontiers in Plant Science
T1  - Kernel color and fertilization as factors of enhanced maize quality
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
DO  - 10.3389/fpls.2022.1027618
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dragičević, Vesna and Brankov, Milan and Stoiljković, Milovan and Tolimir, Miodrag and Travlos, Ilias and Simić, Milena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Maize is an important staple crop and a significant source of various nutrients.We aimed to determine the macronutrients, antioxidants, and essentialelements in maize genotypes (white, yellow, and red kernel) using threedifferent fertilizers, which could be used as a basis to increase the nutrientdensity of maize. The fertilizer treatments used bio- and organic fertilizers as asustainable approach, urea, as a commonly used mineral fertilizer, and thecontrol (no fertilization). We evaluated the yield, concentration ofmacronutrient (protein, oil, and starch), nonenzymatic antioxidants(phenolics, yellow pigment, total glutathione (GSH), and phytic phosphorus),and reduction capacity of the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, aswell as essential elements that are commonly deficient in the diet (Mg, Ca, Fe,Mn, Zn, Cu, and S) and their relationships with phytic acid. The genotypeexpressed the strongest effect on the variability of grain yield and the analyzedgrain constituents. The red-kernel hybrid showed the greatest accumulation ofprotein, oil, phenolics, and essential elements (Ca, Fe, Cu, and S) than a yellowand white hybrid, especially in the biofertilizer treatment. The yellow kernel hadthe highest concentrations of yellow pigment, GSH, phytic phosphorous, Mg,Mn, and Zn (19.61 µg g−1, 1,134 nmol g−1, 2.63 mg g−1, 1,963 µg g−1, 11.7 µg g−1,and 33.9 µg g−1, respectively). The white kernel had a greater starchconcentration (2.5% higher than that in the red hybrid) and the potentialbioavailability of essential metals, particularly under no fertilization. Thissupports the significance of white maize as a staple food in many traditionaldiets across the world. Urea was important for the enhancement of theantioxidant status (with 88.0% reduction capacity for the DPPH radical) andincreased potential Zn bioavailability in the maize kernels (13.3% higher thanthat in the biofertilizer treatment). This study underlines the differences in theyield potential and chemical composition of red, yellow, and white-kernelmaize and their importance as a necessary part of a sustainable human diet.This information can help determine the most appropriate genotype based onthe antioxidants and/or essential elements targeted for kernel improvement.",
journal = "Frontiers in Plant Science",
title = "Kernel color and fertilization as factors of enhanced maize quality",
pages = "1-13",
doi = "10.3389/fpls.2022.1027618"
}

Dragičević, V., Brankov, M., Stoiljković, M., Tolimir, M., Travlos, I.,& Simić, M.. (2022). Kernel color and fertilization as factors of enhanced maize quality. in Frontiers in Plant Science, 1-13.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1027618

Dragičević V, Brankov M, Stoiljković M, Tolimir M, Travlos I, Simić M. Kernel color and fertilization as factors of enhanced maize quality. in Frontiers in Plant Science. 2022;:1-13.
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1027618 .

Dragičević, Vesna, Brankov, Milan, Stoiljković, Milovan, Tolimir, Miodrag, Travlos, Ilias, Simić, Milena, "Kernel color and fertilization as factors of enhanced maize quality" in Frontiers in Plant Science (2022):1-13,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1027618 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Dragičević, Vesna
AU  - Brankov, Milan
AU  - Stoiljković, Milovan
AU  - Šenk, Milena
AU  - Dolijanović, Željko
AU  - Tolimir, Miodrag
AU  - Simić, Milena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/11584
AB  - Human health is dependent not just on diet, but mainly on quality of agricultural products as a part of diet. If crops were grown on poorly fertile soils, or they are exposed to severe stresses, lesser amount of mineral elements, particularly essential elements, such as zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, and even sulphur, will be absorbed and accumulated, resulting in their deficiency in diets and increased incidence of various chronic diseases. Together with naturally low soil fertility, climate change, intensive agriculture is one of the main contributors of soil depletion. Thus, various long-term strategies, which are sustainable for agricultural plants and soils, at the same time, must be developed. It is of particular importance to increase a level of organic matter, as a source of mineral nutrients from the soil. The application through soil, as well as via plant foliage of various complex and organic fertilizers, containing macro- and micro-elements, and many stimulating compounds, enables better absorption and metabolisation of nutrients required for plants and nutrients essential for humans. Besides, bio-fertilizers, containing beneficial microorganisms have an important role in nutrients mobilization in soils, particularly from poorly accessible forms. Many bio fertilizers contain microorganisms that are able to absorb atmospheric nitrogen, thus enriching soil, delivering it to the plants, enabling reduction in amount and costs of nitrogen addition into the soil. Promoting microorganisms are also able to enhance plants ability to absorb water and nutrients by their synergy with roots, resulting in stable and better growth performances of agricultural plants, thus increasing yield and its quality. Some other cropping practices, such as crop rotation, intercropping and use of cover crops, enriches soil with organic matter, reduces losses of nutrients through recycling of harvest residues, therefore increasing soil fertility, as well as quantity and quality of crop yield, at the same time.
PB  - Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture
C3  - 1-EuSPMF - 1st European symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food : Book of abstracts
T1  - Sustainable fertilization systems as a prerequisite for  improved quality of agricultural products
SP  - 32
EP  - 32
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11584
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Dragičević, Vesna and Brankov, Milan and Stoiljković, Milovan and Šenk, Milena and Dolijanović, Željko and Tolimir, Miodrag and Simić, Milena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Human health is dependent not just on diet, but mainly on quality of agricultural products as a part of diet. If crops were grown on poorly fertile soils, or they are exposed to severe stresses, lesser amount of mineral elements, particularly essential elements, such as zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, and even sulphur, will be absorbed and accumulated, resulting in their deficiency in diets and increased incidence of various chronic diseases. Together with naturally low soil fertility, climate change, intensive agriculture is one of the main contributors of soil depletion. Thus, various long-term strategies, which are sustainable for agricultural plants and soils, at the same time, must be developed. It is of particular importance to increase a level of organic matter, as a source of mineral nutrients from the soil. The application through soil, as well as via plant foliage of various complex and organic fertilizers, containing macro- and micro-elements, and many stimulating compounds, enables better absorption and metabolisation of nutrients required for plants and nutrients essential for humans. Besides, bio-fertilizers, containing beneficial microorganisms have an important role in nutrients mobilization in soils, particularly from poorly accessible forms. Many bio fertilizers contain microorganisms that are able to absorb atmospheric nitrogen, thus enriching soil, delivering it to the plants, enabling reduction in amount and costs of nitrogen addition into the soil. Promoting microorganisms are also able to enhance plants ability to absorb water and nutrients by their synergy with roots, resulting in stable and better growth performances of agricultural plants, thus increasing yield and its quality. Some other cropping practices, such as crop rotation, intercropping and use of cover crops, enriches soil with organic matter, reduces losses of nutrients through recycling of harvest residues, therefore increasing soil fertility, as well as quantity and quality of crop yield, at the same time.",
publisher = "Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture",
journal = "1-EuSPMF - 1st European symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food : Book of abstracts",
title = "Sustainable fertilization systems as a prerequisite for  improved quality of agricultural products",
pages = "32-32",
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}

Dragičević, V., Brankov, M., Stoiljković, M., Šenk, M., Dolijanović, Ž., Tolimir, M.,& Simić, M.. (2022). Sustainable fertilization systems as a prerequisite for  improved quality of agricultural products. in 1-EuSPMF - 1st European symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food : Book of abstracts
Belgrade : University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture., 32-32.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11584

Dragičević V, Brankov M, Stoiljković M, Šenk M, Dolijanović Ž, Tolimir M, Simić M. Sustainable fertilization systems as a prerequisite for  improved quality of agricultural products. in 1-EuSPMF - 1st European symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food : Book of abstracts. 2022;:32-32.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11584 .

Dragičević, Vesna, Brankov, Milan, Stoiljković, Milovan, Šenk, Milena, Dolijanović, Željko, Tolimir, Miodrag, Simić, Milena, "Sustainable fertilization systems as a prerequisite for  improved quality of agricultural products" in 1-EuSPMF - 1st European symposium on phytochemicals in medicine and food : Book of abstracts (2022):32-32,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11584 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tolimir, Miodrag
AU  - Kresović, Branka
AU  - Životić, Ljubomir
AU  - Dragović, Snežana D.
AU  - Dragović, Ranko M.
AU  - Sredojević, Zorica
AU  - Gajić, Boško
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9125
AB  - This study was conducted to compare soil particle density (ρs), soil total porosity (TP), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and plasticity index, and their relations with soil organic matter (SOM), of non-carbonate silty clay Fluvisols under different land uses. Three neighboring land uses were studied: native deciduous forest, arable land, and meadow, managed in the same way for more than 100 years. Soil was collected from 27 soil profiles and from three depths (0–15, 15–30 and 30–45 cm). Land use caused statistically significant but different impacts on soil properties, particularly in the topsoil. The forest topsoil measured the lowest ρs and bulk density (ρb) but the highest SOM and soil water content at PL, compared to meadow and arable soil. Statistically significant linear relationship was observed with the SOM content and ρs (− 0.851**), ρb (− 0.567**), calculated TP (0.567**) and measured TP (− 0.280**). There was a nonlinear relationship between SOM and LL (0.704**) and PL (0.845**) at the topsoil. The findings suggested that SOM content strongly affected ρs, ρb, TP, LL and LP. This regional study showed that the conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties.
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - The conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SP  - 13668
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-020-70464-6
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tolimir, Miodrag and Kresović, Branka and Životić, Ljubomir and Dragović, Snežana D. and Dragović, Ranko M. and Sredojević, Zorica and Gajić, Boško",
year = "2020",
abstract = "This study was conducted to compare soil particle density (ρs), soil total porosity (TP), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and plasticity index, and their relations with soil organic matter (SOM), of non-carbonate silty clay Fluvisols under different land uses. Three neighboring land uses were studied: native deciduous forest, arable land, and meadow, managed in the same way for more than 100 years. Soil was collected from 27 soil profiles and from three depths (0–15, 15–30 and 30–45 cm). Land use caused statistically significant but different impacts on soil properties, particularly in the topsoil. The forest topsoil measured the lowest ρs and bulk density (ρb) but the highest SOM and soil water content at PL, compared to meadow and arable soil. Statistically significant linear relationship was observed with the SOM content and ρs (− 0.851**), ρb (− 0.567**), calculated TP (0.567**) and measured TP (− 0.280**). There was a nonlinear relationship between SOM and LL (0.704**) and PL (0.845**) at the topsoil. The findings suggested that SOM content strongly affected ρs, ρb, TP, LL and LP. This regional study showed that the conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties.",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
title = "The conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties",
volume = "10",
number = "1",
pages = "13668",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-020-70464-6"
}

Tolimir, M., Kresović, B., Životić, L., Dragović, S. D., Dragović, R. M., Sredojević, Z.,& Gajić, B.. (2020). The conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties. in Scientific Reports, 10(1), 13668.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70464-6

Tolimir M, Kresović B, Životić L, Dragović SD, Dragović RM, Sredojević Z, Gajić B. The conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties. in Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1):13668.
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70464-6 .

Tolimir, Miodrag, Kresović, Branka, Životić, Ljubomir, Dragović, Snežana D., Dragović, Ranko M., Sredojević, Zorica, Gajić, Boško, "The conversion of forestland into agricultural land without appropriate measures to conserve SOM leads to the degradation of physical and rheological soil properties" in Scientific Reports, 10, no. 1 (2020):13668,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70464-6 . .