Soil-genetic differences of multi-aged fallow lands in an ancient agricultural region of steppe Crimea
Journal: IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
Year: 2021

Abstract Since the beginning of the 21 st century, the cultivated land located in the European part of Russia decreased, which resulted in the formation of a stable area of young fallows, presented both in forest and steppe zones. In the steppe, any cultivated areas with long agricultural history can open up opportunities for studying fallows in a wider chronological range and for assessing the rates of restoration of soil and plant cover. The aim of the study was to comparatively analyse the so