Arrangement, exploitation and protection of Kosjerić municipality's agricultural land [Serbia] | Uređenje, korišćenje i mere zaštite poljoprivrednog zemljišta Opštine Kosjerić [Srbija]
2009
Oljača, M.V., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Oljača, S.I., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Kovačević, D., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Radivojević, D., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Gligorević, K., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Pajić, M., Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd - Zemun (Serbia) | Ralević, M., Arhitektonski fakultet, Beograd (Serbia) | Mitrović, B., Arhitektonski fakultet, Beograd (Serbia) | Radosavljević, U., Arhitektonski fakultet, Beograd (Serbia)
The Kosjerić municipality is located in the north of the Zlatiborski region (Serbia) and total land area is 456.7 square km. Lower quality soils types and subtypes take the biggest area in the municipality. Loamy sand and sandy loam soils prevail in highland area of municipality. There are vertisol and eutric cambisol on lower terrain. Alluvial soils are under maize, vegetable and meadows, while slight slopes are under cereals, orchards and pastures. On the hilly part of terrain fruit production is traditionally developed. Analysis of the agricultural lands shows that plum orchards are ruined and old, so that renewal is needed. Higher mountainous parts are under forests where beech and oak prevails. Forest area takes 23878 ha (2/3 of total municipality area). Properties and varieties of soils on the Kosjeric municipality territory demand application of complex reclamation measures. These measures should solve range of complex problems, but it takes time and capital goods. Possible positive results of arrangement, agricultural soil usage and protection in Kosjeric municipality are multiple: soil conversion from agricultural to other can not be hold up, but it can be realised with carefully chosen restrictive practices. In western and eastern part of municipality should take up sustainable development principles. To establish forests as much as possible for the purpose of increasing environmental value, economic benefit and protection from erosion and strong current on slopes. Unfortunatelly Titan cement factory is not possible relocate, altought it`s position is upstream from town Kosjeric. There is possibility to apply range of suitable protective measures thus considerably improve existing properties of soils and environment.
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