scholarly journals The role of sideration in the accumulation of organic matter

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (45) ◽  
pp. 17-17
Author(s):  
Alexander Saakian ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Podzolic Soil ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
White Mustard ◽  
Central Regions

Data on the effect of long-term (18 years) use of crop sideration (white mustard), both separately and in combination with straw fertilizer, on the content of organic matter in sod-podzolic soil and crop productivity are presented. In the conditions of an acute shortage of organic fertilizers in agriculture in the central regions of the non-Chernozem zone, a promising and economically profitable form of organic fertilizer is crop crops of sideral crops from the cruciferous family (white mustard, etc.) Keywords: SOD-PODZOLIC SOIL, CROP ROTATION, WHITE MUSTARD, ORGANIC MATTER

scholarly journals EFFECT OF MICROBIAL PREPARATIONS ON THE HUMUS BALANCE IN SOD-PODZOLIC SOIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 56-61
Author(s):  
L. V. Potapenko ◽  
L. М. Skachok ◽  
N. I. Horbachenko
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Green Manure ◽  
Podzolic Soil ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Organic Mineral ◽  
Rotation Methods ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
Positive Effect

Objective. To study the efficiency of inoculation of seeds by biological preparations under in-fluence on humus balance in growing crops in short crop rotation. Methods. Field, laboratory, cal-culation-comparative. Results. It was found that the highest entrance of organic matter in the soil was due to the use of organo-mineral fertilizing system NPK-manure-green manure, which contrib-utes to the increase of organic carbon reserves by 17.4 t/ha without the use of microbial prepara-tions and by 18.0 t/ha against the background of microbial preparations in comparison with the mineral fertilizing system. The use of microbial preparations under the fertilizing systems NP-manure-green manure allows to increase the amount of organic matter entering the soil by 1.2 and 1.6 t/ha during crop rotation. Under the use of organic fertilizers (manure, green manure) in com-bination with mineral ones and seed inoculation, not only the recovery of fertility of sod-podzolic soil, but also increase in the content of humus within the limits of 0.43–0.53 t/ha is reported. The use of manure on the background of the NPK makes it possible to increase the humus reserves in the soil by 0.11 and 0.15 t/ha per year. During crop rotation, the amount of newly formed humus in this variant exceeded its mineralization loss by 0.42 t/ha without microbial preparations and by 0.58 t/ha on the background of microbial preparations. Conclusion. The positive effect of the use of biological preparations under inoculation of seeds in combination with the organo-mineral fertiliz-ing system on the content of humus in sod-podzolic soil on average by crop rotation was estab-lished. Organic-mineral fertilizing system (NPK + manure + green manure) provides the highest growth of humus reserve in soil — 0.53 t/ha per year. The use of microbial preparations in the cul-tivation of crops under this fertilizing system contributes to the increase of humus content in the soil by 0.16 t/ha during crop rotation.

scholarly journals Influence of extreme systems on the growth performance of dark-grey podzolic soil and productivity of the culture of the polish space of Western Forestry of Ukraine

2017 ◽  
pp. 214-223
Author(s):  
Vasyl Lopushniak ◽  
Maria Polukhovich ◽  
Natalia Lagush
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Podzolic Soil ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Short Cycle ◽  
Organic Mineral ◽  
Fourth Cycle ◽  
Fertilization System ◽  
Mineral System

The article presents results of the research concerning impact of mineral, organic and organic-mineral system of fertilization with a different share of organic fertilizers on the fertility of dark-grey podzolic soil during the period of four cycles of a short cycle cereals-growing crop rotation. It is argued that application of organic-mineral fertilization with the share of 15.0 ton/ha of organic fertilizers secures increase of the content of total humus in the soil (+ 0.24% and + 6.24 ton/ha to the indicator of the first cycle) after the fourth cycle of a short cycle field crop rotation. Mineral system of fertilization does not supply an extended reproduction of humus share in the soil (-0.06% and -1.56 ton/ha, as compared to the similar variant of the first cycle of crop rotation). It is determined that the dynamics of the content of the main elements of mineral nutrition in the soil also depends on fertilization system. Under conditions of stationary field experiment the largest share of low-hydrolysed compounds of mineral nitrogen (139 mg/kg of soil), phosphorus (113 mg/kg of soil) and potassium (109 mg/kg of soil) in one layer (0–20 cm) was secured by organic-mineral system of fertilization with the share of organic fertilizer of 15 ton/ha at the end of the fourth cycle of crop rotation. Comparing to the first cycle, the share of the main nutrition elements in the variant increased by 27.1, 36.1 and 39.7% respectively. Such a system of fertilization supplied the highest level of the yield of agricultural crops during the four cycles of crop rotation. However, one should note that payback of yield was reduced from a cycle to cycle in case of fertilizers application. Key words: fertilization system, crop rotation, humus content, nutrition elements, yield.

Humus acids as reserve of water-soluble organic matter in irrigated chernozems of Near-Ob are

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Boris Klenov
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Relative Role ◽  
Weakly Alkaline ◽  
Soil Medium ◽  
Humus Composition ◽  
Humus Acids

It has been shown the role of carbon of dissolved organic matter (C DOM) in humus composition of irrigated chernozems as well as participation of humus substances proper in the formation of DOM. It has been found out that in chernozem long-term irrigated with weakly alkaline water the yield of C DOM is reliably higher than in nonirrigated soil when used even ordinary water extraction. It accounts for 53 and 40 mg l–1 respectively. It is attributed to the fact that because of influence of irrigative water the pH range became wider to some extent and alkalinity of soil medium became stronger and consequently the solubility of DOM increased. It has been noted that that the same tendency that is decrease is observed in depthwise distribution of humus and C DOM. As it should be expected, in irrigated soil processed with irrigative water the content of C DOM is somewhat higher (by 7–10 mg l–1) in the studied part of the profile as a whole. At the same time the relative role of C DOM in humus composition increases with increasing pH, up to 3 % of total organic soil carbon. It has been examined the interaction of irrigative water free of DOM with preparations of humus acids extracted from soil. Drown coloration of irrigative water is evidence of separation of DOM from humus acids. Moreover, the yield of C DOM proved to be three times higher in case of irrigative water than distilled one and accounted 120 and 350 mg l–1 respectively. This comparative experiment is an evidence of the fact that humus acids can be served as a source of DOM, especially in the event if more accessible organic matter is not available. Thus, long-term irrigation of chernozems in case of unsatisfactory application of organic fertilizers leads not only to biological and irrigational humus losses but also humus losses by way of transformation of humus acids into DOM

Fertilization System as a Factor of Transforming the Humus State of the Soil

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
V. Lopushniak
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Podzolic Soil ◽  
Humus Content ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Content Increase ◽  
Energy Reserves ◽  
Gross Energy ◽  
Stable Forms

Aim. To establish the effect of different fertilization systems in short fi eld crop rotation on the change in the state of humus in the dark gray podzolic soils in Western Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Methods. Field studies were carried out in a stationary experiment of the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the L’viv National Agrarian University; determination of humus content – according to DSTU 4289:2004, and that of its labile forms – in accordance with DSTU 4732:2007, fraction-group composition – by Ponomare- va-Plotnikova’s method, according to the measurement procedure 31-497058-008-2002. Results. The use of organo-mineral fertilizer system in short fi eld crop rotation with the saturation of organic fertilizers of 15 t/ha of crop rotation contributes to the humus content increase by 0.7 % after the third rotation in 0–40 cm layer of dark gray podzolic soil, the increase in the share of stable forms of humic compounds up to 57–59 % and the increase in the ratio of R HA :R FA to 1.3–1.4. The study demonstrated very high dependence of amount of gross energy reserves in the humus on the R HA :R FA ratio. Conclusions. The combined application of organic fertili- zers in the form of manure, non-market of the crop (straw) and siderate, along with mineral fertilizers is re- commended in short fi eld crop rotations of Western Forest-Steppe of Ukraine toensure expanded reproduction of fertility of dark gray podzolic soil, improvement of its humus status, increase in gross energy reserves and the share of the stable forms and humic acids in the humus.

The effect of long-term fertilization on forage crop productivity and quality in the North

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.Т. Чеботарёв ◽  
Н.Н. Шергина
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Komi Republic ◽  
Perennial Grasses ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Nitrate Content ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Forage Crop ◽  
The Impact

В условиях Республики Коми в полевом стационарном опыте на дерново-подзолистой легкосуглинистой почве изучена эффективность различных доз органических и минеральных удобрений, а также совместного их применения. Исследования проводили в 1978–2019 годах на опытных полях Института агробиотехнологий ФИЦ Коми НЦ УрО РАН. Целью проводимых исследований было изучение влияния комплексного применения удобрений на продуктивность и качество кормовых культур в шестипольном севообороте. Кормовой севооборот имел следующее чередование культур: картофель, викоовсяная смесь с подсевом многолетних трав, многолетние травы 1 г.п., многолетние травы 2 г.п., викоовсяная смесь, картофель. В результате научных исследований (более 40 лет) установлено, что наиболее эффективной была органоминеральная система удобрений, особенно при внесении 80 т/га торфонавозного компоста (ТНК) и минеральных удобрений. Многолетние исследования показали, что наиболее значительные урожаи кормовых культур (в среднем за три ротации) получены при использовании 80 т/га ТНК и NPK: однолетних трав — 4,4 т/га; многолетних трав — 6,2 и картофеля — 7,1 т/га сухого вещества высокого качества. Содержание сухого вещества в клубнях картофеля в вариантах с NPK составило 18,0–18,8%, на органическом фоне — 18,4–18,9 и при комплексном применении удобрений — 17,1–17,7; в контроле — 19,6%. Количество крахмала в картофеле незначительно различалось по вариантам опыта и равнялось 12,6–13,1%. Содержание нитратов не превышало ПДК (250 мг/кг сырой массы). Количество сухого вещества в однолетних и многолетних травах изменялось незначительно и составляло 19,0–19,8 и 25,0–26,8% соответственно. Установлено, что удобрения способствовали повышению содержания сырого протеина в однолетних и многолетних травах до 13,1–15,0% (в контроле — 11,2%) и 8,8–10,6 % (в контроле — 8,1%) соответственно. The impact of various rates of organic and mineral fertilizers was analyzed in the Komi Republic on sod-podzolic soil with low loam content. The research took place at the Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in 1978–2019. The goal was to test forage crop productivity and quality under fertilization and six-field crop rotation. Crop rotation happened as follows: potatoes, vetch-oat mixture overseeded by perennial grasses, first-year perennial grasses, second-year perennial grasses, vetch-oat mixture, potatoes. For 40 years the combination of mineral and organic fertilizers was the most effective. The highest yields for three rotations were observed under the application of 80 t ha-1 of peat-manure compost and NPK: annual grasses produced 4.4 t ha-1; perennial grasses — 6.2, and potatoes — 7.1 t ha-1 of high-quality dry matter (DM). Potato tubers accumulated 18.0–18.8% of DM under NPK application, 18.4–18.9 — under organic nutrition, 17.1–17.7 — when using complex fertilization, and 19.6% — in the control. Starch content varied within 12.6–13.1% in potatoes. Nitrate content did not exceed the maximum acceptable concentration (250 mg/kg of raw mass). DM concentrations amounted to 19.0–19.8 and 25.0–26.8% in annual and perennial grasses, respectively. Fertilization increased crude protein amount in annual and perennial grasses up to 13.1–15.0% (versus 11.2% in the control) and 8.8–10.6 % (versus 8.1%), respectively.

scholarly journals Effect of Lupine Straw on Potato Yield and Biological State of Soddy-Podzolic Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 103-113
Author(s):  
I. Rusakova
Keyword(s):  
Podzolic Soil ◽  
Soddy Podzolic Soil ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Potato Yield ◽  
General Level ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Plant Residues ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Leguminous Crops

Post-harvest plant residues, mainly straw of cereals and legumes, are the most important readily available biological resource for the reproduction of soil fertility. However, the data on their effectiveness and influence on the biological properties of the soil in the scientific literature are not unambiguous and contradictory. The results of long-term experiments on the study of the effectiveness of post-harvest residues of various crops are very few. The role of lupine as a green manure for increasing the productivity of potatoes is well studied, however, there are practically no data on the effect of lupine straw grown for grain on potato productivity. Studies in a long-term field experiment have established that the incorporation of lupine straw into the soil (against the background of the previous long-term introduction of straw of grain and leguminous crops of grain-tilled crop rotation), both in combination with mineral fertilizers and in pure form, contributed to an increase in the number of ecological-trophic groups of microorganisms, microbial biomass, nitrification activity of soddy-podzolic soil. The activation of microbial activity, increasing the supply of plants with available nutrients, promoted an increase in potato productivity, as well as an increase in the content of vitamin C and starchiness of tubers. A close correlation was noted between potato yield and determined microbiological parameters (r = 0.62–0.87), which indicates that the general level of biogenicity of soddy-podzolic soil, regulated by the introduction of straw of grain and leguminous crops, largely determines the level of its effective fertility and crop productivity.

scholarly journals Type of organic fertilizer rather than organic amendment per se increases abundance of soil biota

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11204
Author(s):  
Maria Viketoft ◽  
Laura G.A. Riggi ◽  
Riccardo Bommarco ◽  
Sara Hallin ◽  
Astrid R. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Soil Biota ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Soil Organisms ◽  
Wide Range

Addition of organic amendments is a commonly used practice to offset potential loss of soil organic matter from agricultural soils. The aim of the present study was to examine how long-term addition of organic matter affects the abundance of different soil biota across trophic levels and the role that the quality of the organic amendments plays. Here we used a 17-year-old fertilization experiment to investigate soil biota responses to four different organic fertilizers, compared with two mineral nitrogen fertilizers and no fertilization, where the organic fertilizers had similar carbon content but varied in their carbon to nitrogen ratios. We collected soil samples and measured a wide range of organisms belonging to different functional groups and trophic levels of the soil food web. Long-term addition of organic and mineral fertilizers had beneficial effects on the abundances of most soil organisms compared with unfertilized soil, but the responses differed between soil biota. The organic fertilizers generally enhanced bacteria and earthworms. Fungi and nematodes responded positively to certain mineral and organic fertilizers, indicating that multiple factors influenced by the fertilization may affect these heterogeneous groups. Springtails and mites were less affected by fertilization than the other groups, as they were present at relatively high abundances even in the unfertilized treatment. However, soil pH had a great influence on springtail abundance. In summary, the specific fertilizer was more important in determining the numerical and compositional responses of soil biota than whether it was mineral or organic. Overall, biennial organic amendments emerge as insufficient, by themselves, to promote soil organisms in the long run, and would need to be added annually or combined with other practices affecting soil quality, such as no or reduced tillage and other crop rotations, to have a beneficial effect.

scholarly journals Organik Matter: It’s Role in Sustainable Farming of Sugarcane

Perspektif ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Djajadi Djajadi
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Green Manure ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Cane Yield ◽  
Sustainable Farming

<p class="Default">ABSTRACT</p><p class="Default">Organik matter has an important role in determining soil health of sugarcane, i.e. soil capacity to support sugarcane to produce sustainable high yield. Soil organic matter influences soil physical, chemical, and biological properties, so that a consequence of declining soil organic matter is poorer soil fertility and lower yield. This paper has an objective to elucidate the important role of organic matter on sustainable farming of sugarcane. The important role of organic matter in soil fertility has been known for a long time before Green Revolution concept was introduced. With more intensity in sugarcane farming and more increasing of sugar demand, application of organic fertilizer started to be substituted by chemical fertilizer. Using green manure and/or biofertilizer has a chance to be spread out to the farmers due to more practical and more efficient than solid organik fertilizer, such as dung manure or compost. Future research should be focusing on the efectivity of green manure and or biofertilzer sources in improving soil fertility and cane yield, minimizing soil pathogen, reducing soil erosion of sugar cane land monoculture, and improving awareness of farmers about soil degradation as consequences of sugarcane monoculture planting for years.</p><p class="Default">Keywords: Organic matter, sugarcane, soil health sustainable farming</p><p class="Default"> </p><p class="Default"><strong>Bahan Organik: Peranannya dalam Budidaya Tebu Berkelanjutan</strong></p><p class="Default">ABSTRAK</p><p class="Default">Bahan organik tanah berperan penting dalam menentukan kesehatan tanah tebu, yaitu kapasitas tanah yang dapat mendukung produksi tebu yang tinggi secara berkelanjutan. Kadar bahan organik tanah mempengaruhi sifat fisik, kimia dan biologi tanah. Paper ini bertujuan untuk menguraikan tentang peranan bahan organik dalam memperbaiki sifat fisik, kimia dan biologi tanah pertanaman tebu. Pentingnya peran bahan oganik tersebut sudah disadari dari dulu, sehingga sebelum revolusi hijau penggunaan pupuk organik sudah umum dilakukan petani. Dengan semakin intensifnya budidaya tebu dan semakin meningkatnya kebutuhan gula, pemanfaatan pupuk organik sudah jarang dilakukan. Diperlukan usaha untuk meningkatkan dan mempertahankan kadar bahan organik pada lahan tebu, antara lain berupa gerakan masal dalam bentuk gerakan nasional melalui program aplikasi bahan organik. Pemanfaatan pupuk hijau dan/atau pupuk hayati berpeluang untuk diterapkan karena lebih praktis dan efisien daripada penambahan pupuk organik padat. Penelitian ke depan perlu difokuskan untuk mengkaji jenis-jenis pupuk organik dan pupuk hayati yang efektif memperbaiki kesuburan, dalam menekan serangan penyakit, meminimalkan erosi pada lahan-lahan tebu monokultur, dan meningkatkan kesadaran petani tebu tentang terjadinya degradasi lahan akibat penanaman tebu yang terus menerus.</p><p class="Default">Kata kunci: Bahan organik, tebu, kesehatan tanah, budidaya berkelanjutan</p><p class="Default"> </p>

Multivariate management systems of long-term hayfields in the Central Non-Chernozem region of Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
С.А. Запивалов
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Intensive Farming ◽  
Grass Growth ◽  
Soil Water Resources

В Центральном районе Нечернозёмной зоны в 2018–2020 годах изучалось шесть систем ведения долголетнего сенокоса. В среднем за годы исследования применение техногенной системы позволило получить 3,86 т/га сухого вещества (СВ), применение интегрированной — 5,08 т/га СВ, техногенно-органической — 4,75–5,16 т/га СВ, техногенно-минеральной экстенсивной — 3,97–7,13 т/га СВ, техногенно-минеральной интенсивной — 6,60–8,85 т/га СВ, комбинированной — 7,03–7,25 т/га СВ. Существенное влияние на урожайность оказывали погодные условия. В засушливый год не был сформирован полноценный 2-й укос, что не позволило травостоям реализовать потенциал продуктивности. Более эффективно ограниченный запас влаги в почве использовался в техногенно-минеральной интенсивной системе. В условиях достаточной влагообеспеченности был получен полноценный второй укос, составляющий 30–50% сбора СВ за сезон. При улучшении условий увлажнения урожайность наиболее заметно повышалась при применении техногенно-минеральной интенсивной системы. Отмечена высокая экономическая эффективность применения всех изучаемых систем за счёт длительного использования травостоя. В зависимости от технологии рентабельность производства корма составляла 74–220%, себестоимость 1 корм. ед. — 3,12–5,75 руб. Для получения 65,2–88,0 ГДж, 5,1–6,8 тыс. корм. ед. и 781–1153 кг сырого протеина с 1 га на суходольных лугах Центрального района Нечернозёмной зоны рекомендуется применять техногенно-минеральную интенсивную систему ведения сенокоса. В случае недостаточной обеспеченности хозяйств материально-техническими ресурсами рекомендуются техногенная, интегрированная, техногенно-органическая и техногенно-минеральная экстенсивная системы ведения, позволяющие поддерживать высокое участие бобовых видов в травостое, что обеспечивает использование биологического источника азота и позволяет получить с 1 га сенокосных угодий 39,0–56,7 ГДж, 3,1–4,5 тыс. корм. ед. и 462–688 кг сырого протеина. Six management systems for long-term hayfields were tested in the Central Non-Chernozem region in 2018–2020. Without fertilization 3.86 t ha-1 of dry matter (DM) was obtained. Integrated farming resulted in 5.08 t DM ha-1, application of organic fertilizers — 4.75–5.16 t DM ha-1, extensive farming with mineral fertilization — 3.97–7.13 t DM ha-1, intensive farming with mineral fertilization — 6.60–8.85 t DM ha-1, combined management system — 7.03–7.25 t DM ha-1. Weather significantly affected crop productivity. Under drought grasses showed poor growth after the first cut leading to low yield. Intensive farming with mineral fertilization allowed more effective use of soil water resources. Sufficient water availability positively affected grass growth after the first cut resulting in 30–50% of DM yield for a season. The best performance was observed under intensive farming with mineral fertilization. All the management systems provided high economic efficiency due to a long-term cultivation of swards. Payback amounted to 74–220%, prime cost of 1 feed unit — 3.12–5.75 rubles. Intensive farming with mineral fertilization was recommended in order to obtain 65.2–88.0 GJ, 5.1–6.8 thousand feed units and 781–1153 kg of crude protein from 1 ha. In case of insufficient material and technical resources other above-mentioned systems can be used, except for the combined one. These management systems maintained high proportion of legumes in swards, an effective mean to obtain nitrogen via nitrogen-fixing bacteria. As a result, swards yielded 39.0–56.7 GJ, 3.1–4.5 thousand feed units and 462–688 kg of crude protein from 1 ha.

Role of Monkey Cerebellar Nuclei in Skill for Sequential Movement

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 2245-2254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Lu ◽  
Okihide Hikosaka ◽  
Shigehiro Miyachi
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Dentate Nucleus ◽  
Cerebellar Nuclei ◽  
Button Press ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Nucleus Interpositus ◽  
Sequential Movement ◽  
Central Regions

Lu, Xiaofeng, Okihide Hikosaka, and Shigehiro Miyachi. Role of monkey cerebellar nuclei in skill for sequential movement. J. Neurophysiol. 79: 2245–2254, 1998. To examine whether the cerebellum is involved in learning and memory of visuomotor sequences, we trained two monkeys on a sequential button press task and inactivated different portions of the cerebellar nuclei by injecting a small amount of muscimol (γ-aminobutyric acid agonist). Before the injection experiments started, the monkeys had learned a set of sequences ( n = 21 and 12) extensively. After each injection, we had the monkeys perform the learned sequences and, in addition, learn new sequences. We found deficits in learning/memory by the injections into the dorsal and central part of the dentate nucleus. The number of errors increased significantly for the learned sequences but not for the new sequences. This effect was present only when the hand ipsilateral to the muscimol injection was used. Consistent with this result, anticipatory saccades, the occurrence of which is correlated closely with motor skill, also became less frequent particularly when the ipsilateral hand was used. No effect on learning/memory was observed after injections into the ventral or lateral parts of the dentate nucleus, interpositus nucleus, or fastigial nucleus. In contrast, hand movements became slower after ipsilateral injections at all of the injection sites. These results suggest that, among the cerebellar nuclei, the dentate nucleus, especially its dorsal and central regions, is related to the storage and/or retrieval of long-term memory for motor skill.

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