Tackling agricultural phosphorus load by soil amendments
GYPREG

New GYPREG Research Publications from Poland

29 June 2026
The Polish partners of the GYPREG project have recently published several scientific papers highlighting the benefits of gypsum application in agriculture and its role in reducing the environmental impacts of farming.
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These publications contribute valuable knowledge on how gypsum can improve soil structure, reduce nutrient losses, and support sustainable agricultural production.

A study published in Scientific Reports (2026) examined the effects of gypsum amendments on soil aggregate stability, demonstrating the potential of gypsum to improve soil structure and resilience.
Another recent paper in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2026) investigated gypsum application in mountain grasslands and found that it can reduce nutrient leaching and seepage while improving crop yields.

In addition, a 2024 publication in the Journal of Water and Land Development explored methods for reducing nutrient losses from intensively farmed agricultural areas, providing further evidence of gypsum’s effectiveness as a water protection measure.

Publications

1. Garbowski, T., Kowalczyk, A., Grabowska-Polanowska, B., Sroka, K., Kopacz, M., & Lach, S. (2026). The effect of gypsum amendments on the stability of soil aggregates. Scientific Reports.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-52664-8

2. Halecki, W., Bedla, D., Kowalczyk, A., Kalarus, K., Grabowska-Polanowska, B., Garbowski, T., & Koźmińska, A. (2026). Gypsum application for reducing leaching and controlling seepage to improve yield in mountain grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167880925005900

3. Grabowska-Polanowska, B., Garbowski, T., Kowalczyk, A., & Ekholm, P. (2024). Reducing the leaching of nutrients from intensively used agricultural areas. Journal of Water and Land Development, 63, 200–207.
DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2024.151806
https://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/151806/edition/133799/content

The Polish team has also contributed a book chapter (in Polish) discussing methods for improving the physicochemical properties of agricultural soils.

4. Grabowska-Polanowska, B., Garbowski, T., & Kowalczyk, A. (2024). Methods for improving the physicochemical properties of agricultural soils. In: W. Romaniuk & K. Mazur (Eds.), Problems of Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy Sources, Protection of Rural Areas and Water Resources. Volume XXX (pp. 95–109). Falenty–Warsaw: Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute. ISBN 978-83-65426-72-7. https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Y1wmpcLryBPzoroREbwy56G9g2QIsCP/view

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