Soil type: Grey forest floor 
Soil texture: Loamy sand
Soil quality according to Russian soil value scale: 31
Usable field capacity per meter layer: 160 мм

Crop rotation at the Trial Fields:

Nutrient contents of topsoil:
P2O5: 31,5 mg / 100 g of soil
K2O: 25,5 mg / 100 g of soil   
Humus content: 3.2 %
рH: 5.3 (5.7 – 6.2)

Soil density

Cultivation of soil:
Throughout the last years the fields were treated without usage of plough up to a depth of 20 cm. In 2015 there was stubble working on the field on the west side (forest side) with disc harrow within the depth of25cm at autumn`s till. On the filed on the east side (pond side) there was a non-turning relaxation within the depth of 25 cm.

Weeds:
Special attention is required for: Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.), barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli (L) Beaw), foxtail (Amaranthus retroflexus L.), groundfumes (Fumaria officinalis L.), odourless camomile ( Matricaria perforate Merat.) and sometimes – field milk thistle (Sonchus arvensis L.).