LAND AND PLANT PRODUCTION CONDITIONS FOR THE IRRIGATION OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS IN KRAPINA ZAGORJE COUNTY

Sa？etak In the Krapina Zagorje region, there are more frequent shortagees of precipitation and water in the soil for normal growth and development of crops. In order to apply grease and intensive agricultural production, the article analyzes in the first place the current and potential advantage of agricultural land for tillage up to 500 m.n.m., sloping ground 0-16%, total net area 50.075 ha, then the state of agricultural holdings and the possibility of choosing cultures. The county's agricultural area covers about 58% of the territory. Approximately 50% is processed. Private ownership is about 99%. The basic feature of agricultural holdings is the fragmentation. Of the sown crops, cereals (71%), fodder crops (16.8%), potatoes (8.2%), vegetables (4%) prevail over grazing and unprocessed fields and gardens, accounting for about 3% of the agricultural area. In year 2016, in total 19.35 hectares of agricultural and vegetable crops and fruit were planted on 51 ARKOD parcels and 29 farms. According to the established degree of suitability of soil for irrigatin and tilting the terrain, we recommend on the principle of intensive agriculture agro and hydro-technical measures for the amelioration of agricultural land, land consolidation, a viable selection of agricultural crops and appropriate ways of managing and using agricultural land with irrigation