Cropping Systems, Effects on Soil Physical Properties

2011 ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties

Influence of Long-term Cropping Systems on Soil Physical Properties Related to Soil Erodibility

2003 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Rachman ◽  
S. H. Anderson ◽  
C. J. Gantzer ◽  
A. L. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Soil Erodibility

Influence of Long-term Cropping Systems on Soil Physical Properties Related to Soil Erodibility

2003 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 637-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Rachman ◽  
S. H. Anderson ◽  
C. J. Gantzer ◽  
A. L. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Soil Erodibility

Cropping system influences on soil physical properties in the Great Plains

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Pikul ◽  
R.C. Schwartz ◽  
J.G. Benjamin ◽  
R.L. Baumhardt ◽  
S. Merrill
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Aggregate Size ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Water Infiltration ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
System Effect ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Infiltration Rates

AbstractAgricultural systems produce both detrimental and beneficial effects on soil quality (SQ). We compared soil physical properties of long-term conventional (CON) and alternative (ALT) cropping systems near Akron, Colorado (CO); Brookings, South Dakota (SD); Bushland, Texas (TX); Fargo, North Dakota (ND); Mandan (ND); Mead, Nebraska (NE); Sidney, Montana (MT); and Swift Current, Saskatchewan (SK), Canada. Objectives were to quantify the changes in soil physical attributes in cropping systems and assess the potential of individual soil attributes as sensitive indicators of change in SQ. Soil samples were collected three times per year from each treatment at each site for one rotation cycle (4 years at Brookings and Mead). Water infiltration rates were measured. Soil bulk density (BD) and gravimetric water were measured at 0–7.5, 7.5–15, and 15–30 cm depth increments and water-filled pore space ratio (WFPS) was calculated. At six locations, a rotary sieve was used to separate soil (top 5 cm) into six aggregate size groups and calculate mean weight diameter (MWD) of dry aggregates. Under the CON system at Brookings, dry aggregates (>19 mm) abraded into the smallest size class (<0.4 mm) on sieving. In contrast, the large aggregates from the ALT system abraded into size classes between 2 and 6 mm. Dry aggregate size distribution (DASD) shows promise as an indicator of SQ related to susceptibility of soil to wind erosion. Aggregates from CON were least stable in water. Soil C was greater under ALT than CON for both Brookings and Mead. At other locations, MWD of aggregates under continuous crop or no tillage (ALT systems) was greater than MWD under CON. There was no crop system effect on water infiltration rates for locations having the same tillage within cropping system. Tillage resulted in increased, decreased, or unchanged near-surface BD. Because there was significant temporal variation in water infiltration, MWD, and BD, conclusions based on a single point-in-time observation should be avoided. Elevated WFPS at Fargo, Brookings, and Mead may have resulted in anaerobic soil conditions during a portion of the year. Repeated measurements of WFPS or DASD revealed important temporal characteristics of SQ that could be used to judge soil condition as affected by management.

Soil Physical Properties and Tomato Yield and Quality in Alternative Cropping Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 924-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Colla ◽  
Jeffrey P. Mitchell ◽  
Brian A. Joyce ◽  
Leisa M. Huyck ◽  
Wesley W. Wallender ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Yield And Quality

scholarly journals Tillage and rice-wheat cropping systems influences on soil physical properties: Water balance and wheat yield under irrigated conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (32) ◽  
pp. 2463-2474 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Naresh R. ◽  
S. Dhaliwal S. ◽  
Kumar D. ◽  
S.Tomar S. ◽  
K. Misra A. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Wheat Yield ◽  
Soil Physical Properties

scholarly journals Influence of Various Tillage Practices on Soil Physical Properties and Wheat Performance in Different Wheat-based Cropping Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 821-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahzad ◽  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Khawar Jabran ◽  
Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir ◽  
Mubshar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Tillage Practices

SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND AGGREGATE-ASSOCIATED C, N, AND P DISTRIBUTIONS IN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CROPPING SYSTEMS

Soil Science ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 170 (10) ◽  
pp. 822-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Steven Green ◽  
Michel A. Cavigelli ◽  
Thanh H. Dao ◽  
Dennis C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties

Effect of manures and fertilizers on soil physical properties, build-up of macro and micronutrients and uptake in soil under different cropping systems: a review

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (20) ◽  
pp. 2873-2900 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Dhaliwal ◽  
R. K. Naresh ◽  
Agniva Mandal ◽  
M. K. Walia ◽  
Raj K. Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Macro And Micronutrients

scholarly journals Tillage Effects on Selected Soil Physical Properties in a Maize-Bean Intercropping System in Mwala District, Kenya

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Karuma ◽  
Peter Mtakwa ◽  
Nyambilila Amuri ◽  
Charles K. Gachene ◽  
Patrick Gicheru
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Tillage Practices ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Soil Surface Roughness ◽  
Short Rains

A field study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on soil physical properties in Mwala district, Eastern Kenya, during the long rains (LR) and short rains (SR) of 2012/13. The treatments were disc ploughing (DP), disc ploughing and harrowing (DPH), ox-ploughing (OX), subsoiling-ripping (SSR), hand hoeing with tied ridges (HTR), hand hoeing only (H). These were investigated under three cropping systems of sole maize, sole bean, and maize-bean intercrop in a split-plot design with four replications. Soil physical properties were monitored at different weeks after planting (WAP) throughout the growing seasons. A four-season average shows that soil moisture content was significantly (P<0.05) higher in OX > SSR > DPH > H > HTR > DP with values ranging from 13.1 to 14.1%. Soil surface roughness and crust strength varied significantly (P<0.05) over time within the growing seasons, between the tillage practices, and across the different seasons with values ranging from 26 to 66% and 1.21 to 1.31 MPa, respectively. Tillage practices and cropping systems did not significantly affect bulk density, porosity, or Ksat values. It is apparent that long term tillage experiment (>4 seasons) would be required to detect changes in soil physical properties as a result of the soil management practices.

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