Data on soil physicochemical properties and biodiversity from conventional, organic and organic mulch-based cropping systems.

This two-year study observed the influence of various barley-based cropping systems on soil physicochemical properties, allometric traits and biomass production of barley sown under different tillage systems. Barley was cultivated in different cropping systems (CS), i.e., fallow-barley (fallow-B), maize-barley (maize-B), cotton-barley (cotton-B), mungbean-barley (mungbean-B) and sorghum-barley (sorghum-B) under zero tillage (ZT), minimum tillage (MT), strip tillage (ST), conventional tillage (CT) and bed-sowing (BS). Interaction between different CS and tillage systems (TS) positively influenced soil bulk density (BD), total porosity, available phosphorus (P), ammonical and nitrate nitrogen (NH4-N and NO3-N), available potassium (K), allometric traits and biomass production of barley. The highest soil BD along with lower total porosity were noted in ZT leading to lesser leaf area index (LAI), leaf area duration (LAD), specific leaf area (SLA), crop growth rate (CGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) of barley. Nonetheless, bed-sown barley produced the highest biomass due to better crop allometry and soil physical conditions. The highest postharvest soil available P, NH4-N, NO3-N, and K were recorded for zero-tilled barley, while BS followed by CT recorded the lowest nutrient contents. Barley in mungbean-B CS with BS produced the highest biomass, while the lowest biomass production was recorded for barely sown in fallow-B cropping system with ZT. In conclusion, barley sown after mungbean (mungbean-B cropping system) with BS seems a pragmatic choice for improving soil fertility and subsequently soil health.

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Effects of cropping systems and soil amendments on nematode community and its relationship with soil physicochemical properties in a paddy rice field in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Applied Soil Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103683 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 156 ◽

pp. 103683 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sinh Van Nguyen ◽

Phuong Thi Kim Nguyen ◽

Masaaki Araki ◽

Roland N. Perry ◽

Linh Ba Tran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Rice Field ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Soil Amendments ◽

Mekong Delta ◽

Paddy Rice ◽

Nematode Community ◽

Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽

Paddy Rice Field

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Impact of irrigated and non-irrigated cropping systems on soil physicochemical properties in a small-scale irrigation farming system in Eastern Uganda

Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science ◽

10.26832/24566632.2021.060308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 313-319

Author(s):

Issa Kaduyu ◽

Patrick Musinguzi

Keyword(s):

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Farming System ◽

Small Scale ◽

Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽

Mean Values ◽

The Impact ◽

Small Scale Irrigation ◽

Eastern Uganda ◽

Irrigated Soils

This study evaluated the impact of irrigation and cropping on soil physicochemical properties at Kyekide small scale irrigation farm in Jinja district, eastern Uganda. Treatments included Land-use systems under perennial and annual cropping with and without irrigation for over 20 years. The hypothesis was that there were insignificant differences in physicochemical properties of the soil under irrigated and non-irrigated cropping systems. Soil physical properties except hydraulic conductivity was not significantly different with irrigation and cropping. The pH of the soils ranged from moderately acidic to neutral pH (5.17-7.40), with irrigated soils tending to be more neutral than non-irrigated soils. SOM content was higher in the irrigated soils and perennial soils than in the non-irrigated and annual soils. The soils were moderately deficient in N and severely deficient in P (mean values =0.175% N and 1.183mg kg-1 P) compared with the critical of 0.2% and 15 mg kg-1, respectively. Irrigated soils had a significantly higher Na+ content than non-irrigated soils, with a mean value of 2.985cmol/kg. The K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ contents were higher in irrigated and perennial soils than non-irrigated and annual soils. The study suggested monitoring the soils under an irrigation scheme to prevent degradation due to increased salt accumulation or chemical fertility decline. Overall, monitoring of soil quality is vital in irrigation schemes to monitor the impacts of water on the environment.

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Soil physicochemical properties and its relationship with AMF spore density under two cropping systems

Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology ◽

10.5943/cream/7/1/5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 33-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P Nongkling

Keyword(s):

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Spore Density ◽

Soil Physicochemical Properties

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Soil bacterial biomass and diversity are affected by different furrow-ridge mulched management systems during potato continuous cropping

10.1101/394551 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Weina Zhang ◽

Shuhao Qin ◽

Xuexue Xu ◽

Junlian Zhang ◽

Yuhui Liu

Keyword(s):

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Bacterial Biomass ◽

The Other ◽

Management Systems ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Continuous Cropping ◽

Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽

Bacterial Composition ◽

Soil Bacterial

AbstractThe soil bacterial composition is vital for sustainable agriculture due to its importance in biogeochemical processes in the soil environment. Multiple management systems, such as different furrow-ridge mulched cropping systems, have been established to reduce the damage caused by continuous cropping of potato (Solanum tuberosumL.). However, little is known about the responses of soil bacterial biomass and diversity to these systems. In this study, six different ridge-furrow film planting patterns were tested in a 2-year continuous cropping potato field: flat plot without mulch (CK), flat plot with mulch (T1), on-ridge planting with full mulch (T2), on-furrow planting with full mulch (T3), on-ridge planting with half mulch (T4), and on-furrow planting with half mulch (T5). The soil physicochemical properties and bacterial composition were significantly affected by the planting pattern. Mulched soils, especially T2, maintained better soil physicochemical properties than controls. Fully mulched soil maintained higher bacterial biomass and diversity. Among the dominant genera, the abundances ofNitrosomonadaceaein T2 and T4 were higher than those in the other treatments. Consequently, compared with the other treatments, on-ridge with mulching patterns resulted in better soil physicochemical properties and high bacterial biomass and diversity, which could reduce the economic losses due to potato production by continuous cropping.

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Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14102617 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (10) ◽

pp. 2617

Author(s):

Alicja Szatanik-Kloc ◽

Justyna Szerement ◽

Agnieszka Adamczuk ◽

Grzegorz Józefaciuk

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Physicochemical Properties ◽

Cation Exchange ◽

Surface Area ◽

Cation Exchange Capacity ◽

N Fertilization ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

First Year ◽

Soil Physicochemical Properties ◽

Water Holding

Thousands of tons of zeolitic materials are used yearly as soil conditioners and components of slow-release fertilizers. A positive influence of application of zeolites on plant growth has been frequently observed. Because zeolites have extremely large cation exchange capacity, surface area, porosity and water holding capacity, a paradigm has aroused that increasing plant growth is caused by a long-lasting improvement of soil physicochemical properties by zeolites. In the first year of our field experiment performed on a poor soil with zeolite rates from 1 to 8 t/ha and N fertilization, an increase in spring wheat yield was observed. Any effect on soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), surface area (S), pH-dependent surface charge (Qv), mesoporosity, water holding capacity and plant available water (PAW) was noted. This positive effect of zeolite on plants could be due to extra nutrients supplied by the mineral (primarily potassium—1 ton of the studied zeolite contained around 15 kg of exchangeable potassium). In the second year of the experiment (NPK treatment on previously zeolitized soil), the zeolite presence did not impact plant yield. No long-term effect of the zeolite on plants was observed in the third year after soil zeolitization, when, as in the first year, only N fertilization was applied. That there were no significant changes in the above-mentioned physicochemical properties of the field soil after the addition of zeolite was most likely due to high dilution of the mineral in the soil (8 t/ha zeolite is only ~0.35% of the soil mass in the root zone). To determine how much zeolite is needed to improve soil physicochemical properties, much higher zeolite rates than those applied in the field were studied in the laboratory. The latter studies showed that CEC and S increased proportionally to the zeolite percentage in the soil. The Qv of the zeolite was lower than that of the soil, so a decrease in soil variable charge was observed due to zeolite addition. Surprisingly, a slight increase in PAW, even at the largest zeolite dose (from 9.5% for the control soil to 13% for a mixture of 40 g zeolite and 100 g soil), was observed. It resulted from small alterations of the soil macrostructure: although the input of small zeolite pores was seen in pore size distributions, the larger pores responsible for the storage of PAW were almost not affected by the zeolite addition.

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