Short-Term Effects of Land Leveling on Irrigation-Related Some Soil Properties in a Clay Loam Soil

There are few studies conducted on the short-term effects of land leveling on soil water holding capacity. The objectives of this study were to analyze the short-term effects of land leveling on the magnitudes, variances, spatial variability, and distributions of surface (0–20 cm) and subsurface (20–40 cm) soil properties of bulk density, field capacity, permanent wilting point, water holding capacity and particle size fractions. The study was conducted in a 1.2 ha field with clay loam soil located on the low terraces of Yesilirmak River, Tokat, Turkey. According to the pairedt-test results, water holding capacity, and bulk density significantly increased, while permanent wilting point (P ≤ 0.001) and field capacity (P ≤ 0.05) significantly decreased for surface soil due to land leveling. The reasons for the increases in WHC values in both cut and fill areas (29%, and 12%, resp.) of surface soil are look like the much more decreases in PWP values than those of FC values and the increases in BD values. The moderate positive linear relationship between the surface soil clay contents and cut depths through cut areas (r= 0.64) was also determined in this study.

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Short-Term Effects of Hazelnut Husk Compost And Organic Amendment Applications On Clay Loam Soil

Compost Science & Utilization ◽

10.1080/1065657x.2008.10702377 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 192-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Damla Bender Özenç ◽

Nedim Özenç

Keyword(s):

Organic Amendment ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Clay Loam Soil ◽

Short Term ◽

Hazelnut Husk ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Short Term Effects

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Short-term Effects of Tillage Practices on Organic Carbon in Clay Loam Soil of Northeast China

Pedosphere ◽

10.1016/s1002-0160(07)60073-3 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 619-623 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Ai-Zhen LIANG ◽

Xiao-Ping ZHANG ◽

Hua-Jun FANG ◽

Xue-Ming YANG ◽

C.F. Drury

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Northeast China ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Clay Loam Soil ◽

Short Term ◽

Tillage Practices ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Short Term Effects

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Biochar Improves Plant Growth and Reduces Nutrient Leaching in Red Clay Loam and Sandy Loam

Hydro Nepal Journal of Water Energy and Environment ◽

10.3126/hn.v11i1.7221 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 86-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kalpana Pudasaini ◽

Nanjappa Ashwath ◽

Kerry Walsh ◽

Thakur Bhattarai

Keyword(s):

Sandy Loam ◽

Vegetable Production ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Plant Establishment ◽

Clay Loam Soil ◽

Red Clay ◽

Green Waste ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Shoot Weight ◽

Water Holding

A factorial pot experiment was conducted using two types of soils (sandy loam and red clay loam) that are commonly used for commercial vegetable production in Bundaberg, region of Central Queensl and Australia. The soils were amended with 0, 25, 50 and 75 t/ha of green waste biochar and minimum doses of N, P and K (30 kg/ha, 30 kg/ha and 40 kg/ha respectively). After two weeks of plant establishment, the pots were leached with 1.5 litres of deionised water at week intervals, and cation concentrations of the leachate were determined. In 25 t/ha biochar treatment, there was a significant (P<0.05) reduction in K and Ca leaching by 40% and 26% respectively from sandy loam, and of Ca by 23% from the red clay loam. Soil water holding capacity and soil organic carbon were also increased in both biochar treated soils. After 12 weeks of growth, shoot weight was signifi cantly (P<0.05) higher in 25 t/ha biochar-treated sandy loam and red clay loam (32% and 31% respectively). These results clearly demonstrated that a higher yield of capsicum can be achieved from green waste biochar application in sandy loam and red clay loam at 25 t/ha biochar.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v11i1.7221 Hydro Nepal Special Issue: Conference Proceedings 2012 pp.86-90

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Quantitative and qualitative comparison of three wet aggregate stability methods using a long-term tillage system and crop rotation experiment

Canadian Journal of Soil Science ◽

10.1139/cjss-2018-0101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 98 (4) ◽

pp. 738-742 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L.L. Van Eerd ◽

A.H. DeBruyn ◽

L. Ouellette ◽

D.C. Hooker ◽

D.E. Robinson

Keyword(s):

Capital Investment ◽

Surface Soil ◽

Aggregate Stability ◽

Clay Loam Soil ◽

Qualitative Comparison ◽

No Till ◽

Tillage System ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Wet Aggregate Stability

Automated wet-sieving is preferred for this clay loam soil due to better sensitivity and savings (time and disposables) despite a larger capital investment. Rotations with greater frequency of winter wheat and no-till compared with conventional plow system had greater wet aggregate stability values, indicating better surface soil quality.

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LEAF GAS EXCHANGE CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR PAPAYA GENOTYPES DURING DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/s0100-29452001000300014 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 522-525 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

ELIEMAR CAMPOSTRINI ◽

OSVALDO KIYOSHI YAMANISHI ◽

CARLOS A. MARTINEZ

Keyword(s):

Gas Exchange ◽

Carica Papaya ◽

Leaf Gas Exchange ◽

Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽

Field Capacity ◽

Experimental Period ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Clay Loam Soil ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Gas Exchange Characteristics

In this research, was used four papaya (Carica papaya L.) genotypes: three from the 'Solo ( Sunrise Solo TJ, Sunrise Solo 72/12 and Baixinho de Santa Amália) group and one from the 'Formosa' group (Know-You 01). They were grown in plastic pots containing a sandy-clay-loam soil subjected to pH correction and fertilization, under greenhouse conditions. Throughout the experimental period plants were subjected to periodic irrigation to maintain the soil humitidy around field capacity. The experiment was conducted 73 days after sowing. In all genotypes, leaf gas exchange characteristics were determined. The net photosynthetic rate (A, mumol m-2 s-1 ), stomatal conductance (g s mol m-2 s-1), leaf temperature (T I, 0C) and intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (ci, muL L-1) on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th leaves from the plant apex were determined. No significant differences were observed for A, g s, c i, or Tl either among the leaves sampled from any of the genotypes. A was positively correlated with g s and in the other hand T I and g s were negatively correlated. The results suggest that, for 73 DAP, all the sampled papaya leaves functioned as sources of organs.

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Short-Term Effects of Land Leveling on Soil Chemical Properties and Their Relationships with Microbial Biomass

Soil Science Society of America Journal ◽

10.2136/sssaj2004.9240 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 924-934 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

K. R. Brye ◽

N. A. Slaton ◽

M. Mozaffari ◽

M. C. Savin ◽

R. J. Norman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Soil Chemical Properties ◽

Short Term ◽

Land Leveling ◽

Short Term Effects

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The influence of biochar particle size and concentration on bulk density and maximum water holding capacity of sandy vs sandy loam soil in a column experiment

Geoderma ◽

10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.03.044 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 347 ◽

pp. 194-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Frank G.A. Verheijen ◽

Anna Zhuravel ◽

Flávio C. Silva ◽

António Amaro ◽

Meni Ben-Hur ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Bulk Density ◽

Sandy Loam ◽

Column Experiment ◽

Water Holding Capacity ◽

Sandy Loam Soil ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Maximum Water ◽

Water Holding

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Short-Term Effects of Land Leveling on Soil Physical Properties and Microbial Biomass

Soil Science Society of America Journal ◽

10.2136/sssaj2003.1405 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 67 (5) ◽

pp. 1405-1417 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

K. R. Brye ◽

N. A. Slaton ◽

M. C. Savin ◽

R. J. Norman ◽

D. M. Miller

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Short Term ◽

Land Leveling ◽

Short Term Effects

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Drying of surface soil decreased Lupinus angustifolius root length and manganese uptake in a split-root experiment

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research ◽

10.1071/a98015 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 1119 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

W. L. Crabtree ◽

A. D. Robson ◽

G. S. P. Ritchie

Keyword(s):

Root Length ◽

Surface Soil ◽

Field Capacity ◽

Lupinus Angustifolius ◽

Soil Conditions ◽

Soil Drying ◽

Split Root ◽

Manganese Uptake ◽

Soil Wetting ◽

Wilting Point

In a glasshouse, a split-root experiment was used to determine the ability oflupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) to take up manganese(Mn) from dry soil either when young or at mid-flowering of the primarybranches. Three soil-watering regimes (maintained at field capacity,maintained below wilting point, and alternating from field capacity to wellbelow wilting point) were imposed after taproots had grown through topsoil andinto a nutrient solution below. Four sequential harvests (11, 22, 37, and 49days after sowing) were taken to determine the effect of soil drying on lupingrowth, Mn uptake, and soil-extractable Mn.Soil drying early in the lupin plant's life stopped the growth of lateralroots in the soil and slowed the growth of roots grown in subsoil solution andthe growth of lupin tops. Soil drying decreased uptake of Mn in the tops to13% of that under continuous wet soil conditions. Of the 13%,most (11%) was taken up while the soil was drying. Soil re-wettingenabled the plants to resume uptake of Mn and soil re-drying (just beforeanthesis) decreased the Mn concentration in the lupin stems to 4·8µg/g, whereas stems of lupins grown in the wet and dry soilscontained 10·3 and 3·3 µg/g, respectively. Easilyreducible and plant-available soil Mn were not affected by soil wetting anddrying treatments.This study confirms that the uptake of Mn by lupin may be severely restrictedby drying of surface soil at both the beginning and the end of the lupinplant's life. The decrease in root length rather than the chemical form of Mn restricted Mn uptake.

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