Slope Position and Erosional Effects on Soil Properties and Corn Production on a Miamian Soil in Central Ohio

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Changere ◽  
Rattan Lal
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Corn Production

scholarly journals Effects of Landscape Positions and Landscape Types on Soil Properties and Chlorophyll Content of Citrus in a Sloping Orchard in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4288
Author(s):  
Siyue Sun ◽  
Guolin Zhang ◽  
Tieguang He ◽  
Shufang Song ◽  
Xingbiao Chu
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Area ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Reservoir Area ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Landscape Types

In recent years, soil degradation and decreasing orchard productivity in the sloping orchards of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area of China have received considerable attention both inside and outside the country. More studies pay attention to the effects of topography on soil property changes, but less research is conducted from the landscape. Therefore, understanding the effects of landscape positions and landscape types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus in a sloping orchard is of great significance in this area. Our results showed that landscape positions and types had a significant effect on the soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. The lowest soil nutrient content was detected in the upper slope position and sloping land, while the highest exists at the footslope and terraces. The chlorophyll content of citrus in the middle and upper landscape position was significantly higher than the footslope. The redundancy analysis showed that the first two ordination axes together accounted for 81.32% of the total variation, which could be explained by the changes of soil total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total potassium, available nitrogen, available potassium, organic matter, pH, and chlorophyll content of the citrus. Overall, this study indicates the significant influence of landscape positions and types on soil properties and chlorophyll content of citrus. Further, this study provides a reference for the determination of targeted land management measures and orchard landscape design so that the soil quality and orchard yield can be improved, and finally, the sustainable development of agriculture and ecology can be realized.

scholarly journals Residual Effects of Manure and Compost Applications on Corn Production and Soil Properties

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahman Eghball ◽  
Daniel Ginting ◽  
John E. Gilley
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Corn Production

scholarly journals Soil Properties and Growth of Maize as Affected by Slope Position and Fertilizer Type on Coastal Plain Sands

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Utin U. E ◽  
Essien G. E
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Poultry Manure ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Available Phosphorus ◽  
And Control ◽  
Upper Slope

A study was conducted to determine the effects of slope position and fertilizer type on soil properties and growth of maize (Zea mays) on Coastal Plain Sands of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Results obtained showed that soils of lower slope (LS) had the highest contents of clay and silt compared with those of upper slope (US) position. Bulk density of the upper slope soil and that of the middle slope (MS) soils were significantly higher (P≤0.05) than that of LS soil and subsequently, total porosity and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) increased downslope. Bulk density of soils that received poultry manure (PM) and NPK+PM were significantly reduced compared to those of NPK and control while total porosity and Ksat of soils that received PM and NPK+PM were significantly higher (P≤0.05) than those of NPK and control. Soils of LS had highest pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, ECEC compared to those of MS and US. The application of poultry manure yielded increase in soil pH, soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and ECEC when compared to soils of NPK and control. Growth of maize obtained with LS were consistently higher than those of the MS and US soils. Soils of LS that received NPK and NPK+PM had consistently similar maize growth, higher than other combinations of slope position and fertilizer type. The complementary application of poultry manure and NPK 15:15:15 can be the best option for increasing the fertility of soils with varying slope positions on Coastal Plain Sands.

Effect of Slope Positions on Properties of Soils of some Forest reserves in South-West Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Alabi K. O.
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Size Fraction ◽  
Tectona Grandis ◽  
Slope Position ◽  
Sacred Grove ◽  
Forest Reserves ◽  
Suitability Assessment ◽  
South West ◽  
Topographic Positions ◽  
Lower Slope

Topography has an influence on soil erosion and consequently on the properties of soils. The effect of slope position on soil properties is of great importance in soil suitability assessment. This study assessed the effect of topographic position on the characteristics of soil of basement complex rocks derived soils under Teak (Tectona grandis) and Gmelina (Gmelina arborea) plantations in Osun sacred grove, Onigambari and Omo forest reserves situated within South-West Nigeria. Three soil profiles were dug in each landuse type, sited at the upper, middle and lower slope positions along a toposequence. Soil samples were collected according to their pedogenetic horizons and were analyzed using standard methods. Results showed variations in colour, depth of soil profile, soil structure, texture, drainage and soil consistence. The high sand content dominated the particle size fraction in all the soils formed from the three locations, and base saturation was rated very high with values >90% irrespective of the toposequence or slope position. The result of correlation analysis between slope position and content of N, P, K and CEC showed a significant relationship irrespective of locations with N(r = 0.019< 0.05) respectively. Despite variation in soil properties as influenced by topography, the studied soils can sustain the current land use type. It was concluded that soils on different topographic positions should be managed differently.

scholarly journals Temporal Effects of Biochar and Dairy Manure on Physicochemical Properties of Podzol: Case from a Silage-Corn Production Trial in Boreal Climate

Agriculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marli Vermooten ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem ◽  
Mumtaz Cheema ◽  
Raymond Thomas ◽  
Lakshman Galagedara
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Dairy Manure ◽  
Time Domain Reflectometry ◽  
Corn Production ◽  
Temporal Effects

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of biochar and dairy manure (DM) on physicochemical properties of podzolic soils, as well as to establish the relationships between selected physicochemical properties and soil electrical conductivity (EC) in a silage-corn production system. Nutrient requirements of the crop were met through different nutrient sources considering soil nutrient status, nutrient availability from DM (DM, DM + biochar) and regional crop nutrient recommendations. Experimental treatments included control, inorganic nitrogen (IN), IN + biochar, IN + DM, and IN + DM + biochar. DM was applied at 30,000 L ha−1, whereas biochar was applied at 20 Mg ha−1 and mixed within the top 20 cm of the soil. Disturbed soil samples as well as time domain reflectometry (TDR) measurements were collected from treatment plots on four field days. Results showed no significant (p > 0.05) treatment effects on soil pH and cation exchange capacity (CEC) within each field day. However, significant temporal effects were recorded for pH, EC, apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) and electrical conductivity of the soil solution (ECw). Soil depth (0–10 cm and 10–20 cm) had no significant effect on treatments. Significant positive correlations were recorded for EC with soil organic carbon and CEC (ECa, ECw 0–10 cm, & 10–20 cm, p = 0.000). Correlation results show that ECa measurements as a proxy to investigate the variability of key soil properties over large areas, but further investigation between ECa data and soil properties should be carried out to address uncertainties associated in predicting these properties.

scholarly journals Cover Crops Impacts on Louisiana Corn Production and Soil Properties

age ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ina Sanchez ◽  
Lisa M. Fultz ◽  
Josh Lofton ◽  
Beatrix Haggard
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Corn Production
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