Maximum Bulk Density of British Columbia Forest Soils from the Proctor Test: Relationships with Selected Physical and Chemical Properties

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 442-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihai Zhao ◽  
Maja Krzic ◽  
Chuck E. Bulmer ◽  
Margaret G. Schmidt
Soil Research ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
PP Cavanagh ◽  
AJ Koppi ◽  
AB Mcbratney

Reducing cultivation may improve many soil physical and chemical properties of a red-brown earth. A trial was set up in 1986 on a red-brown earth near Forbes, N.S.W., comparing direct-drilling and conventional-cultivation crop establishment techniques. The surface soil (0-100 mm) was sampled at the end of the third year and assessed for macropore structure, infiltration characteristics, bulk density, pH, electrolytic conductivity, organic carbon and total nitrogen content. Cultivation degraded some desirable soil physical properties as indicated by data obtained from image analysis and infiltration. Bulk density did not mirror differences in macroporosity. Organic carbon, total nitrogen and electrolytic conductivity levels were higher in direct-drilled soil in comparison to conventionally tilled soil. It ib concluded that the improvement of soil chemical and physical properties afforded by a reduction in tillage would lead to an increase in soil water infiltration rate and storage.


Soil Research ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
PP Cavanagh ◽  
AJ Koppi ◽  
AB Mcbratney

Reducing cultivation may improve many soil physical and chemical properties of a red-brown earth. A trial was set up in 1986 on a red-brown earth near Forbes, N.S.W., comparing direct-drilling and conventional-cultivation crop establishment techniques. The surface soil (0-100 mm) was sampled at the end of the third year and assessed for macropore structure, infiltration characteristics, bulk density, pH, electrolytic conductivity, organic carbon and total nitrogen content. Cultivation degraded some desirable soil physical properties as indicated by data obtained from image analysis and infiltration. Bulk density did not mirror differences in macroporosity. Organic carbon, total nitrogen and electrolytic conductivity levels were higher in direct-drilled soil in comparison to conventionally tilled soil. It ib concluded that the improvement of soil chemical and physical properties afforded by a reduction in tillage would lead to an increase in soil water infiltration rate and storage.


2011 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. ADEKIYA ◽  
S. O. OJENIYI ◽  
T. M. AGBEDE

SUMMARYExperimental data on tillage requirement of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) are needed to identify the most suitable tillage methods for managing the fragile Alfisols of the humid tropics to ensure sustained productivity. Hence, five tillage methods were compared as to their effects on soil physical and chemical properties, and growth and yield of cocoyam on an Alfisol at Owo in the forest-savanna transition zone of southwest Nigeria. The experiment consisted of five tillage methods: manual clearing (MC), manual ridging (MR), manual mounding (MM), ploughing + harrowing (P + H) and ploughing + harrowing twice (P + 2 H) were used for three years at two sites in a randomized complete block design with three replications. In the first two years (2007 and 2008), P + H produced the least soil bulk density and highest growth and yield, whereas in the third year (2009), MC produced the lowest soil bulk density and best performance of cocoyam. Manual clearing produced the best values of soil chemical properties in 2008 and 2009. Averaged over the three years, P + H, MR and MM had lower soil bulk density hence better growth and yield compared with P + 2 H and MC. Over the three years MC, MM, MR and P + H increased cocoyam cormel yield by 10, 21, 23 and 32%, respectively, over P + 2 H.The corresponding increases in corm yield were 7, 15, 13 and 21%, respectively. The multiple regressions revealed that bulk density and moisture content significantly influenced the yield of cocoyam. Soil chemical properties were not significant. Bulk density rather than soil chemical properties dictated the performance of cocoyam in an Alfisol of southwest Nigeria. Soil quality was degraded by P + 2H. For small farms, either MR or MM is recommended while P + H is recommended for large-scale farming of cocoyam.


1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. DE KIMPE ◽  
J. A. McKEAGUE

The soil had a thick, dark brown, highly porous Podzolic B horizon with a high content of amorphous Fe, Al- organic matter complex material and a low bulk density, underlain abruptly by a dense, gray fragipan with a bulk density of nearly 2 g/cm3. Mean pore diameters of subhorizons within the Podzolic B ranged from about 25 to 120 μm and those of the fragipan were about 0.5 μm. The marked contrast in porosity was consistent both with hydraulic conductivity values of about 20 cm/h in the Podzolic B and 0.2 cm/h in the fragipan, and with the micromorphology. Strongly oriented argillans in the fragipan indicated some clay translocation. The clay mineralogy indicated weak weathering of phyllosilicates, but appreciable weathering of primary minerals must have occurred to produce the amorphous Fe and Al- rich amorphous material in the Podzolic B. Seepage along the surface of the fragipan, and the absence of roots in this layer indicated the significance of this horizon with respect to plant growth and to the water regime of the soil.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Nasrullah Nasrullah ◽  
Syakur Syakur ◽  
Hasanuddin Hasanuddin

Abstrak :Gulma kirinyuh sangat berpotensi untuk dijadikan pupuk organik karena kandungan unsur  hara dalam jaringannya yang tinggi. Biomassa kirinyuh memiliki kandungan hara N 2,65%, P 0,53% dan K 1,9% sehingga dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber hara yang potensial dalam upaya peningkatan produksi kedelai dan perbaikan kesuburan tanah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tanah yang sesuai dalam menunjang produksi tanaman kedelai akibat dari penambahan bahan organik kirinyuh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tanah yang sesuai dalam menunjang produksi tanaman kedelai akibat dari penambahan bahan organik kirinyuh. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) Faktorial yang terdiri atas 2 (dua) faktor dengan pola 4 x 3 sehingga diperoleh 12 kombinasi perlakuan. Faktor pertama adalah dosis mulsa organik kirinyuh (D), terdiri atas 4 (empat) taraf yaitu: D0 = 0 ton ha-1, D1 = 6 ton ha-1, D2 = 12 ton ha-1, D3 = 18 ton ha-1. Faktor kedua adalah waktu aplikasi mulsa organik kirinyuh (W) terdiri atas 3 (tiga) taraf yaitu saat tanam (W1), 1 minggu setelah tanam (W2), 2 minggu setelah tanam (W3). Peubah fisika dan kimia tanah yang diamati meliputi bulk density, stabilitas agregat tanah, kapasitas tukar kation dan kejenuhan basa.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dosis mulsa organik kirinyuh berpengaruh sangat nyata  terhadap sifat fisika tanah yaitu bulk density. Dosis mulsa organik kirinyuh 6 - 18 ton ha-1 menurunkan nilai bulk density namun tidak meningkatkan stabilitas agregat tanah. Waktu aplikasi mulsa organik kirinyuh yang awal tidak menunjukkan pengaruhnya terhadap sifat fisika dan kimia tanah yang diamati. Tidak terdapat interaksi antara dosis dan waktu aplikasi mulsa organik kirinyuh terhadap semua peubah yang diamati.   Granting Kirinyuh (Cromolaena odorata L.) As Organic Mulch In Soybean Plants (Glycine max L.) As Well As Its Effects On The Physical And Chemical Properties Of SoilAbstract. Weed kirinyuh potential to be used as organic fertilizer because the content of nutrient elements in its high. Biomass kirinyuh contain nutrient N 2.65%, 0.53% P and K 1.9% so that it can be utilized as a source of potential nutrient in an attempt to increase the production of soybean and improvement of soil fertility. This research aims to know the appropriate ground support the soybean crop production resulting from the addition of organic matter kirinyuh. This research aims to know the appropriate ground support the soybean crop production resulting from the addition of organic matter kirinyuh. This research was performed using Random Design Group (RAK) Factorial of 2 (two) factors with the 4 x 3 pattern so obtained 12 combination treatment. The first factor is a dose of organic mulch kirinyuh (D), consisting of four (4) levels, namely: a D0 = 0 ton ha-1, D1 = 6 ton ha-1, D2 = 12 ton ha-1, D3 = 18 ton ha-1. The second factor is the time of organic mulch application kirinyuh (W) consists of 3 (three) level that is when planting (W1), 2 weeks after planting (W2), 2 weeks after planting (W3). Soil physical and chemical variables were observed include bulk density, soil aggregate stability, cation exchange capacity and saturation of the base. The results showed that a dose of organic mulch kirinyuh very real effect against soil physical properties namely bulk density. A dose of organic mulch kirinyuh 6-18 ton ha-1 lowers the values of bulk density but does not increase the stability of soil aggregates. Organic mulch application time kirinyuh the beginning does not show its effects on the physical and chemical properties of the soil is observed. There is no interaction between the dose and time of application of organic mulch kirinyuh against all variables were observed. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Lulu Yuningsih ◽  
Bastoni Bastoni ◽  
Taty Yulianty ◽  
Jun Harbi

Kebakaran di hutan gambut telah mengubah karakteristik lahan tersebut. Ironisnya, saat ini perhatian berupa riset terhadap sifat fisik dan kimia lahan gambut yang mengalami perubahan tersebut masih sangat rendah. Padahal sifat fisik dan kimia gambut merupakan faktor penting yang mempengaruhi kemampuan tanah untuk berproses. Sehingga tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk kondisi fisik dan kimia tanah pada lahan gambut pasca kebakaran tahun 2006 dan 2015. Studi ini dilakukan pada tahun 2017 di Kebun Konservasi Plasma Nutfah, Indonesia dan analisis dilakukan di Laboratorium Ilmu Tanah, Universitas Sriwijaya dan Balai Riset Standarisasi Industri Palembang (Baristand). Berdasarkan analisis uji lanjutan Beda Nyata Jujur (BNJ) pada sifat fisika tanah menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan nyata terhadap perubahan kadar air dan bulk density di lahan pasca terbakar tahun 2015 dan lahan pasca terbakar tahun 2006 yang sudah dilakukan kegiatan rehabilitasi. Pada sifat kimia, pH, C-Organik, Phospor, dan Kalium menunjukkan adanya perubahan nyata terhadap kebakaran di lahan gambut pasca terbakar tahun 2006 dan di lahan gambut pasca terbakar tahun 2015, akan tetapi terhadap N-total adanya perubahan akan tetapi tidak terlalu nyata di kedua lokasi. Masih dibutuhkan informasi lebih komprehensif terhadap unsur fisika dan kimia lainnya serta  sifat biologi tanah sehingga dapat menjadi acuan yang lebih presisi. Fires in peat forests have changed the characteristics of the land. Ironically, current attention includes research on the physical and chemical properties of peatlands that have changed is still scarce. Though the physical and chemical properties of peatlands is an essential factor affecting the ability of the soil to process. So, the purpose of this research is to analyze the physical and chemical properties of soil on peatlands after burning in 2006 and 2015. This study was conducted in 2017 at the Kebun Konservasi Plasma Nutfah (Germplasm Conservation Garden), Indonesia and analysis were carried out at the Soil Science Laboratory, Sriwijaya University and the Palembang Industrial Standardization Research Center (Baristand). Based on further analysis of Honest Significant Difference (BNJ) on the physical properties of soil shows that there are significant differences in changes of water content and bulk density in post-burnt land in 2015 and post-burnt land in 2006 that have been carried out rehabilitation activities. In the analysis of chemical properties consisting of analysis of pH, C-Organic, Phosphor, and Potassium showed a real change in fires in peatlands after burning in 2006 and peatlands after burning in 2015. However, at the N-total values, changes occurred but not too real in both locations. More comprehensive information is still needed on other physical and chemical elements as well as soil biological characteristics so that they can become more precise references.


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