Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of Study Area
2.2. Soil Water Transfer Measurements
2.3. Degree of Compactness Calculations
2.3.1. Effective Bulk Density
2.3.2. Penetration Resistance
2.4. Simulation of Water Flow
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Infiltration Measurements
3.2. Degree of Compactness
3.3. Simulation of One-Dimensional Water Flow
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Location | Crop | Soil Management | Particle Size Distribution | Texture | Bulk Density Mg m−3 | ||
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Sand % | Silt % | Clay % | |||||
1 | L | Organic | 2.1 | 52.1 | 45.8 | Clay | 1.22 |
L | Conventional | 2.2 | 51.5 | 46.3 | Clay | 1.48 | |
2 | WW | Organic | 11.3 | 52.1 | 36.5 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.23 |
WW | Conventional | 11.3 | 58.5 | 30.3 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.29 | |
3 | E | Organic | 3.3 | 44.3 | 52 | Clay | 1.2 |
E | Conventional | 3 | 60.8 | 36.2 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.28 | |
4 | SE | Organic | 3.3 | 63 | 33.7 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.02 |
SE | Conventional | 6.1 | 56.6 | 37.4 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.37 | |
5 | WW | Organic | 1.2 | 60.9 | 37.8 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.14 |
WW | Conventional | 1.9 | 54.9 | 43.5 | Silty Clay Loam | 1.36 |
Sample Location | Crop | Soil Management | eBD | qs (h) | Ks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg m−3 | (cm h−1) | (cm h−1) | |||
1 | L | Organic | 1.63 | 54.6 | 33.17 |
L | Conventional | 1.9 | 30.6 | 18.59 | |
2 | WW | Organic | 1.55 | 47.4 | 28.79 |
WW | Conventional | 1.56 | 25.8 | 15.67 | |
3 | E | Organic | 1.67 | 78.6 | 47.75 |
E | Conventional | 1.6 | 43.8 | 26.61 | |
4 | SE | Organic | 1.32 | 64.2 | 38.99 |
SE | Conventional | 1.71 | 24.6 | 14.94 | |
5 | WW | Organic | 1.48 | 67.2 | 40.82 |
WW | Conventional | 1.75 | 27 | 16.4 | |
St. dev. | 0.15 | 19.49 | 11.78 |
Field Management | Soil Type | eBD | Theta r | Theta s (cm3 cm−3) | Alpha (1/cm) | n | Ks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg m−3 | (cm3 cm−3) | (cm.h−1) | |||||
Conventional | Clay | 1.9 | 0.095 | 0.46 | 0.012 | 1.367 | 0.184 |
Organic | Clay | 1.63 | 0.102 | 0.535 | 0.014 | 1.374 | 0.803 |
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Abu-hashim, M.; Lilienthal, H.; Schnug, E.; Lasaponara, R.; Mohamed, E.S. Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3573. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043573
Abu-hashim M, Lilienthal H, Schnug E, Lasaponara R, Mohamed ES. Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties. Sustainability. 2023; 15(4):3573. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043573
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbu-hashim, Mohamed, Holger Lilienthal, Ewald Schnug, Rosa Lasaponara, and Elsayed Said Mohamed. 2023. "Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties" Sustainability 15, no. 4: 3573. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043573