Assessment of tillage translocation and erosion by the disk plow on steepland Andisols in Costa Rica

Effect of Standard Disk Plough on Soil Translocation in Sloping Sicilian Vineyards

“…When data are separately considered for upslope and downslope directions, the absolute values of mean soil translocation distance observed are much higher than those found by other researchers. Lobb et al [18] and Tiessen et al [44] found a mean soil translocation distance along the downslope direction ranging from 0.20 to 0.35 m. These values, considerably lower than those found in this work, can be attributed to the difference in tillage implement. Lobb et al [18] used a tandem disk equipped with 0.36 m-diameter concave disk blades at 0.18 m spacings, while Tiessen et al [44] a disk plough having three 60 cm diameter disks in only one line.…”

Worldwide Sustainability Hotspots in Potato Cultivation. 2. Areas with Improvement Opportunities

“…These problems have been documented (e.g., Griffin and Honeycutt 2009;Kagabo et al 2013;Tiessen et al 2010). Similarly, it has been documented that irrigated cultivation in the desert such as in the western parts of North America and the Central Andes leads to depletion of water reserves and large losses of N. For each of the areas that our method defines as to be at risk for N losses, ample documentation can be found: North America (Davenport et al 2005;Weinert et al 2002), Northwest Europe (e.g., Boumans and Fraters 2011;Schröder et al 2007), South Africa (e.g., Franke et al 2011), and Australia (e.g., Lisson and Cotching 2011).…”

Tillage erosion and controlling factors in traditional farming systems in Pinar del Río, Cuba

“…If in such case the average translocation rate would be assumed and a field length of 5 m is supposed, corresponding within field soil losses would increase from 17.7 Mg ha − 1 yr − 1 to 53.0 Mg ha − 1 yr − 1 . In mechanized agriculture such tillage translocation rates are usual and generally range between 3 and 70 Mg ha −1 yr −1 , but Tiessen et al (2010) even found rates equivalent to 250 Mg ha −1 yr −1 in Costa Rica, where farmers conduct highly erosive downslope-only cultivation. Rates reported for non-mechanized agriculture are according to usually very high (3-601 Mg ha − 1 yr − 1 ), as these studies on non-mechanized tillage are often conducted on exceptionally steep slopes.…”

“…Several studies reported tillage translocation of primary and secondary operations in mechanized agriculture on gentle and moderate to steep slopes (e.g. Govers et al, 1994;Lindstrom et al, 1992;Lobb et al, 1995;Quine and Walling, 1991;Tiessen et al, 2010; and of primary operations in animal-and man powered agriculture on steep slopes, tilling forms which are nowadays still widespread in developing countries (e.g. Dercon et al, 2007;Nyssen et al, 2000;Thapa et al, 1999;Turkelboom et al, 1997;Zhang et al, 2004).…”