Available Moisture Storage Capacity in Relation to Textural Composition and Organic Matter Content of Several Missouri Soils

Jamison, V. C.; Kroth, Earl M.

doi:10.2136/sssaj1958.03615995002200030001x

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“…Jamison and Kroth [34] attributed the changes in A v to the increase in either percent silt or clay and their effect on pore size distribution. They concluded that the clay particles in silt loam soils with more than 20% clay reduced the water storage by diluting the soil mass and shifting the pore size distribution towards smaller pores, where more water is held in the unavailable range.…”

Section: Total Water Content and Soil Organic Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-I: Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties

2013

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During construction disturbance, topsoil is often removed and turfgrasses are established in poor soils. Our study determined the effects of amending subsoil with composted poultry litter on physical and chemical properties that affect turfgrass growth attributes. To simulate typical disturbance conditions, 20 cm of topsoil was removed from a Dormont silt loam (fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs) and composted poultry litter was incorporated at 0.1, or 0.2, or 0.4 cm/cm-soil into the exposed subsoil to a depth of 12.7 cm before growing turf. Composted plots were compared to N-fertilized (50 × 10 −4 kg m −2 ) and control plots. Linear increases in total water content, organic matter, pH, and basic cations were observed following compost incorporation. Composted poultry litter increased total water content by 38% and decreased soil bulk density by 42%. Compost applications increased organic matter by 5.8%-6.4%, along with an increase in pH from 6.0-7.4. The cation exchange capacity increased up to 186% in compost-incorporated plots. No differences were observed between fertilized and control plots for all soil properties except for P levels, which increased in fertilized plots. Overall, compost treatments improved soil physical and chemical properties compared to conventionally fertilized and control plots.

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Section: Total Water Content and Soil Organic Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-I: Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties

2013

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“…Field capacity and wilting point can be estimated with the application of pedotransfer functions (Pedo-Transfer Function -PTF -expression used by Bouma in 1989) through physical-chemical characteristics of pedological horizons (Rawls et al, 1991), which affect soil water retention, such as sand, silt, clay content (particle size distribution), organic matter or organic carbon and total CaCO 3 content, soil bulk density, aggregate size distribution, free iron oxide (Jamison and Kroth, 1958;Prebble and Stirk, 1959;Salter and Williams, 1965a, b;Petersen et al, 1968;Wösten and van Genuchten, 1988). These last parameters, comparing with labora-tory measures of field capacity and wilting point, are easily and quickly determined, and at low cost.…”

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Testing Some Pedo-Transfer Functions (PTFs) in Apulia Region. Evaluation on the Basis of Soil Particle Size Distribution and Organic Matter Content for Estimating Field Capacity and Wilting Point

Buccigrossi¹,

Caliandro²,

Rubino³

et al. 2010

Ital J Agronomy

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The knowledge of soil water retention vs. soil water matric potential is applied to study irrigation and drainage scheduling, soil water storage capacity (plant available water), solute movement, plant growth and water stress. To measure field capacity and wilting point is expensive, laborious and is time consuming, so, frequently, matemathic models, called pedo-transfer functions (PTFs) are utilized to estimate field capacity and wilting point through physical-chemical soil characteristics. Six PTFs have been evaluated (Gupta and Larson, 1979;Rawls et al., 1982;De Jong et al., 1983;Rawls and Brakensiek, 1985;Saxton et al., 1986;Vereecken et al., 1989) by comparing measured soil moisture values with estimated ones at soil water matric potential of -33 and -1500 kPa. Soil samples were collected (361)

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“…Maclean and Yager (1972); Jamison and Kroth (1958), Shaykewich and Zwarich (1968) and Heinonen (1971) studied the effect of the organic matter and the mechanical content over the water retention in several soils throughout the U.S. Europe and Asia.…”

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“…in addition to the mineralogical composition of the soil, are also influenced by the mechanical content. Various researchers studied the content of organic matter (Hillel, 1980;Maclean and Yager, 1972;Jamison and Kroth, 1958;Shaykewich and Zwarich, 1968;Heinonen, 1971) and the influence of organic matter and the mechanical composition over the retention of moisture in several different soils in the USA, Europe and Asia. In the research of Hollist et al (1977) it is confirmed that the soil moisture retention in Western Midland (Great Britain) depends mainly on the organic matter and mineralogical composition of soil.…”

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The Influence of the Parent Material on the Texture and Water Retention Curves in the Soil Formed Upon Limestones and Dolomites

Markoski¹,

Mitkova²,

Tanaskovik³

et al. 2016

AgricultForest

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SUMMARYThe paper present results from the research of the influence of the parent material on the soil texture and water retention curves of Rendzic Leptosols. Chromic Luvisol on hard limestones and Ferric Luvisol on hard limestonesTerra Rossa. The contents of the fine soil separates in the Rendzic Leptosols vary depending on the subtype. The physical sand fraction (coarse sand + fine sand) in the Amo horizon amounts 44.81% at the Rendzic Leptosols, haplic 40.13% at the Rendzic Leptosols-organogenic and Rendzic Leptosols, chromic luvic 36.52%. In the (B)rz horizon at the Rendzic Leptosols, chromic luvic amounts 32.64%. The contents (clay + silt) or physical clay in the Amo horizon amounts 55.19% at the Rendzic Leptosols, haplic 59.87% at the Rendzic Leptosols, organogenic and the highest content is at the Rendzic Leptosols, chromic luvic 63.48%. The average value of this fraction in the horizon (B)rz at the Rendzic Leptosols, chromic luvic amounts 67.36%. In the Chromic Luvisol on hard limestones the average content of the fraction physical sand in the Amo horizon amounts 33.43%, and in the cambic horizon (B)rz 22.50%. At the Terra Rossa the fraction physical clay is represented with a greater percentage related to the physical sand fraction. In the Amo horizon in the physical clay fraction the clay fraction is predominant, average 43.08% and 52.13% in the cambic horizon, i.e. 24.90% in Amo and 19.37% for the silt fraction. There is the highest retention capacity, with the average of 41.48% in the humus-accumulative horizon Amo in the Rendzic Leptosols subtype organogenic. and 23.38% respectively). The results from our research show that in Amo and (B)rz horizon there is a positive correlation between the water retention curves at 0.33; 6.25 and 15 bars and contents of physical clay (clay and silt) and clay. There is also a high negative correlation between the retention curves at 0.33; 6.25 and 15 bars contents of physical sand fraction (coarse sand + fine sand; r = -0.47).

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Available Moisture Storage Capacity in Relation to Textural Composition and Organic Matter Content of Several Missouri Soils

Cited by 95 publications

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Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-I: Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties

Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-I: Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties

Testing Some Pedo-Transfer Functions (PTFs) in Apulia Region. Evaluation on the Basis of Soil Particle Size Distribution and Organic Matter Content for Estimating Field Capacity and Wilting Point

The Influence of the Parent Material on the Texture and Water Retention Curves in the Soil Formed Upon Limestones and Dolomites

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