Calculating particle density, bulk density, and total porosity of soil based on its texture

Brogowski, Z.; Kwasowski, Wojciech; Madyniak, Renata

doi:10.1515/ssa-2015-0007

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“…It is dependent on the mineral composition and particle size distribution of soils, their structure, and on the tillage and cultivation treatments applied and factors causing soil compaction [41,42]. Soil density is the lowest in the surface layer of humus horizon and gradually increases with depth of the pedon.…”

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“…Based on those determinations, soil density in horizons Ap of the Chernozems studied, 1.33-1.34 Mg·m -3 , should be estimated as low, and on horizons A, Bw, and C (1.37-1.49 Mg·m ) as low or medium. Total porosity and pore size distribution are dependent on the same factors that affect soil density [42,44]. Various authors have adopted values of 0.450-0.500 m ·m -3 layers as high, and 0.444-0.447 m 3 ·m -3 as medium.…”

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Comparing the Physical Quality of Polish Chernozems Classified in Various Complexes of Agricultural Suitability

Paluszek¹

2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Comparing the Physical Quality of Polish Chernozems Classified in Various Complexes of Agricultural Suitability

Paluszek¹

2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Soil MC was determined by an ECH 2 O soil moisture sensor (EC-5, Decagon Ltd., Pullman, WA, United States). A picnometric method was used to estimate soil PD (Zygmunt et al, 2014). Soil total C/N was calculated on the basis of atomic mass as Eq.…”

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Species Diversity Induces Idiosyncratic Effects on Litter Decomposition in a Degraded Meadow Steppe

Naeem

Asif

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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Litter decomposition is a fundamental path for nutrient cycling in a natural ecosystem. However, it remains unclear how species diversity, including richness and evenness, affects the decomposition dynamics in the context of grassland degradation. Using a litter bag technique, we investigated the litter-mixing effects of two coexisting dominant species (Leymus chinensis Lc and Phragmites australis Pa), as monocultures and mixtures with evenness (Lc:Pa) from M1 (30:70%), M2 (50:50%), and M3 (70:30%), on decomposition processes over time (60 and 365 days). The litter bags were placed on the soil surface along a degradation gradient [near pristine (NP), lightly degraded (LD), and highly degraded (HD)]. We found that 1) mass loss in mixture compositions was significantly and positively correlated with initial nitrogen (N) and cellulose contents; 2) litter mixing (richness and evenness) influenced decomposition dynamics individually and in interaction with the incubation days and the degradation gradients; 3) in a general linear model (GLM), nonadditive antagonistic effects were more prominent than additive or neutral effects in final litter and nutrients except for carbon (C); and 4) in nutrients (C, N, lignin) and C/N ratio, additive effects shifted to nonadditive with incubation time. We speculated that the occurrence of nonadditive positive or negative effects varied with litter and nutrients mass remaining in each degraded gradient under the mechanism of initial litter quality of monoculture species, soil properties of experimental sites, and incubation time. Our study has important implications for grassland improvement and protection by considering species biodiversity richness, as well as species evenness.

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“…Soil granulometric composition has great influence on sorption (Skic et al, 2016;Czaban et al, 2014), physical features (Brogowski and Kwasowski, 2015;Brogowski et al, 2014;Rafraf et al, 2016;Malik et al, 2014), biological properties (Stemmer et al, 1998), soil typology (Kozłowski and Komisarek, 2017a, b;Musztyfaga and Kabała, 2015) and determines soil fertility and management (Kalembasa et al, 2011). So far, to recognize the role of grain size, extensive studies were performed on the sorption properties of particular granulometric fractions (Okołowicz, 1996;Asadu et al, 1997) and analysis of surface microstructures to understand the weathering process and formation of sorption properties (Morrás, 1995;Brogowski and Kocoń, 1984).…”

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Sorption properties of separate granulometric fractions in Haplic Cambisol

Brogowski

Chojnicki

2019

Int. Agrophys.

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A b s t r a c t. The research was focused on testing the sorption properties of granulometric fractions isolated from genetic horizons of Haplic Cambisol developed from old-alluvial deposits of the Vistula River valley. The granulometric fractions were isolated using the Atterberg method, without centrifugation and application chemical peptizers. Granulometric fraction exchangeable sorption capacity was particularly similar to the fraction of soils developed from post-glacial rocks in the studied soil. The cation exchange capacity of the granulometric fractions increased with decrease of grain dimensions with mean value in cmol(+)kg -1 and contribution in particular fractions at 1-0.1 mm -0.89 (0.9%), 0.1-0.02 mm -2.3 (2.2%), 0.01-0.02 mm -7.91 (8.0%), 0.01-0.005 mm -16.17 (15.6%), 0.005-0.002 mm -27.6 (27.6%) and <0.002 mm -78.98 (45.7%). Sorption properties of the examined soil determine its high agricultural value and resistance to chemical degradation. The dominating cations in the particular granulometric fractions sorption complex were exchangeable calcium and hydrogen, and the leaching process reduced the granulometric fraction calcium content in the surface levels and at the same time increased the hydrogen content. Leaching process intensity in individual fractions decreased gradually as their dimensions decreased, which explains the high susceptibility of coarsegrained soils (sandy soils) to this process. K e y w o r d s: granulometric fractions, cation exchange capacity Note

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Calculating particle density, bulk density, and total porosity of soil based on its texture

Cited by 32 publications

References 5 publications

Comparing the Physical Quality of Polish Chernozems Classified in Various Complexes of Agricultural Suitability

Comparing the Physical Quality of Polish Chernozems Classified in Various Complexes of Agricultural Suitability

Species Diversity Induces Idiosyncratic Effects on Litter Decomposition in a Degraded Meadow Steppe

Sorption properties of separate granulometric fractions in Haplic Cambisol

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