Changes in Infiltration Under Alfalfa as Influenced by Time and Wheel Traffic

Meek, B. D.; Rechel, Eric A.; Carter, Lyle M.; DeTar, William R

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“…Numerous studies have reported that trafficking reduced hydraulic conductivity and infiltration rate due to increased surface bulk density (Meek et al, 1989;Ankeny et al, 1990;Starr, 1990;Mohanty et al, 1994;Vervoort et al, 2001). The differences among studies in the effect of traffic can be attributed to differences in experimental conditions, especially the flux rates and timing of measurements.…”

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“…Blanco-Canqui et al (2004) found that lower bulk densities in soybean resulted in greater saturated hydraulic conductivity than in corn. The effect of trafficking and cultivation practices on infiltration and hydraulic conductivity has been verified by several researchers (Meek et al, 1989;Ankeny et al, 1990;Starr, 1990;Mohanty et al, 1994;Vervoort et al, 2001;Blanco-Canqui et al, 2004).…”

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“…Plant root growth initially may inhibit infiltration, but decomposition of roots opens channels or macropores, which can enhance infiltration (Meek et al, 1989). Fescue roots can loosen the soil and increase hydraulic conductivity (Shirmohammadi and Skaggs, 1981).…”

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“…They found that surface residues prevented surface seal in the no-till treatments. Meek et al, (1989) measured a 17% increase in the infiltration rate in the field when soil was packed lightly before the first flood irrigation compared with no packing. Compacting loads of 335 kPa at field capacity on a sandy loam soil reduced infiltration rates to < 1% of the rate obtained when the soil was compacted air dry (Akram and Kemper, 1979).…”

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“…Deep rooted plants tolerant to high concentrations of soluble salts and waterlogged conditions can improve profile drainage by increasing soil microporosity, macroaggregation and soil physical structure by increasing soil aggregation and root channeling (Meek et al 1989). …”

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. 1998. In situ amelioration of sodic minespoil with chemical amendments and crop management: II. Soil physical properties, soil moisture and plant growth. Can. J. Soil Sci. 78: 667-674. The effects of sulfur and gypsum amendments in conjunction with crop management (fallow/barley and forage) on soil physical properties, soil moisture and vegetation characteristics were measured on a sodic and calcareous sandy loam minespoil at the Highvale coal mine, west of Edmonton, Alberta.Amendment and crop management had no significant effect on bulk density, plant species composition, canopy cover, ground cover or annual aboveground biomass. Crop management significantly affected penetration resistance (which was generally higher under forage), while amendment treatments did not. Profile soil moisture was lowest within the gypsum-amended plots at all depths, and was similar for sulfur-amended and control plots. Crop management affected profile soil moisture, with significantly less moisture under continuous forage than fallow/barley. As percolation is critical to the effectiveness of amendments in the amelioration process, cereal/fallow rotations are more effective than continuous forage in facilitating that process. rotation jachère-orge, culture fourragère, sur les propriétés physiques et sur le profil hydrique du sol ainsi que sur la végétation. Aucun effet de l'un ou l'autre des traitements n'était observé sur la densité apparente du sol, ni sur la composition botanique, le couvert aérien, la couverture du sol (litière et sol nu) ou la biomasse aéri-enne annuelle. Par ailleurs, seul le système cultural influait sur la résistance du sol à la pénétration, laquelle était généralement supérieure sous culture fourragère. La teneur en eau du profil était particulièrement basse à toutes les profondeurs dans le traitement au gypse, mais dans le cas du soufre il n'y avait pas de différence avec les parcelles témoins. Selon le système cultural utilisé, le bilan hydrique du sol variait, étant significativement moins abondant sous prairie continue que dans l'assolement jachère-orge. Vu que la percolation est essentielle à l'action amélioratrice des amendements, les assolements jachère-céréale sont plus efficaces à cet égard que les cultures fourragères permanentes.

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Changes in Infiltration Under Alfalfa as Influenced by Time and Wheel Traffic

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Cited by 77 publications

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Surface and Subsurface Solute Transport Properties at Row and Interrow Positions

Surface and Subsurface Solute Transport Properties at Row and Interrow Positions

An Appraisal of Conservation Tillage on the Soil Properties and C Sequestration

In situ amelioration of sodic minespoil with chemical amendments and crop management: II. Soil physical properties, soil moisture and plant growth

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