Does long-term heavy cattle manure application increase salinity of a clay loam soil in semi-arid southern Alberta?

Hao, Xiying; Chang, Chieh-Ming J.

doi:10.1016/s0167-8809(02)00008-7

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“…Our finding of an increase in Ca, Mg, K, Cl, SO 4 , EC and PAR under FM and CM at the 0-to 30-cm depth compared with the control, was consistent with the findings of others (Chang et al 1991;Hao and Chang 2003;Olson et al 2003). However, we found no increase of Na or SAR at the 0-to 30 cm depth, which was in contrast to these other studies.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Increasing values of Ca, Mg, Na, SO 4 , and EC with depth was consistent with other studies (Chang et al 1991;Hao and Chang 2003), and reflected the higher concentration of soluble salts in the subsoil. The soils in our experimental plots were mainly Orthic Dark Brown Chernozems.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This slope value was slightly lower than the range of values (0.0047-0.011) reported in our study. Hao and Chang (2003) also found a positive linear relationship between soil EC (0-150 cm depth) and salt added in the beef manure (0-180 Mg ha -1 ) under irrigated conditions for the (1999)(2000)(2001); and values for SO 4 are LSM values averaged over 2 yr (2000)(2001). Horizontal standard error bars are least-significant differences (LSD 0.05 ) at P = 0.05, LSD 0.05 = NS indicates no significant differences among treatments, and NS adjacent to year in legend indicates no significant differences among treatments for that year.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…Chloride anions can be used as a tracer to estimate the amount of water and NO 3 leached through the soil (Pratt et al 1978). Chloride leaching to 150 cm was also reported at an adjacent long-term manure experiment after 11 (Chang et al 1991) and 25 yr (Hao and Chang 2003) of annual manure applications, as well as in a loam to clay loam soil after 8 yr of manure application . Chang and Entz (1996) estimated Cl leaching losses using the mass balance approach of Pratt et al (1978) and found that Cl was leached beyond the 150-cm depth under irrigated barley after five annual applications of feedlot manure at rates between 60 and 180 Mg ha -1 .…”

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confidence: 73%

“…This was generally the case for most of the nine soil variables. Positive linear relationships between soil EC and cumulative manure or salt application have been reported (Wallingford et al 1975;Hao and Chang 2003). The latter authors reported that EC values in the soil profile (0-150 cm) reached a maximum after 10 yr of manure application, and then reached a steadystate condition after 15 yr.…”

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confidence: 90%

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Soil salinity and sodicity after application of fresh and composted manure with straw or wood-chips

Miller¹,

Beasley²,

Larney³

et al. 2005

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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Limited information exists on the effect of fresh versus composted beef cattle manure containing straw or wood chips on salinity (EC), soluble salts (Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO4), sodicity (sodium adsorption ratio, SAR), and potassium adsorption ratio (PAR) status of soil in the Great Plains region of North America. A site on a clay loam soil under irrigated barley (Hordeum vulgare) in southern Alberta was used for this study. The treatments were three rates (13, 39, 77 Mg ha-1 dry material) of fresh manure (FM) or composted manure (CM) containing either straw (ST) or wood-chip (WD) bedding, one inorganic (IN) fertilizer treatment, and a control (CON) treatment. All treatments were applied in the fall of 1998, 1999, and 2000. Soil sampling was conducted in the fall of 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 prior to manure and fertilizer application. Our results indicated that applying CM to irrigated barley for 3 yr at rates up to 77 Mg ha-1 should not cause an increase in any of the salinity variables compared with FM. Calcium, Mg, K, Cl, EC, and PAR were significantly higher for ST than WD bedding at certain rates and years. Year of sampling had a significant effect on Ca, K, Cl, SO4, EC, SAR and PAR. Salt distribution profiles indicated no accumulation of Ca, Mg, and SO4 in the soil profile relative to the control, increases in K and PAR at the 0- to 15-cm depth, increases in Na, Cl, EC, and SAR at the 0- to 30-cm depth, and accumulation of Cl at all depths. Overall, CM should not increase soil salinity and sodicity compared with FM, and bedding material may be a potential tool to manage certain salinity variables in the soil. Key words: Soluble salts, electrical conductivity, sodium adsorption ratio, fresh manure, compost, bedding

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Soil salinity and sodicity after application of fresh and composted manure with straw or wood-chips

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Larney³

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Biochar, manure, and super absorbent increased wheat yields and salt redistribution in a saline‐sodic soil

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Salinity and sodicity problems are ubiquitous in dryland and irrigated systems, and research into possible amendments to remediate soils in these systems is needed. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of organic and inorganic amendments on spring wheat (Triticum aestivum UG99) yield and salts redistribution within the profile of a repacked saline-sodic silt loam soil (EC e = 12.9 dS m −1 , exchangeable sodium percent (ESP) = 17.6% for control). The experimental design for greenhouse study was completely random with two factors (amendment and leaching fraction, LF). The amendments included biochar (2%) [B], biochar + manure (2%) [BM], zeolite modified with CaCl 2 (2%) [ZC], super absorbent (1%) [SA], and a control (no amendment) considering two levels of LF (15 and 30%). All amendments, except ZC, decreased soil bulk density and electrical conductivity, and increased soil pH and water content at field capacity after 2 pore volumes leaching. There was positive effect (p < .001) of B, BM and SA on wheat ground cover and grain yield; ZC amendment had no effect on wheat growth or yield. The LF levels did not affect wheat growth or yield. The amendments (B, BM and SA) decreased Na + and Mg 2+ concentration in straw, while K + concentration increased; resulting in reductions in the Na + /K + ratio. In general, the study showed that B, BM and SA are suitable amendments for increasing yield by improving soil conditions and reducing salts and Na + accumulation in plants.

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Geochemistry as an aid in archaeological prospection and site interpretation: current issues and research directions

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Slomp

Huisman

2009

Archaeological Prospection

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Human habitation may significantly affect the chemical soil composition leading to enrichments and depletions of specific chemical elements and the formation of archaeological soils. Prospection and interpretation of sitesby means of element analysis of soils requires appropriate and well-tested geochemical methodologies. In this paper element analysis in archaeological prospection and site interpretation is briefly reviewed and three major unresolved issues are discussed: (i) how to distinguish archaeological chemical signals in soils from modern and geogenic signals; (ii) what role do geochemical processes play in the formation of archaeological soils; (iii) how to implement geochemical methods in archaeological research programmes.These issues are addressed with reference to the geochemical literature on retention and sequestration pathways of presumed anthropogenic elements in soils and analytical procedures. Based on the acquired knowledge, several directions for future research are proposed.

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Does long-term heavy cattle manure application increase salinity of a clay loam soil in semi-arid southern Alberta?

Cited by 171 publications

References 23 publications

Soil salinity and sodicity after application of fresh and composted manure with straw or wood-chips

Soil salinity and sodicity after application of fresh and composted manure with straw or wood-chips

Biochar, manure, and super absorbent increased wheat yields and salt redistribution in a saline‐sodic soil

Geochemistry as an aid in archaeological prospection and site interpretation: current issues and research directions

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