Effects of soil conservation measures on wind erosion control in China: A synthesis

Xiao, Liangang; Li, Guoqing; Zhao, Rongqin; Zhang, Lu

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146308

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“…Different tillage treatments can produce highly variable results in terms of the wind erosion degree of agricultural soils. Our results agree with Xiao et al (2021), who demonstrated that the sand transport of farmland under NT was significantly smaller than that under CT. Mozaffari et al (2021) also reported wind erosion of tilled farmland to be more severe than untilled farmland, with the wind erosion rate of farmland soils exhibiting a decreasing trend as the no-tillage treatment duration increased. Agricultural soils affected by wind erosion can form a rough surface layer.…”

Section: Tillage Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effect of tillage management on the wind erosion of arable soil in the Chinese Mollisol region

Chen

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Wind erosion is a serious problem in agricultural regions and threatens the regional food production in Northeast China. However, limited information is available on the characteristics of wind erosion in arable soil in Northeast China. As a result, field-based research during periods of vulnerability to wind erosion is essential. This study quantified the characteristics of soil wind erosion under no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) treatments in China’s northern “corn-belt.” The results determined the wind erosion transport mode of Mollisols to be generally characterized by creep and supplemented by saltation and suspension in Northeast China. The erodible particles of the creep accounted for 80.37% and 85.42% of the total wind erosion under the NT and CT treatments, respectively. During experiments with erodible particles in the saltation mode from the soil surface to 2 m, the majority of the particles were collected by the sampler at 0.5 m height, with the NT and CT treatments collecting 5.82 kg·m−2 and 6.93 kg·m−2 of erodible particles per unit area, respectively. Wind erosion on agricultural land was observed to be influenced by tillage practices, rainfall, wind speed, and soil moisture content. Average and maximum wind speeds exhibited significant positive correlations with wind erosion during April and May. Moreover, the erodible particles of each wind erosion transport mode (creep, saltation, and suspension) under CT were higher (1.73, 1.41, and 1.35 times) than those under the NT treatment. With less damage and greater protection of the surface soil, the NT treatment was able to decrease the occurrence of wind erosion and influence its outcome on farmland. Therefore, NT treatment should be encouraged as a key initiative for the reduction of wind erosion of arable soil in the Chinese Mollisol region.

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Section: Tillage Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 93%

Effect of tillage management on the wind erosion of arable soil in the Chinese Mollisol region

Chen

Zhang

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…As for wind erosion control, a recent meta‐analysis conducted in China reported that no‐tillage could reduce wind erosion rates by over 40%, which was slightly lower than those reported for residue retention/stubble (50%–60%; Xiao et al, 2021). As the only meta‐analysis regarding wind erosion control under conservation measures, this study illustrates that no‐tillage as the key principle proposed during Dust Bowl era for controlling wind erosion is effective.…”

Section: Relative Importance Of No‐tillage Residue Retention and Crop...mentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Change rates of (a) crop yield, (b) erosion, and (c) carbon stock under various conservation principles compared to conventional tillage. Data were extracted from recent meta‐analyses, mostly at continental and global scales, reporting yield (Corbeels et al, 2020; Huang et al, 2013, 2015, 2018; Jat et al, 2020; Liang et al, 2016; Liu et al, 2019; Lu, 2020; Pittelkow, Liang, et al, 2015; Pittelkow, Linquist, et al, 2015; Qi et al, 2019; Shakoor et al, 2021; Van Den Putte et al, 2010; Wang & Shangguan, 2015; Wang et al, 2018; Xiao et al, 2019; Xiao, Zhao, & Zhang, 2020; Zhang et al, 2013, 2014, 2017; Zhao et al, 2017; Zheng et al, 2014), erosion (Chen et al, 2020; Jia et al, 2019; Liu et al, 2021; Maetens et al, 2012; Mhazo et al, 2016; Prosdocimi et al, 2016; Sun et al, 2015; Xiao et al, 2021; Xiao, Zhao, & Kuhn, 2020; Xiong et al, 2018; Zhao et al, 2019), and carbon (Aguilera et al, 2013; Angers & Eriksen‐Hamel, 2008; Bai et al, 2019; Du et al, 2017; Haddaway et al, 2017; Lam et al, 2013; Li et al, 2020; Liu et al, 2014; Luo et al, 2010a, 2010b; Mondal et al, 2020; Novara et al, 2021; Sun et al, 2020; Xiao, Zhou, et al, 2020; Xu et al, 2019). Circles and squares represent increase and decrease, respectively.…”

Section: Relative Importance Of No‐tillage Residue Retention and Crop...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Net effects of conservation agriculture principles on sustainable land use: A synthesis

Xiao

Kuhn

Zhao

et al. 2021

Global Change Biology

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Conservation agriculture represents a combination of three agronomic principles, including no-tillage or reduced tillage, permanent residue retention, and crop rotation (Palm et al., 2014). As the central and original principle, no-tillage soil management is commonly associated with three benefits for agriculture, soil, and climate: improved crop production, soil and water conservation, and increased

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“…The duration and intensity of the sieving, performed using a Retsch AS200 vibratory sieve shaker, were selected according to various tests performed to identify the best compromise between maximizing the accuracy of the grain size classification and minimizing the disruption of soil aggregates. Three sieving intensities (40, 50, and 60) were tested as well as six sieving durations (5,10,15,20,25, and 30 min), i.e., 18 tests were performed in total. The analysis of the results showed that the optimum conditions were obtained for 20 min of sieving with an intensity of 40 [42].…”

Section: Soil Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wind erosion control is an important issue, especially for cultivated soils, and it has been widely studied for many decades, e.g., [9,[13][14][15]. Principles for controlling wind erosion include: stabilizing surface with various materials, producing a rough cloddy surface, reducing field width or the distance wind travels across an unprotected field with barriers and strip crops, and establishing and maintaining sufficient vegetative cover [16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Differences in the Efficiency of the Vertical Transfer of Windblown Sediment over Different Ploughed Surfaces during Wind Erosion Events

Labiadh

Bergametti

Rajot

et al. 2021

Land

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Airborne sediment fluxes were measured in southern Tunisia on two experimental plots tilled with a moldboard and a tiller plough, respectively, during five wind erosion events of different intensities. The sediment fluxes were sampled on both plots using a mast equipped with seven sand traps positioned between ≈10 and 120 cm height. The windblown sediment fluxes in the 0–100 cm layer were about eight times higher on the plot tilled using the tiller plough compared to the plot tilled using the moldboard plough due to different efficiencies in the trapping of the saltating particles in the furrow, depending on the ridges characteristics. On both plots, sediment fluxes of larger particles were depleted in the sediment samplers compared to the proportions measured in the soil from which they were derived. When examining the sediment flux in the 30–100 cm layer, we observed that the efficiency of the vertical transfer was about twice higher on the moldboard plot than on the tiller one. This implies that a higher fraction of the sediment mobilized by wind can be transported over long distances in the case of a surface ploughed with a moldboard. This result could reduce in part the benefit of using the moldboard instead of the tiller plough regarding soil loss by wind erosion.

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Effects of soil conservation measures on wind erosion control in China: A synthesis

Cited by 28 publications

References 41 publications

Effect of tillage management on the wind erosion of arable soil in the Chinese Mollisol region

Effect of tillage management on the wind erosion of arable soil in the Chinese Mollisol region

Net effects of conservation agriculture principles on sustainable land use: A synthesis

Differences in the Efficiency of the Vertical Transfer of Windblown Sediment over Different Ploughed Surfaces during Wind Erosion Events

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