Soil porosity and water infiltration as influenced by tillage methods

Lipiec, Jerzy; Kuś, Jan; Slowinska-Jurkiewicz, A; Nosalewicz, Artur

doi:10.1016/j.still.2005.07.012

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“…Many studies have indicated that tillage systems significantly affect soil pore size distribution (Roseberg & McCoy 1992;Lipiec et al 2006). Total porosity, macroporosity and mesoporosity in the 0-15 cm layer were similar under both treatments (Table 2).…”

Section: Pore Size Distributionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Soil physical properties and infiltration after long‐term no‐tillage and ploughing on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Wang

et al. 2009

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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Water is the most limiting factor for crop production in dryland farming. A better understanding of the long-term impact of tillage and residue management systems on soil structure and water infiltration is necessary for the further development of conservation tillage practice to improve water use efficiency. The objectives of this study were to assess the influence of no-till with residue retention (NT) and conventional (plough) tillage with residue removal (CT) on soil properties and soil water transmission characteristics in a winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) monoculture system in Shanxi, on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Soil physical parameter measurements were made in the top 30 cm depth in September 2007 after 16 years under the two tillage treatments. Compared with CT treatment, NT significantly (P < 0.05) reduced soil bulk density (7.1%) in the 20-30 cm soil layer, and increased macroporosity (>60 µm, 17.0%) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (249%) in the 15-30 cm soil layer. There were no significant differences in these soil physical properties between tillage systems in the 0-15 cm layer. In addition, plant available water and water infiltration rate were greater in the NT treatment. The improved soil quality parameters and water infiltration from this long-term experiment indicate that no-tillage with residue retention is a promising farming system for the dryland farming areas of northern China.

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Section: Pore Size Distributionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Soil physical properties and infiltration after long‐term no‐tillage and ploughing on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Wang

et al. 2009

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

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“…Differences in total porosity and macroporosity were highly transient and reduced significantly after winter. Lipiec et al (2006;Poland) found a more distinct peak in a bimodal pore size distribution of a silt loam soil at 1 mm pore radius for notillage, while the peak at 110 mm was more pronounced in the conventional tillage treatment. The higher macroporosity of conventional tillage increased the steady state infiltration rates.…”

Section: Tillage Systemsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Management-driven soil properties conditioning infiltrability are macroporosity and pore continuity (e.g. Shaver et al 2002;Lipiec et al 2006), plant and mulch coverage (e.g. Stern et al 1991;Bodner et al 2008), stability of surface aggregate structure (e.g.…”

Section: Soil Subsystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Management of crop water under drought: a review

Bodner

Nakhforoosh

Kaul

2015

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Drought is a predominant cause of low yields worldwide. There is an urgent need for more water efficient cropping systems facing large water consumption of irrigated agriculture and high unproductive losses via runoff and evaporation. Identification of yield-limiting constraints in the plant-soil-atmosphere continuum are the key to improved management of plant water stress. Crop ecology provides a systematic approach for this purpose integrating soil hydrology and plant physiology into the context of crop production. We review main climate, soil and plant properties and processes that determine yield in different water-limited environments. From this analysis, management measures for cropping systems under specific drought conditions are derived. Major findings from literature analysis are as follows. (1) Unproductive water losses such as evaporation and runoff increase from continental in-season rainfall climates to storage-dependent winter rainfall climates. Highest losses occur under tropical residual moisture regimes with short intense rainy season. (2) Sites with a climatic dry season require adaptation via phenology and water saving to ensure stable yields. Intermittent droughts can be buffered via the root system, which is still largely underutilised for better stress resistance. (3) At short-term better management options such as mulching and date of seeding allow to adjust cropping systems to site constraints. Adapted cultivars can improve the synchronisation between crop water demand and soil supply. At long term, soil hydraulic and plant physiological constraints can be overcome by changing tillage systems and breeding new varieties with higher stress resistance. (4) Interactions between plant and soil, particularly in the rhizosphere, are a way towards better crop water supply. Targeted management of such plant-soil interactions is still at infancy.We conclude that understanding site-specific stress hydrology is imperative to select the most efficient measures to mitigate stress. Major progress in future can be expected from crop ecology focussing on the management of complex plant (root)-soil interactions.

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“…The evolution of different soil hydrological properties in natural ecosystems, such as forests, can be a relatively slow process; however, in agricultural land use systems, mechanical disturbances, like tillage systems, can rapidly change the soil physical, chemical, and hydrological properties [45]. Since the soil hydraulic functions can determine the soil water regime and the soil water balance elements, the peculiarities of the applied soil tillage systems and the effect of catch crops, undersown crops, etc.…”

Section: Land Use and Its Effects On Soil Hydraulic Propertiesmentioning

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Effects of Land Use and Management on SoilHydraulic Properties

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Soil hydraulic properties are among the most important parameters that determine soil quality and its capability to serve the ecosystem. Land use can significantly influence soil properties, including its hydraulic conditions; however, additional factors, such as changes in climate (temperature and precipitation), can further influence the land use effects on soil hydraulic properties. In order to develop possible adaptation measures and mitigate any negative effects of land use and climatic changes, it is important to study the impact of land use and changes in land use on soil hydraulic properties. In this paper, we summarize recent studies examining the effect of land use/land cover and the associated changes in soil hydraulic properties, mainly focusing on agricultural scenarios of cultivated croplands and different tillage systems.

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Soil porosity and water infiltration as influenced by tillage methods

Cited by 363 publications

References 40 publications

Soil physical properties and infiltration after long‐term no‐tillage and ploughing on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Soil physical properties and infiltration after long‐term no‐tillage and ploughing on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Management of crop water under drought: a review

Effects of Land Use and Management on SoilHydraulic Properties

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