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Soil structure changes induced by tillage and reduction of machinery traffic on sugarcane – A diversity of assessment scales Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Felipe Bonini da Luz, Martha Lustosa Carvalho, Guilherme Adalberto Ferreira Castioni, Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal, Miguel Cooper, João Luís Nunes Carvalho, Maurício Roberto Cherubin
Conventional tillage disturbs soil structure, increasing the soil’s susceptibility to compaction by machinery traffic in sugarcane fields. In this sense, the adoption of reduced tillage or no-tillage practices associated with traffic control has been proposed to preserve the functionality of soil structure, thus reducing soil compaction and plant growth restrictions. A long-term sugarcane experiment
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Nitrogen agronomic efficiency under nitrogen fertilization does not change over time in the long term: Evidence from 477 global studies Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Guopeng Liang, Pengyan Sun, Bonnie G. Waring
Nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE) is crucial for global food security due to its important role in determining crop yields. However, we do not know whether NAE under nitrogen (N) application changes in the long term, and what controls these temporal dynamics. These knowledge gaps could result in high uncertainty in predicting the increase in global crop yields due to N fertilization in the future
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Tillage systems impact on soil physical attributes, sugarcane yield and root system propagated by pre-sprouted seedlings Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-18 Ingrid Nehmi de Oliveira, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Denizart Bolonhezi, Maria Cecilia Vieira Totti, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes, Lenon Henrique Lovera, Elizeu de Souza Lima, Diego Alexander Aguilera Esteban, Christtiane Fernandes Oliveira
Soil compaction caused by intense machine traffic is a challenge in the sugarcane production system, but its implications can be mitigated by the higher content of soil organic matter and plant root growth provided by conservation management practices (i.e., no-tillage). Thus, we aim to study the impacts of tillage systems on the soil physical attributes, root system and yield of sugarcane propagated
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An investigation in laser diffraction soil particle size distribution analysis to obtain compatible results with sieve and pipette method Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 David Nimblad Svensson, Ingmar Messing, Jennie Barron
Recent studies have shown that soil particle size analyses using laser diffraction method (LDM) can give compatible results compared with traditional sedimentation based methods, if the clay-silt particle size cutoff is transformed. Additionally, procedures including separation of the sand fraction by wet sieving and running a well dispersed sample of only fractions smaller than sand during laser diffraction
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Effects on soil nitrogen and plant production from land applying three types of biosolids to an agricultural field for three consecutive years Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Zheya Lin, G.W. Price, David L. Burton, O. Grant Clark
Land application of biosolids as a source of crop fertilizer and soil organic matter can be viewed as a sustainable approach to maintain soil productivity. Field-based experiments were conducted to examine the effects of three municipal biosolids (composted, liquid mesophilic anaerobically digested, and alkaline treated) on soil nitrogen dynamics and corn response, applied over three years in Nova
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Simulation of soil stress under plate sinkage loading: A comparison of finite element and discrete element methods Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Mostafa Bahrami, Mojtaba Naderi-Boldaji, Davoud Ghanbarian, Thomas Keller
Stress propagation in soil under vehicular traffic can be simulated either analytically based on the laws of continuum mechanics or numerically using finite element (FEM) and discrete element methods (DEM). Soil stress measured by a stress probe may differ from the "true" stress (i.e. the stress without the probe), as probes under- or over-estimate soil stress. No instrument has yet been developed
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Intensive crop rotations and residue quality increase soil phosphorus lability under long-term no-till in tropical soils Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 João Paulo Gonsiorkiewicz Rigon, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Juliano Carlos Calonego, Paulo Sérgio Pavinato, Antonio Carlos Azevedo, Ciro Antonio Rosolem
This study assessed soil Phosphorus (P) fractions and lability according to crops in rotation and crop residue P inputs under long-term no-till (NT) in weathered tropical soils. Two experiments were established in split-plot designs with fall-winter as the main plot and spring as the subplots. In one experiment, sunflower and triticale were grown in Typic Rhodudalf (TR) soil in fall-winter; in the
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Plastic-shed vegetable cultivation alters soil gross nitrogen transformation rates and nitrous oxide production pathways Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Xin Sun, Yinghua Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Jing Wang, Ahmed S. Elrys, Xiaoshun Tu, Christoph Müller, Jinbo Zhang, Zucong Cai, Yi Cheng
Plastic-shed vegetable cultivation is characterized by high nitrogen (N) application rates, frequent irrigation and multiple cropping, probably leading to different soil N transformation rates compared to open-field cultivation. However, how continuous cultivation of vegetables under plastic sheds affects soil N transformation rates and associated nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions remains unclear. Here
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Energy budgeting and carbon footprint of contrasting tillage and residue management scenarios in rice-wheat cropping system Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Sourav Ghosh, T.K. Das, K.S. Rana, D.R. Biswas, D.K. Das, Geeta Singh, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Debarati Datta, Neelmani Rathi, Arti Bhatia
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Soil tillage and machinery traffic influence soil water availability and air fluxes in sugarcane fields Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Felipe Bonini da Luz, Guilherme Adalberto Ferreira Castioni, Cássio Antonio Tormena, Rafael dos Santos Freitas, João Luís Nunes Carvalho, Maurício Roberto Cherubin
Intensive soil disturbance by conventional tillage and heavy machinery traffic for planting, cultivation, and harvesting operations are the main causes of soil compaction and degradation of soil physical quality in sugarcane fields. However, the adoption of conservation soil tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced tillage associated with traffic control have been proposed as a key strategy to
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Simulation of canola seedling emergence dynamics under different soil compaction levels using the discrete element method (DEM) Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Hao Gong, Ying Chen, Shuanglong Wu, Zhenyu Tang, Chuang Liu, Zhiqi Wang, Dengbin Fu, Yuhao Zhou, Long Qi
Understanding the dynamics during the seedling emergence process has important implications in creating favourable soil conditions for improved plant emergence. In this study, a model was developed using the discrete element method (DEM). The model simulated the emergence process of a canola seedling under six different soil compaction levels (L1 to L6). In the model, soil was represented by 2-mm spherical
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Development of a crop water use monitoring system using electromagnetic induction survey Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 M.O.F. Murad, B. Minasny, H. Bramley, A.B. McBratney
Monitoring soil water use at the plot level is essential for studying the plant’s response to drought or irrigation. However, the current soil monitoring system using moisture sensors is impractical. Soil electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys can be a rapid, convenient, and non-invasive solution for monitoring soil moisture changes at the plot level. This study developed a crop water use monitoring
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Effects of soil erosion and soil amendment on soil aggregate stability in the cultivated-layer of sloping farmland in the Three Gorges Reservoir area Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Rui Xia, Dongmei Shi, Shuhui Ni, Ronghao Wang, Jianle Zhang, Ge Song
Soil aggregate stability is an important parameter that indicates soil resistance to erosion and the potential productivity of sloping farmland. The cultivated-layer (0–20 cm) of typical sloping purple soil (entisol) farmland around the Three Gorges Reservoir was studied. In-situ controls test and shovel test were used to determine the response of water stable aggregates to two factors, degree of erosion
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Influence of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the performance of water-absorbing polymer amended soils from the perspective of sustainable water use efficiency Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Bharat Rattan, Kiran Vilas Dhobale, Abhisekh Saha, Ankit Garg, Lingaraj Sahoo, S. Sreedeep
The frequent occurrence of unprecedented droughts has necessitated strategies for enhancing water use efficiency to boost agricultural production. Water-absorbing polymer (WAP) has emerged as a viable option for water stress management. However, the sensitivity of these hydrophilic WAP’s to the external ionic medium significantly affects their water absorption capacity. Therefore, the combined or hybrid
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Hydraulic performance of mole drains and validation of steady-state drainage spacing equations for Mollisols Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Germán F. Camussi, Silvia Imhoff, Diogenes L. Antille, Roberto P. Marano
Central Santa Fe (Argentina) is a low-gradient region with impaired natural drainage. Extreme rainfall events are increasingly common and cause significant economic losses to agriculture. There is a growing interest in the use of mole drainage as a cost-effective strategy to mitigate such impacts. However, there is no information available that assists with mole drainage design, installation and maintenance
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Responses of soil respiration and C sequestration efficiency to biochar amendment in maize field of Northeast China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Qingyang Wang, Jun Yuan, Xu Yang, Xiaori Han, Yu Lan, Dianyun Cao, Qiang Sun, Xin Cui, Jun Meng, Wenfu Chen
The application of biochar in agricultural ecosystems is a viable strategy for mitigating climate change and ensuring food security. Northeast China is China’s main maize-growing region, as well as the country's greatest commodity grain base. However, due to a lack of long-term field investigations, information on the effects of biochar on soil CO2 emissions and C sequestration in brown soil in Northeast
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Soil aggregate-associated carbon and organic carbon pools as affected by conversion of forest lands to agriculture in an acid soil of India Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Sourav Das, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Namita Das Saha, Avijit Ghosh, S.A. Khan, N. Ahmed, Abir Dey, A. Bhatia, Pragati Pramanik, Soora Naresh Kumar, B.K. Agarwal, D.K. Shahi
Aggregate-associated soil organic carbon (SOC) controls organic carbon stabilization. The research question of this paper was: what were the effects of conversion of forest land uses to agriculture at Ranchi, India on SOC pools, soil aggregation and aggregate-associated C? The samples were taken from six different land uses viz. native forest (NF), agri-horticulture (AH), native grass land (NG), rice-wheat
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Assessment of the effects of land rolling on wind erosion and crop growth in soybean production in the Red River Valley, Canada Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Ehsan Zarrinabadi, David A. Lobb, Alexander J. Koiter, Masoud Goharrokhi
Land rolling has become a popular practice in soybean and pulse production in the Northern Great Plains. The practice of land rolling is simply pulling a large-scale cylindrical roller over a cultivated field to push down stones and improve seed-to-soil contact. Many soybean farms in Manitoba are routinely rolled either immediately after seeding or at the very early stages of crop development. There
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Investigating the effect of the tractor driving system type on soil compaction using different methods of ANN, ANFIS and step wise regression Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Abdolmajid Moinfar, Ghoalmhossein Shahgholi, Yousef Abbaspour Gilandeh, Mohammad Kaveh, Mariusz Szymanek
Farm tractors have different driving systems, including four-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive which are common systems employed to conduct agricultural operations all over the world. The type of driving system influences tractor wheel slip which is one of the most effective factors in soil compaction. Hence a series of experiments were conducted using Goldoni 240 tractor to investigate the effects
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The relationship between soil aggregate-associated potassium and soil organic carbon with glucose addition in an Acrisol following long-term fertilization Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 LIU Kai-lou, HUANG Jing, HAN Tian-fu, LI Ya-zhen, LI Dong-chu, Muhammad Qaswar, Muhammad Abbas, WANG Bo-ren, DU Jiang-xue, ZHANG Lu, LIU Shu-jun, LIU Li-sheng, ZHANG Hui-min
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Does the duration of no-till implementation influence depth distribution of soil organic carbon, hydro-physical properties, and computed tomography-derived macropore characteristics? Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Poulamee Chakraborty, Navdeep Singh, Sangeeta Bansal, Udayakumar Sekaran, Peter Sexton, Anthony Bly, Stephen H. Anderson, Sandeep Kumar
No-till (NT) is a sustainable alternative to conventional-till (CT), however, the impacts of NT and its duration on the depth distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC), physical and hydrological parameters are less studied. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in soil hydro-physical properties and X-ray computed tomography (XCT)-derived macropore characteristics to a depth
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High salt tolerance hydrogel prepared of hydroxyethyl starch and its ability to increase soil water holding capacity and decrease water evaporation Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Hongran Xiong, Hui Peng, Xi’e Ye, Yanrong Kong, Na Wang, Fenghong Yang, Ben-Hur Meni, Ziqiang Lei
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Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-21 Murilo de Campos, Otávio Bagiotto Rossato, Indiamara Marasca, Jorge Martinelli Martello, Gabriela Ferraz de Siqueira, Ciro Pozzi Garcia, Raffaella Rossetto, Juliano Carlos Calonego, Heitor Cantarella, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
The selection of an appropriate soil tillage system for improving yields and longevity is an important decision in sugarcane cultivation. In the present study, the effects of different soil tillage systems and methods of applying lime on sugarcane stalk and sugar yield performance as well as soil fertility parameters were evaluated throughout the sugarcane crop cycle. The experiments were established
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Modelling soil carbon stocks following reduced tillage intensity: A framework to estimate decomposition rate constant modifiers for RothC-26.3, demonstrated in north-west Europe Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Matthew W. Jordon, Pete Smith
Simulating cropland soil carbon changes following a reduction in tillage intensity is necessary to determine the utility of this management practice in climate change mitigation. In instances where reduced or no tillage increases soil carbon stocks, this is typically due to reduced decomposition rates of plant residues. Although some soil carbon models contain a priori decomposition rate modifiers
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A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-17 Eugenio Straffelini, Anton Pijl, Stefan Otto, Enrico Marchesini, Andrea Pitacco, Paolo Tarolli
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Impact of long-term residue burning versus retention on soil organic carbon sequestration under a rice-wheat cropping system Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Asik Dutta, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Ved Prakash Chaudhary, Chhemendra Sharma, Chaitanya Prasad Nath, Soora Naresh Kumar, Brajendra Parmar
Despite rice residue burning is popularized against its retention under rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), limited information is available on the impacts of long-term rice residue burning versus its retention on carbon stock, soil aggregation and aggregated-associated carbon in the region. Hence, a 18 (1998–2016) years old conservation agriculture (different combinations of tillage
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Soil characteristics and root growth in a catena across and outside the wheel tracks for different slurry application systems Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-09 Per Schjønning, Lars J. Munkholm, Mathieu Lamandé
Compaction of subsoils is a steady increasing challenge as induced by the increase in weight as well as power of field machinery. We performed a field experiment with two different machinery systems used in slurry application. A tractor-trailer combination (TT) was compared to a tricycle-like self-propelled machine with traction on all three wheels (SP). The maximum wheel load was 88 and 114 kN for
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Changes of soil structure under different tillage management assessed by bulk density, penetrometer resistance, water retention curve, least limiting water range and X-ray computed tomography Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-06 Meng Tian, Shijie Qin, W. Richard Whalley, Hu Zhou, Tusheng Ren, Weida Gao
Soil structure influences the soil hydraulic properties, aeration and resistance to root penetration. Many indicators can be used to investigate the changes of soil structure, but using a single indicator or method has limitations. This study evaluates the effects of 15-years tillage management on soil structure with soil bulk density (BD), penetrometer resistance (PR), soil water retention curve (SWRC)
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Treading compaction during winter grazing can increase subsequent nitrate leaching by enhancing drainage Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-07 Jun Yi, Wei Hu, Mike Beare, Jian Liu, Rogerio Cichota, Edmar Teixeira, Lindy Guo
Nitrate leaching from agricultural production systems threatens groundwater and surface water quality. Grazing of forage crops can result in high inputs of urinary-N and soil compaction from livestock treading. However, the effects of soil compaction from winter grazing on nitrate leaching are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the effects of soil compaction
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Comparison of mechanized conservation agriculture and conventional tillage in Zambia: A short-term agronomic and economic analysis Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Godfrey Omulo, Regina Birner, Karlheinz Köller, Simunji Simunji, Thomas Daum
The rise of medium-scale farmers across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is offering Conservation agriculture (CA) a new perspective. Such farmers not only cultivate increasingly large land areas but also provide machinery services, share knowledge, and can act as role models to smallholders. Although mechanization may incentivize CA adoption in SSA, little research has focused on the performance of mechanized
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An 18-year field experiment to assess how various types of organic waste used at European regulatory rates sustain crop yields and C, N, P, and K dynamics in a French calcareous soil Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Haotian Chen, Florent Levavasseur, Denis Montenach, Marc Lollier, Christian Morel, Sabine Houot
Recycling organic waste (OW) in agriculture can improve soil fertility and substitute chemical fertilizers depending on the OW and their treatment. The effects of OW have often been studied in simplified cropping systems to strengthen the observed effects. The objective of this study was thus to evaluate the long-term effects of different types of OW used at European regulatory rates on C storage,
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Soil gas diffusivity and pore continuity dynamics under different tillage and crop sequences in an irrigated Mediterranean area Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Rasendra Talukder, Daniel Plaza-Bonilla, Carlos Cantero-Martínez, Ole Wendroth, Jorge Lampurlanés Castel
Gas diffusion can be used to quantify soil quality and structural development that is strongly affected by soil use and management practices. There is a lack of information about the quantitative effect of tillage combined with crop sequences on soil structure. This study aimed to quantify the effects of tillage and crop sequences on soil bulk density, gas diffusivity, air-filled porosity, and the
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Tillage-induced microtopography alters time-dependent intrinsic correlation of runoff and sediment yield Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Jian Luo, Nana Wang, Zicheng Zheng, Tingxuan Li, Shuqin He, Paolo Tarolli
Tillage practices change microtopography and hydrological process, which significantly affects soil erosion. The objective of this study is understanding storm-driven microtopography development under different tillage practices and its effects on runoff and soil erosion. A series of simulated rainfall experiments with an intensity of 2.0 mm min−1 were implemented on three 4 m by 0.8 m soil boxes on
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Subsoiling and plowing rotation increase soil C and N storage and crop yield on a semiarid Loess Plateau Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Xingyu Guo, Hao Wang, Qi Yu, Naeem Ahmad, Jun Li, Rui Wang, Xiaoli Wang
Subsoiling loose subsoil, plowing loose topsoil, burying crop residue, the take turns used of subsoiling and plowing in years seem to be good methods to achieve the goal of regulating topsoil and subsoil structure and improving soil fertility and crop yield. However, the evaluation of the long-term effects of a subsoiling and plowing yearly rotation in a crop residue retention cropping system is lacking
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Soil structure and glyphosate fate under no-till management in the Pampa region. I. Soil structural anisotropy and hydro-physical behavior Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 F. Behrends Kraemer, D. Sainz, H. Morrás, P. Carfagno, M. Eiza, P. Fernández, C. Chagas
Several studies have reported a frequent occurrence of platy structures in soils under no tillage (NT), mostly in silty ones. The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphological features and the pore architecture of a soil under NT and their effects on hydro-physical variables. The study was conducted on a Typic Argiudoll in a site located in the Rolling Pampa, NE of the Buenos Aires province
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A three-year measurement reveals that partial conversion from synthetic fertilizer to dairy manure increases cumulative nitric oxide emissions from a long-term experimental cropland Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-29 Peng Zhao, He Bai, Zhengyun Tian, Yuanyuan Wu, Xueyun Yang, Xiongwei Wu, Jiangxin Gu
Conversion from synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer to organic manure has been well documented to effectively mitigate nitric oxide (NO) emissions in the current year or growing season. However, a clear understanding of NO emissions following long-term manure substitution is lacking. We hypothesize that soil conditions (particularly the accumulation of organic matter) following long-term manure substitution
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Simulation of variable-rate manure application under different application scenarios Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 Jian Zhang, Angela Guerrero, Abdul M. Mouazen
Although the variable-rate manure application (VRMA) offers a promising solution to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional uniform-rate (UR) application, effectively incorporating this technique into precision agriculture solutions presents a substantial challenge. This study entailed developing a quantitative analysis tool to calculate manure consumption, evaluate environmental risks, and compare
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The role of roots traits of climax community species to shear strength in the Loess Hilly Region, China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 Xuemeng Su, Zhengchao Zhou, Jun’e Liu, Peipei Wang, Junyang Liu, Qiujia Li, Fuwang Zhao
the climax community species, especially their roots, have been found very helpful to increase slope stability and reinforce the soil on the Loess Plateau of China. However, the effect of root-soil shear resistance is poorly understood on plant roots mechanical traits and chemical compositions on the Loess Plateau. Thus, this study evaluated the correlations among root mechanical properties, root chemical
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Integration of tillage indices and textural features of Sentinel-2A multispectral images for maize residue cover estimation Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-28 Xiaoyun Xiang, Jia Du, Pierre-Andre Jacinthe, Boyu Zhao, Haohao Zhou, Huanjun Liu, Kaishan Song
In this work, Sentinel-2A images were used to estimate maize residue cover (MRC) using tillage indices (TIs) and textural features. A MRC estimation model based on partial least squares regression (PLSR) was constructed using different features and methods (TIs method, textural feature method, and combination method). Results showed that the normalized difference tillage index (NDTI; r:0.854; R2: 0
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Linkage between aggregate stability of granitic soils and the permanent gully erosion in subtropical China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Yujie Wei, Chongfa Cai, Zhonglu Guo, Junguang Wang
As an integrated parameter for soil structure and function, aggregate stability is crucial to soil quality and erodibility, resulting in extensive studies on the formation and stability mechanisms of aggregates, especially for heavy-textured soils. Granitic soils with a wide range of particle composition are concentrated by large-scale permanent gullies in subtropical China, while limited information
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Does macropore flow in no-till systems bypass mobile soil nitrogen after harvest? Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Jorge F. Miranda-Vélez, Efstathios Diamantopoulos, Iris Vogeler
Reduced tillage practices, including no-till, have been proposed to reduce NO3- leaching in agricultural soils. However, this is not universally supported by experimental data, and the effect of reduced tillage on NO3- leaching is likely connected to the interaction between macropore flow and resident solutes. To investigate this, we carried out infiltration experiments on intact soil cores from conventionally
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Trade-offs between high yields and soil CO2 emissions in semi-humid maize cropland in northern China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Zhaoxin Li, Qiuying Zhang, Yunfeng Qiao, Kun Du, Zhao Li, Chao Tian, Nong Zhu, Peifang Leng, Zewei Yue, Hefa Cheng, Gang Chen, Fadong Li
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Macroaggregation is promoted more effectively by organic than inorganic fertilizers in farmland ecosystems of China—A meta-analysis Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Panpan Ma, Shuzhen Nan, Xinguang Yang, Yan Qin, Tao Ma, Xilai Li, Yang Yu, Gernot Bodner
Fertilizers can affect formation, size distribution and stability of soil aggregates in agricultural ecosystems. Although many independent studies have been recently carried out to understand the effects of fertilizers on soil aggregates in farmland ecosystems of China, the results remain widely contradictory. A meta-analysis was conducted using a total number of 1286 observations from 100 publications
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Maize root-induced biopores do not influence root growth of subsequently grown maize plants in well aerated, fertilized and repacked soil columns Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Maxime Phalempin, Magdalena Landl, Gi-Mick Wu, Andrea Schnepf, Doris Vetterlein, Steffen Schlüter
Biopore recycling is the process during which roots ingress into existing biopores instead of creating new ones. Previous studies investigated biopore recycling in rather artificial conditions, e.g., with artificially created vertical macropores, by neglecting the smaller biopore diameter classes or by focusing on high bulk density soil material only. To address these shortcomings, we designed a soil
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Short-term effects of compaction on soil mechanical properties and pore functions of an Andisol Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 José Dörner, Sebastián Bravo, Marte Stoorvogel, Dorota Dec, Susana Valle, John Clunes, Rainer Horn, Daniel Uteau, Ole Wendroth, Lorena Lagos, Felipe Zúñiga
Several studies on soil physical quality have related soil structural properties to bulk density, proposing values for critical limits in relation to the soil compaction status. However, these values are not applicable to Andosols due to their very low bulk density (< 0.9 Mg m−3). This work aimed to evaluate the short-term effects of soil compaction on the soil physical quality of an Andosol. The experiment
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Assessment of mechanical elasticity of soils based on confined compression tests Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-18 S.B. Mousavi, D. Uteau, S. Peth
Prevention of soil compaction requires examining soil mechanical stability. This is usually done by applying the basic concept of the pre-compression stress σp, assuming a fully elastic behavior for soils being loaded by stresses lower than σp and a mixture of elastic-plastic behavior being loaded by higher stresses. However, a small cumulative plastic deformation may occur even when the applied stresses
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Biomass yield, yield stability and soil carbon and nitrogen content under cropping systems destined for biorefineries Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-16 Ji Chen, Kiril Manevski, Poul Erik Lærke, Uffe Jørgensen
Sustainable agriculture should aim to increase biomass yield and yield stability, while protecting soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content. However, few studies have concurrently explored changes in biomass yield, yield stability and soil C and N content under different cropping systems targeting biorefinery. In this study, 10 different cropping systems were simultaneously investigated from 2012 to
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Effects of long-term manure substitution regimes on soil organic carbon composition in a red paddy soil of southern China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-14 Xianjin Lan, Jun Shan, Yang Huang, Xiumei Liu, Zhenzhen Lv, Jianhua Ji, Hongqian Hou, Wenjian Xia, Yiren Liu
Long-term fertilization regimes can substantially change soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics within different soil fractions. However, the underlying mechanisms of these effects, particularly under manure substitution regimes, remain elusive. Soils from different fertilization regimes [i.e., control, mineral NPK fertilization, and NPK with three manure substitution rates (30%, 50%, and 70%)] in a 33-year
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Effect of film mulching on crop yield and water use efficiency in drip irrigation systems: A meta-analysis Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Wenqian Zhang, Aihong Dong, Fulai Liu, Wenquan Niu, Kadambot H.M. Siddique
Improving water use efficiency is an effective way to conserve water in agriculture. Drip irrigation is a water-saving irrigation technology that has been adopted worldwide. Film mulching can prevent undesired water vaporization losses and enhance soil surface temperature. This study used a meta-analysis to assess the effects of mulching on crop yield (CY) and water use efficiency (WUE) under drip
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Effects of crop residue on wind erosion due to dust storms in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-10 Jin Tan, Xiuqin Wu, Fanjiang Zeng, Xiangyi Li, Mengxin Feng, Guiyun Liao, Rina Sha
In arid and semiarid areas with frequent dust storms, reasonable planting modes and crop residue measures could prevent dust storms that originate from local farmlands and address key factors for wind erosion control. The considered crop residue modes included all harvesting with no residue in a Cyperus esculentus L. (C.) monoculture setting (AH), retention of 1 ridge and harvesting of 3 ridges in
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Use of potent acid resistant strains of Rhodopseudomonas spp. in Mn-contaminated acidic paddies to produce safer rice and improve soil fertility Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-09 Nguyen Quoc Khuong, Duangporn Kantachote, Le Vinh Thuc, Tran Ngoc Huu, Tran Chi Nhan, Phan Chi Nguyen, Le Thi My Thu, TranThi Bich Van, NguyenThi Thanh Xuan, Ly Ngoc Thanh Xuan, Do Thi Xuan
Purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) can potentially improve rice growth, grain yield and soil fertility in acid sulfate soils (ASS) by acting as biofertilizers and bioremediators. Six strains of acid resistant PNSB (Rhodopseudomonas palustris; TLS12, VNS19, VNS32, VNS62 and VNW95, and Rhodopseudomonas harwoodiae TLW42) were evaluated, as single cultures and a mixed culture of the six strains, for their
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Double no-till and rice straw retention in terraced sloping lands improves water content, soil health and productivity of lentil in Himalayan foothills Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Jayanta Layek, Anup Das, Probir Kumar Ghosh, Krishnappa Rangappa, Rattan Lal, Ramkrushna Gandhiji Idapuganti, Chaitanya Prasad Nath, Utpal Dey
Designing suitable conservation tillage and rice straw management practices are vital to conserve limited soil water in sloping terraced lands for growing a second crop like lentil (Lens esculentum L.) after rice (Oryza sativa L.). A field study was conducted to evaluate the effects of tillage, rice straw management and supplemental irrigation on soil physico-chemical properties and productivity of
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Alteration in surface energy balance fluxes induced from long-term disk-tilled versus no-till management in maize production Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Suat Irmak, Meetpal S. Kukal
Impacts of tillage-induced surface conditions on modification of the soil-crop-atmospheric interface have not been adequately studied. There is poor quantitative understanding at the intersection of tillage and surface energy balance (SEB), especially for the complete growing season. This research measured and evaluated SEB fluxes, i.e., net radiation (Rn), latent heat (LE), sensible heat (H), and
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Effect of integrated soil fertility management on hydrophysical soil properties and irrigated wheat production in the upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Desale Kidane Asmamaw, Pieter Janssens, Mekete Dessie, Seifu Tilahun, Enyew Adgo, Jan Nyssen, Kristine Walraevens, Jan De Pue, Alemu Yenehun, Fenta Nigate, Ashebir Sewale, Wim M. Cornelis
In Ethiopia, soil fertility problem caused by acidity substantially limits agricultural productivity, necessitating sustainable integrated nutrient management. This study assessed the effect of combined application of lime, manure and inorganic fertilizer on selected hydrophysical properties of an acid clay Nitisols in the Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia. Five levels of integrated soil fertility management
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Factors controlling saturated hydraulic conductivity along a typical black soil slope Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 Yang Yang, Xintong Wu, Tao He, Ying Wang, Ole Wendroth, Xinyi Chen, Baoyuan Liu, Guanghui Zhang
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is controlled by a suite of soil processes operating at various scales. Little is known about the spatial variability of Ks along a slope and how it is changed through the planting operation process and the specific scales at which the controlling factors function. The objective was to characterize the scale-dependent relationships between Ks and various soil processes
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Straw retention combined with phosphorus fertilizer promotes soil phosphorus availability by enhancing soil P-related enzymes and the abundance of phoC and phoD genes Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-04-04 Nan Cao, Mengling Zhi, Wenqing Zhao, Jiayin Pang, Wei Hu, Zhiguo Zhou, Yali Meng
Straw retention has the potential to improve soil phosphorus (P) availability, but the question on how straw retention under different P level influences the activity of soil P-related enzymes and thus the transformfiation of soil organic P (Po) remains poorly understood. A four-year field experiment (2016–2019) was established to investigate the impacts of straw retention under different P fertilizer
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Free particulate organic carbon plays critical roles in carbon accumulations during grassland succession since grazing exclusion Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Jiwei Li, Zhouping Shangguan, Lei Deng
Grazing exclusion is proposed as an effective strategy for to recover degraded grasslands and increase carbon accumulation. However, few studies have explored the response of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its components to grazing exclusion during long-term succession. In this study, we collected soils from sites with a chronosequence of ~33 years after grazing exclusion with randomized and replicated
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Improved nitrogen use efficiency, carbon sequestration and reduced environmental contamination under a gradient of manure application Soil Tillage Res. (IF 5.374) Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Jun Xie, Xiaojun Shi, Yu Zhang, Yu Wan, Qijuan Hu, Yueqiang Zhang, Jie Wang, Xinhua He, Blagodatskaya Evgenia
The challenge of reducing the environmental contamination related to agricultural practices to improve nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE), carbon (C) sequestration, and crop yield, requires efficient N fertilization and management strategies. We carried out a field experiment from 2016 to 2018 exploring the effect of the gradual replacement of mineral N with organic manure N on soil properties, soil