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Changes in Physical Properties of Chernozems under the Impact of No-Till Technology

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This article presents the results of research on the impact of no-till technology on the natural bulk density and macro- and microaggregate composition of the topsoil (0–20 cm) in different subtypes of chernozems before sowing and during the growing season. Haplic Chernozems (Loamic, Aric, Pachic) and Haplic Chernozems (Loamic, Aric) were studied. For all chernozems, improvement of physical properties was recorded when no-till was introduced in comparison with the control. Four and six years of crop growing without tillage did not cause any compaction of Haplic Chernozems (typical and ordinary subtypes). On the plots with direct sowing, the microaggregate composition of typical chernozems was characterized by a higher proportion of coarse fractions (>50 µm) in comparison with the control. Probably, this indicates the development of microaggregation similar to that under natural cenoses, which are characterized by a relatively high content of the fraction 50–250 µm, upon the transition to no-till. In all subtypes of chernozems under no-till, the water stability of aggregates increased. The share of agronomically valuable aggregates in typical chernozem also increased, which may be associated with an increase in the input of water-soluble organic matter into the soil during no-till, because this technology excludes translocation of plant residues into the soil. In southern chernozems, this effect was manifested only for fractions >7 mm, while water stability of finer aggregates was mainly due to the calcium content regardless of the type of tillage.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 19-16-00053 (analysis of the structural state and microaggregate-size and particle-size distribution analyses) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-016-00078 (soil sampling); the equipment of the Collective Use Center “Functions and Properties of Soils and Soil Cover” of the V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute was used.

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  1. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Pyzhevskii per. 7, 119017, Moscow, Russia

    V. P. Belobrov, S. S. Yudin, N. V. Yaroslavtseva, A. V. Yudina, N. R. Ermolaev, A. L. Ivanov & V. A. Kholodov

  2. North Caucasian Federal Scientific Agrarian Center, ul. Nikonova 49, 356241, Mikhailovsk, Stavropol region, Russia

    V. K. Dridiger & R. S. Stukalov

  3. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetnyi per. 29, 119017, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Kluev & I. V. Zamotaev

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Belobrov, V.P., Yudin, S.S., Yaroslavtseva, N.V. et al. Changes in Physical Properties of Chernozems under the Impact of No-Till Technology. Eurasian Soil Sc. 53, 968–977 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229320070029

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