黑土区垄作方式对坡耕地土壤侵蚀的调控效果

[目的]分析黑土区不同垄作方式对坡耕地土壤侵蚀的调控效果,为该区土壤侵蚀防治提供科学指导。[方法]在5°和10°坡耕地开展人工模拟降雨试验,降雨强度为50,100 mm/h,垄作方式包括：横坡垄作、垄向区田、顺垄+底部横垄和横垄+排水沟,对照处理为传统顺坡垄作。[结果]试验条件下,与顺坡垄作处理相比,横坡垄作、垄向区田、顺垄+底部横垄和横垄+排水沟处理均可有效调节径流、降低土壤侵蚀量,但不同垄作方式对径流和侵蚀的调控效果随着降雨强度和坡度的增加而减小。在5°坡耕地,横坡垄作方式对径流和侵蚀的调控效果最佳,产流率和土壤侵蚀速率分别稳定在15.0 mm/h和0.2 kg/(m~2·h)以下。在50,100 mm/h降雨强度下,与顺坡垄作处理相比,其径流量分别降低92.3%和83.9%,土壤侵蚀量分别降低96.8%和94.6%;而垄向区田方式对径流和侵蚀的调控效果略大于顺垄+底部横垄处理。在10°坡耕地,横坡垄作方式在降雨前期具有较好的蓄水保土作用,但在降雨后期垄体易损坏,造成土壤侵蚀量剧增;横垄+排水沟方式在降雨前期能够蓄水保土,在降雨后期能够较好地进行排水。[结论]在坡度平缓的坡耕地,应...     

Mechanized tillage systems effects on soil erosion from an alfisol in watersheds cropped to maize

The degradative effects of mechanized farming operations on soils in the tropics are not widely documented. This study was conducted to quantify the effects of mechanized no-till and conventional tillage systems on runoff, erosion and changes in soil properties. Experiments were conducted on twin watersheds of about 5 ha each. Only the conventionally plowed watershed was terraced to control erosion. Measurements made with a rate-measuring H-Flume indicated that runoff and erosion from the terraced and conventionally tilled watershed were several times greater, compared with the unter-raced no-till watershed. Cumulative runoff in 1979 was 10 times and erosion 42.2 times higher from the plowed watershed than from the no-till watershed. The infiltration capacity 5 years after land development was 3.8 cm h^?1 for the plowed and 10.4 for the no-till watershed. Surface soil from the no-till watershed retained more water at all soil water potentials than that from the plowed treatment. The gravel content in the surface layer of the plowed watershed was 25.1%, compared with 15.8% in the no-till watershed. The maize grain yield from the twelfth consecutive crop was 3 Mg ha^?1 for the no-till and 1 Mg ha^?1 for the plowed watershed.     

等高耕作对不同坡度坡面土壤侵蚀过程的影响

等高耕作是一种典型的农业耕作措施,通过影响坡面填洼、入渗等进而影响坡耕地坡面土壤侵蚀过程。通过人工模拟降雨试验,设计降雨强度(90 mm/h)、5个地表坡度(3°,5°,10°,15°,20°)以及2种坡面处理(等高耕作和平整坡面),对径流强度、侵蚀率、径流含沙量、减流减沙效益等指标进行综合对比分析,与平整坡面进行比较,探究了黄土高原坡耕地等高耕作措施对坡面土壤侵蚀过程的影响。结果表明：(1)与平整坡面相比,等高耕作明显延缓坡面初始产流时间,使初始产流时间延迟11.58～31.91 min,随着坡度增大,等高耕作初始产流时间延长效应逐渐减弱。(2)等高耕作具有削弱径流强度和侵蚀率的作用,与平整坡面相比,等高耕作的坡面径流强度、侵蚀率和径流含沙量分别减少11.77%～94.92%,20.69%～99.27%和2.46%～88.40%。但等高耕作减少产流产沙能力有限,若坡面发生断垄,等高耕作坡面的径流强度、侵蚀率、径流含沙量都可能接近或大于平整坡面。(3)在降雨过程中,累计产沙量与累计径流量之间满足线性正相关关系,等高耕作累计产沙量随累计径流量的增大幅度始终小于平整坡面。(4)等高耕作在不...     

南方风化花岗岩坡地产流过程与侵蚀率模拟研究

采用室内人工降雨模拟方法研究了不同坡度(5°,8°,15°,25°)和降雨强度(1.0,1.5,2.0,2.5 mm/min)对南方风化花岗岩坡地土壤侵蚀特征的影响。结果表明,径流量和径流率均随降雨强度的增大而增大,但随坡度的增大而减小。径流入渗率与坡度呈极显著正相关(r=0.660,p<0.01),而随着降雨时间的延长呈现出3个不同阶段的变化:初始全渗阶段、快速下降阶段和相对稳定阶段。降雨强度对径流量的影响比坡度更明显。平均产沙浓度与坡度呈极显著正相关(r=0.694,p<0.01),而其与降雨强度之间的关系取决于坡度条件。土壤侵蚀率随降雨延长呈先增后减趋势,整体上与坡度和降雨强度呈正相关(r>0.580,p<0.05)。土壤侵蚀率和径流率在陡坡上呈线性关系(R^2>0.861),在缓坡上呈幂函数关系(R^2>0.966)。最后采用修正的典型土壤流失方程模型来预测土壤侵蚀率,发现模拟值的变化趋势与实际测量值接近,表明该修正模型在研究区具有一定的适用性。研究结果可以为风化花岗岩地区的土壤侵蚀率研究提供数据支撑,对进一步理解土壤侵蚀过程有着重要的意义。     

黑土坡面垄侧少耕措施的土壤侵蚀特征分析

为探究黑土区坡耕地垄侧少耕措施对土壤侵蚀特征的影响,在5°和7°坡面开展人工模拟降雨试验,降雨强度为75,100 mm/h,横垄处理方式包括全松（土壤容重均为1.00 g/cm³）、上松下实（土壤容重分别为1.00,1.20 g/cm³）、上实下松（土壤容重分别为1.20,1.00 g/cm³）及全实（土壤容重均为1.20 g/cm³）4种。结果表明：垄侧少耕措施有助于延缓横垄溢流时间,具有明显的调控土壤侵蚀作用。土壤侵蚀量大小总体表现为全松>上松下实>全实>上实下松。除75 mm/h降雨强度下的5°坡面外,与全松处理相比,上实下松和全实处理的径流量分别减少16.1%~19.4%和6.6%~11.4%,土壤侵蚀量分别减少25.0%~52.5%和17.9%~31.6%,且上实下松和全实处理的径流率和土壤侵蚀速率随降雨历时的变化相对比较平稳。可见,垄侧少耕措施在调控总径流量和土壤侵蚀量的同时,也具有较好地调控径流侵蚀过程的作用。因此,建议根据黑土区坡耕地具体降雨特征和地形坡度等因素科学选用垄侧少耕措施。     

黄土丘陵区不同坡度、土地利用类型与降水变化的水土流失分异

 为了确定不同坡度、土地利用类型及降水参数对水土流失的影响,通过黄土丘陵区坡耕地、草地的3个坡度(10°,15°和20°)小区连续14年的径流、侵蚀观测数据,分析不同坡度、土地利用模式和降水变化的水土流失分异。试验结果表明:1)坡耕地水土流失量随坡度的升高而增加,20°小区显著大于10°和15°小区;草坡地小区的年水土流失量也随坡度变化,不同坡度小区之间没有显著性差异。2)坡耕地与草地的水土流失量具有显著性差异,坡耕地年均径流量和侵蚀量分别为草地的1．8倍和13．9倍,与草地比较,坡耕地明显地增加水土流失风险。3)不同土地类型水土流失模数受年降水变化的影响效应不同。坡耕地水土流失量受少数强降水控制,年径流量、侵蚀量与年降水量、产流降水量之间无显著性相关;草地的年径流量、侵蚀量分别与年产流降水量、年降水量显著相关。4)坡耕地的水土流失受降水量(P)、最大30min降水强度(I30)和综合降水指数(PI30)的显著影响,但各因素的决定系数不同,影响系数次序为PI30>I30>P。草地的径流与降水变量关系与坡耕地一致,但次侵蚀量仅与I30变化的显著性影响,而与P、PI30无显著性相关。草地的水土流失量受坡度差异以及降水变化的影响较弱,表明草地能够有效地控制水土流失,对荒坡草地采取保护措施以促进植被、土壤的进展恢复。坡耕地水土流失变化与坡度、降水变量的关系更为直接,通过降低坡度、休耕和免耕等耕作模式,减少土壤扰动和增加地面植被盖度,可有效减少水土流失。     

黄土区坡耕地土壤结皮对入渗的影响

黄土高原地区,坡面土壤水分是生态建设的关键问题。以黄土高原坡耕地人为管理方式为背景,在室内人工模拟降雨条件下采用等高耕作和人工掏挖两种措施,并且设计直线坡作为对照,研究不同耕作措施下土壤结皮的形成特征,同时从降雨-入渗的角度研究两种类型结皮(结构结皮和沉积结皮)对坡面土壤水分入渗的影响。研究结果表明:土壤结皮阻碍坡面土壤水分入渗,结皮坡面产流时间早,且土壤累积入渗量明显低于无结皮坡面;采用Kostiakov模型、Horton模型、蒋定生模型对坡面土壤水分入渗过程进行优化模拟的结果表明蒋定生模型适用于描述本研究坡面土壤水分入渗的特征;耕作措施造成的微地形对土壤结皮的类型有很大影响,在洼地径流携带泥沙堆积形成沉积结皮,地势较高处降雨雨滴直接打击形成结构结皮。研究两种类型结皮发现,沉积结皮相对于结构结皮密度高且孔隙度低,并且两种类型结皮对坡面土壤水分入渗的影响存在差异,沉积结皮平均减渗效应为37.13%,结构结皮平均减渗效应为19.79%,因此,沉积结皮更大程度影响坡面土壤水分入渗。     

密云水库上游流域次降雨坡面产流产沙特征

以北京市密云县石匣小流域为研究区,利用2006-2010年连续5 a的坡面径流试验小区观测资料,运用统计方法,分析了密云水库上游流域的降雨、产流产沙特征以及在不同土地利用和不同坡度条件下,降雨量、降雨强度与产流、产沙之间的关系。结果表明:1)该研究区域水土保持治理措施实施的关键时间为每年的7、8月份,当降雨量大于10 mm时,应注意采取水土保持措施;2)在裸地、耕地和林地条件下,高雨量、中雨强型降雨为导致产流、产沙的主要雨型,在草地条件下,中雨量、高雨强型降雨为导致产流、产沙的主要雨型;3)中雨量高雨强型降雨条件下,林地的减流效益最好,低雨量低雨强型降雨和高雨量中雨强型降雨条件下,耕地的减流效益相对较低,草地和林地的减流效益差异不大;在3种不同雨型条件下,耕地、草地和林地的减沙效益差别不大;4)裸地条件下,降雨量与产流量间的关系更为密切,尤其在14.4°坡面下相关性最高;耕地条件下,产流量与降雨量的相关性较好,产沙量则与降雨强度的相关性较好,11.4°的坡面产流量、产沙量与降雨因子间的相关系数最高;草地条件下,降雨强度与产流量间的关系较为密切;林地条件下,产流量、产沙量与降雨因子间的相关性均不显著。研究结果可为密云水库上游水土保持措施及农业面源污染管理措施的科学实施提供依据。     

Residual tillage and bush-fallow effects on soil properties and maize intercropped with legumes on a tropical Alfisol

Abstract. After six years of bush‐fallow, residual effects on soil productivity of tillage practices prior to the fallow were investigated on an Alfisol in south western Nigeria. In 1996 fallow was followed by maize intercropped with cover crops of Pueraria phaseoloides, Mucuna pruriens or cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and no intercrop. Parameters measured included soil properties, ground cover, crop growth and yield, rainfall erosivity, runoff and soil loss. In spite of six‐years of bush‐fallow and establishment of cover crops, soil erosion was significantly greater on plots that had been conventionally cultivated previously using disc ploughs, harrows and mechanical rotovators (1.78 t ha^?1season^?1) compared to previously no‐till plots (1.34 t ha^?1season^?1). Crop growth and yields were least and soil loss greatest (2.83 t ha^?1season^?1) on the previous bare plot. Maize grain yield was highest using Pueraria phaseoloides as an intercrop (2.15 t ha^?1) followed by a cowpea intercrop (1.92 t ha^?1), maize without intercrop (1.87 t ha^?1) and Mucuna pruriens intercrop (1.71 t ha^?1). The maize grain yields reflected levels of competition from the cover crops. Cowpea–maize intercrop may be most suitable for farmers because maize yields were satisfactory and cowpea grain serves as additional subsistence. Cowpea yields were 390 kg ha^?1. Soil erosion was also moderate using cowpea as an intercrop (1.71 t ha^?1season^?1). However, Pueraria phaseoloides gave the best erosion control with a soil loss of 1.34 t ha^?1season^?1.     

不同逆坡耕作强度对干热河谷区坡耕地水蚀的影响

为了研究不同逆坡耕作强度导致的土壤位移对坡面水蚀的影响,以金沙江干热河谷区坡面径流小区为研究对象,在径流小区5°,10°,15°坡面上,进行单宽流量为0.6 m^2/h的放水试验。在10°坡面的下坡位置设置0.05,0.10,0.20 m土层深度,分别代表连续耕作80,69,46年导致下坡位置土壤损失土层变薄情况。通过收集径流小区出口的产流量和产沙量,研究在不同坡度上的不同逆坡耕作强度导致的土壤位移对坡面产流率、产沙率、总流量和总产沙量的影响。结果表明:(1)在10°坡面,耕作年限越长,产流越快,不同耕作强度(年限)的产流率、总产流量、产沙率和总产沙量均表现46年<69年<80年的变化趋势,说明长期逆坡耕作导致的土壤位移加速了坡面水蚀的发生;(2)在耕作69年的坡面,坡度越大,产流越快。在测定坡度范围,产流率、总产流量、产沙率和总产沙量均表现出5°<10°<15°的变化趋势,即坡度的增加明显增大了坡面水蚀;(3)随耕作侵蚀强度的增大,坡面产流率与产沙率间的指数增长关系越显著,而坡度的增大弱化了水沙指数函数关系。研究成果可为揭示干热河谷区逆坡耕作强度和坡度对水蚀的作用机理提供参考。     

岩溶区免耕和翻耕措施对裸坡耕地产流产沙过程的影响

为揭示不同耕作措施对岩溶地区坡耕地产流产沙的影响,采用独立设计土槽、室内人工模拟降雨的方法,通过设定一定雨强下研究不同耕作措施对西南岩溶区裸坡耕地径流与土壤流失特征。结果表明:雨强为63mm/h,坡度小于10°时,翻耕措施能够加快地下孔隙的产流时间,而免耕能够滞缓其产流,翻耕的产沙量为免耕的66%;当坡度大于10°时,翻耕措施能够延缓地下孔隙的产流时间,而免耕则加速其产流,翻耕的产沙量分别为免耕的16%和6%。雨强为100mm/h,坡度小于10°时,随着坡度的增大,翻耕措施会加速地下孔隙流的汇流过程,免耕的产沙量是翻耕的41%;坡度大于10°时,翻耕措施能延缓地表径流的汇流过程,且翻耕的产沙量为免耕的68%和0.9%。同一坡度和雨强下,翻耕措施较免耕措施可减少土壤随径流流失。     

东北薄层黑土区作物轮作防治坡面侵蚀的效果与C值研究

作物轮作通过影响通用土壤流失方程(USLE)中作物覆盖和管理因子C值的变化和改良土壤性质而减少坡面土壤侵蚀。基于东北薄层黑土区连续6年大豆—红小豆轮作和裸露休闲坡面小区的径流泥沙和降雨资料,分析了2011—2016年研究区侵蚀性降雨特征,探讨了作物轮作防治坡面土壤侵蚀的效果,研究了作物轮作C值的年内和年际动态变化。结果表明:研究区所有侵蚀性降雨皆发生在5—10月,其降雨量占全年降水量的32.5%～68.1%,且年内和年际分布不均。对于5°坡度的裸露小区,土壤侵蚀主要发生在6—8月,坡面径流量和土壤流失量分别为48.4mm和1 388.2t/(km~2·a);对于5°坡度的作物轮作小区,土壤侵蚀主要发生在5—7月,坡面径流量和土壤流失量分别为19.5mm和166.7t/(km~2·a)。与裸露休闲小区相比,作物轮作小区可使黑土坡面年径流量和土壤流失量减少59.7%和88.0%。大豆—红小豆轮作措施的多年平均C值为0.12,其中大豆作物的C值为0.04,变化范围0.007～0.080;红小豆作物的C值为0.38,变化范围0.28～0.46。大豆和红小豆作物的C值月变化分别为0.01～0.24和0.01～0.80,呈先减少后增加的变化趋势。大豆—红小豆轮作对东北薄层黑土区坡面土壤侵蚀防治有明显效果,研究结果可为薄层黑土区土壤侵蚀定量评价和预报模型的建立提供基础数据。     

Soil erosion and changes in the physical properties of Lithuanian Eutric Albeluvisols under different land use systems

Abstract

The investigations aimed to: 1) evaluate water erosion rates on undulating slopes in Lithuania under different land use systems; 2) study changes in soil physical properties on the differently eroded slopes; and 3) better understand relationships between soil physical properties and soil erodibility. Research data were obtained on loamy sand and clay loam Eutric Albeluvisols located on the undulating hilly relief of the ?emai?iai Uplands of Western Lithuania. The results of 18 years of water erosion investigations under different land use systems on slopes of varying steepness are presented. Attention is focused on changes in soil physical properties in relation to soil erosion severity. Measured water erosion rates in the field experiments were: 3.2–8.6 m³ ha^?1 yr^?1 under winter rye, 9.0–27.1 m³ ha^?1 yr^?1 under spring barley and 24.2–87.1 m³ ha^?1 yr^?1 under potatoes. Perennial grasses completely prevented water erosion, while erosion-preventive grass-grain crop rotations (67% grasses, 33% cereal grains) decreased soil losses by 75–80% compared to the field crop rotation, containing 17% tillage crops (potatoes), 33% grasses and 50% cereal grains. The grain-grass crop rotation (33% grasses and 67% cereal grains) decreased soil erosion rates by 23–24%. The percentage of clay-silt and clay fractions of arable soil horizons increased, while the total soil porosity and moisture retention capacity decreased with increased soil erosion. Phytocenoses, including sod-forming perennial grasses and grass-grain crop rotations, led to changes in the physical properties of eroded soils; soil bulk density decreased and percentage total porosity and moisture retention capacity increased. The grass-grain crop rotations increased the water-stable soil structure (measured as water-stable soil aggregates) by 11.03 per cent units and sod-forming perennial grasses increased aggregate stability by 9.86 per cent units compared with the grain-grass crop rotation on the 10–14° slope. Therefore, grass-grain crop rotations and sod-forming perennial grasses decreased soil erodibility and thus could assist both erosion control and the ecological stability of the vulnerable hilly-undulating landscape.     

Effect of rainfall intensity and slope steepness on the development of soil erosion in the Southern Cis-Ural region (A model experiment)

The effect of rainfall intensity on the erosion of residual calcareous agrogray soils and clay-illuvial agrochernozems in the Southern Cis-Ural region on slopes of different inclination and vegetation type has been studied by simulating with a small-size sprinkler. It has been shown that soil loss linearly depends on rainfall intensity (2, 4, and 6 mm/min) and slope inclination (3° and 7°). When the rainfall intensity and duration, and the slope inclination increase, soil loss by erosion from agrogray soils increases higher than from agrochernozems. On the plowland with a slope of 3°, runoff begins 12, 10, and 5 min, on the average, after the beginning of rains at these intensities. When the slope increases to 7°, runoff begins earlier by 7, 6, and 4 min, respectively. After the beginning of runoff and with its increase by 1 mm, the soil loss from slopes of 3° and 7° reaches 4.2 and 25.7 t/ha on agrogray soils and 1.4 and 4.7 t/ha on agrochernozems, respectively. Fallow soils have higher erosion resistance, and the soil loss little depends on the slope gradient: it gradually increases to 0.3–1.0 t/ha per 1 mm of runoff with increasing rainfall intensity and duration. The content of physical clay in eroded material is higher than in the original soils. Fine fractions prevail in this material, which increases their humus content. The increase in rainfall intensity and duration to 4 and 6 mm/min results in the entrapment of coarse silt and sand by runoff.     

间歇降雨对红壤坡面土壤侵蚀特征的影响

自然条件下降雨多以间歇形式出现,而坡面土壤侵蚀又是一个渐变发育的复杂过程。通过3个雨强(60,90,120 mm/h)、5个坡度(5°,10°,15°,20°,25°)下的15场室内模拟降雨,研究一、二次降雨条件下不同雨强、坡度及降雨量对红壤坡面径流和侵蚀过程的影响,探讨间歇降雨条件下坡面侵蚀发育过程及其主要影响因素的变化。结果表明:(1)二次降雨的产流时间相比一次降雨均提前,一次降雨径流总量受到雨强、坡度和降雨量的共同影响,15°坡度是径流总量变化的一个转折点,二次降雨时降雨量的作用减弱,各雨强下的最大相差倍数减小,各坡度之间的倍数差距也减小。(2)一次降雨发生细沟侵蚀最主要的动力是降雨强度,大雨强、陡坡情况下细沟侵蚀更容易产生,而15°坡度对细沟侵蚀的产生具有重要作用,此时若发生细沟侵蚀,坡面侵蚀则多以细沟侵蚀为主,二者侵蚀量呈正比例函数关系,二次降雨的细沟侵蚀量和一次降雨过程中细沟发育情况相关,一次降雨的细沟发育越剧烈,二次降雨的细沟侵蚀量越少,此时细沟侵蚀量和总侵蚀量呈一次函数关系。总体来说,侵蚀总量的变化和细沟发育所处阶段紧密相关。(3)间歇降雨条件下,不同雨强、坡度、降雨量对坡面土壤径流和侵蚀过程的影响存在差异;同时,一次降雨土壤径流和侵蚀的变化对后期二次降雨径流和侵蚀的发展具有重要影响,使得在不同土壤侵蚀发展阶段,雨强、坡度、降雨量等因子对坡面土壤径流和侵蚀影响的程度也随之改变。     

Identifying the Tillage Effects on Phosphorus Export from Phaeozems-Dominated Agricultural Watershed: a Plot-Scale Rainfall-Runoff Study in Northeast China

Evaluating tillage effects on soil phosphorus (P) loss at the plot-scale has significant implication for developing best management practices (BMPs) to protect water quality and soil productivity management in agricultural watersheds. This paper aims to quantify P loss from tilled soils under different rainfall patterns in a Phaeozems-dominated agricultural watershed. Eleven rainfall events were monitored at three experimental sites growing corns with conventional till, conservational till, and no-till during a growing season from July to August in 2013. Mean event mean concentration of dissolved phosphorus was 0.130, 0.213 and 0.614 mg L^–1 and mean particulate phosphorus transfer rate was 103.502, 33.359 and 27.127 g ha^–1 hr^–1, respectively for three tillage practices. Results showed that less tillage practices could significantly reduce sediment runoff and PP loss, accompanied with a moderate reduction of runoff yield. While the proportion of PP has been cut down, the proportion of DP could account for the majority. Hydrological factors, including antecedent soil moisture and rainfall variables, could exert various effects on DP, PP and sediment losses under different tillage conditions. Further, the results of this study imply that the soil P loss management and water quality protection in black soil region of Northeast China should take consideration of diverse effects of tillage on phosphorus loss and the dynamics of P between different forms.     

Tillage Effects on Soil Quality Indicators and Nematode Abundance in Loessial Soil under Long‐Term No‐Till Production

Abstract: Soil quality indicators and nematode abundance were characterized in a loessial soil under long‐term conservation tillage to evaluate the effects of no‐till, double‐disk, chisel, and moldboard plow treatments. Indicators included soil electrical conductivity (EC), soil texture, soil organic matter (SOM), and total particulate organic matter (tPOM). Nematode abundance was positively correlated with EC, silt content, and total POM and negatively correlated with clay content. Clay content was the main source of variation among soil quality indicators and was negatively correlated with nematode abundance and most indicators. The gain in SOM in the no‐till system amounted to 10887 kg over the 24 years or 454 kg ha^?1 year^?1, about half of this difference (45%) resulting from soil erosion in plowed soils. The balance of gain in SOM with no till (249 kg ha^?1 year^?1) was due to SOM sequestration with no till. No‐till management reduced soil erosion, increased SOM, and enhanced soil physical characteristics.     

Soil erosion on alfisols in Western Nigeria: I. Effects of slope,crop rotation and residue management

The effect of slope, crop rotation and residue management on runoff and soil loss was investigated using field runoff plots of 25 m × 4 m on natural slopes of 1, 5, 10 and 15% on an Alfisol on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) research site near Ibadan, Nigeria. The soil and crop management treatments consisted of conventionnally plowed bare fallow, maize-maize (conventionally plowed and mulched), maize-maize (conventionally plowed), maize-cowpeas (zero-tillage), and cowpeas-maize (conventionally plowed). The effect of two contour lengths of 12.5 and 37.5 m was also investigated for the maize-cowpeas rotation.Soil erosion under slopes of 5, 10 and 15% is severe for these soils and if not controlled can limit crop growth.Mulching and no-till treatments had negligible runoff and soil loss. During 1973 the annual runoff losses from the 15% slope were 36, 2 and 2% of the total annual rainfall for the bare-fallow, mulched and no-till treatments, respectively. Annual soil losses during 1973 from the 15% slope were 230 t/ha from bare-fallow, 0.0 t/ha from maize-maize (mulched), 41 t/ha from maize-maize (conventional plowing), 0.1 t/ha from maize-cowpeas (no-till) and 43 t/ha from cowpeas-maize (plowed). Significant soil erosion was associated with only a few extremely intense storms. The soil loss during a single rainstorm increased exponentially with an increase in slope gradient. There was no definite relationship between contour length and runoff or soil loss.     

Effects of rainfall intensity and slope gradient on the dynamics of interrill erosion during soil surface sealing

Soil erosion during rainfall is strongly affected by runoff and slope steepness. Runoff production is drastically increased when a seal is formed at the soil surface during rainfall. Therefore, a complex interaction exists between soil erosion and surface sealing. In this study, the dynamics of interrill erosion during seal formation is studied under different simulated rainfall and slope conditions. A sandy soil was exposed to 70 mm of rainfall at two intensities, 24 mm h^− 1 and 60 mm h^− 1, and five slope gradients, from 5% to 25%. Infiltration, runoff and soil loss rates were monitored during rainfall. Final infiltration rates increased with slope gradient at both rainfall intensities, this effect being stronger for the higher intensity. Cumulative runoff at the end of the rainfall event was lower as slopes were steeper, while an opposite trend was obtained for soil loss. For the 5% and the 9% slopes, the sediment concentration in runoff reached quickly a stable value during the whole rainfall event, while it reached a peak value before declining for the higher slopes. The peak value and its timing were rainfall intensity dependent. Soil erodibility during seal formation was evaluated using two empirical multiplication-of-factors type models. It seems that slope and rainfall erosivity are accounted for only partly in these models. For mild slope gradients below 9%, the value of K_i estimated by means of the two expressions becomes practically constant shortly after runoff apparition. Consequently, the estimates resulting from this type of expressions remain valuable from the practical point of view.     

不同土壤坡面细沟侵蚀差异与其影响因素

采用室内纯净水人工模拟降雨试验,在坡度为10°、15°、20°、25°坡面,土槽为5 m、10 m两种规格,对两种土壤((土娄)土与黄绵土)分别进行雨强为1.5 mm min-1,的降雨实验,利用三维激光扫描仪对每一场降雨后的坡面进行监测,分析不同坡度对细沟侵蚀的影响,比较两种土壤坡面细沟侵蚀的差异,以及其差异的影响因子.结果表明:(土娄)土土壤颗粒以粉粒与黏粒为主,粉粒占总质量的64.12％,黏粒为28.42％.黄绵土的土壤颗粒以粉粒为主占总质量的67.95％,黏粒与沙粒含量较少,黏粒占14.52％,沙粒占17.53％.在相同条件下,(土娄)土降雨过程中人渗缓慢,产流时间、坡面流速均快于黄绵土,跌坎出现时间也较早,使其更容易产生细沟.(土娄)土的径流量高于黄绵土,在降雨过程中,径流稳定时间较早.(土娄)土侵蚀量高于黄绵土,(土娄)土产沙率呈增加趋势,黄绵土含沙量变化不明显.从坡面细沟发育来看,(土娄)土坡面细沟成平行状分布,黄绵土细沟为较宽树枝状.