Water retention and hydraulic conductivity of a loamy sand soil as influenced by crop rotation and fertilization |
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| Authors: | A R Dexter E A Czy? J Niedzwiecki C Ma?kowiak |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) , Pulawy, Poland;2. Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) , ul. Czartoryskich 8, Pulawy, 24–100, Poland Fax: E-mail: tonyd@ iung.pulawy.pl;3. Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) , Pulawy, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Measurements are reported of soil organic carbon content, dry bulk density, water retention characteristics, and saturated hydraulic conductivity of a sandy loam soil with two different crop rotations and two levels of fertilization. The water retention characteristics were fitted to the van Genuchten equation. Values of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity were estimated by calculation. It was found that crop rotation has much larger effects on these soil physical properties than fertilization. Water retention and hydraulic conductivity are greater when mustard, and clover with grass are included in the crop rotation, but only at water contents greater than 0,10 and 0, 13 kg kg?1respectívely. |
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| Keywords: | Soil water retention Hydraulic conductivity Crop rotations Fertilization Soil physical quality Bulk density |
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