Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) monoculture contributes to soil degradation. Intensification of soybean-based sequences through polyculture, cover crops (CC), and crop fertilization can enhance soil physical quality and help mitigate its degradation. We assessed the effect of intensification practi...

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Main Authors: Crespo, Cecilia, Wyngaard, Nicolás, Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene, Studdert, Guillermo, Barraco, Miriam Raquel, Gudelj, Vicente Jorge, Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal, Barbieri, Pablo
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10210
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816221005488
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105690
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author Crespo, Cecilia
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Gudelj, Vicente Jorge
Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal
Barbieri, Pablo
author_browse Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal
Barbieri, Pablo
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Crespo, Cecilia
Gudelj, Vicente Jorge
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Wyngaard, Nicolás
author_facet Crespo, Cecilia
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Gudelj, Vicente Jorge
Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal
Barbieri, Pablo
author_sort Crespo, Cecilia
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description Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) monoculture contributes to soil degradation. Intensification of soybean-based sequences through polyculture, cover crops (CC), and crop fertilization can enhance soil physical quality and help mitigate its degradation. We assessed the effect of intensification practices in cropping sequences with soybean predominance on soil physical quality indicators in contrasting soils. Treatments included soybean monoculture with and without phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) fertilization, CC/PS-fertilized soybean, nitrogen (N)-fertilized CC/PS-fertilized soybean and NPS-fertilized crop rotation including wheat, corn, soybean and CC. Four long-term experiments (10 yr) were established in sites with contrasting edaphoclimatic conditions, and initial soil organic carbon (SOC), where we evaluated bulk density (BD) and aggregate stability (AS). The BD was mostly unaffected by treatments, whereas AS responded to intensification practices at all sites, increasing over 50% as compared with soybean monoculture. Differences in BD and AS among sites were mostly explained by soil texture and initial SOC. On the contrary, AS differences among treatments were not driven by texture, but by the soil degradation at the beginning of the experiments (calculated as the ratio between SOC when experiments were established and the SOC of pristine soil). Therefore, regardless of soil texture, more degraded soils responded to a greater extent to intensification practices in soybean-based rotations.
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spelling INTA102102021-09-08T17:19:42Z Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments Crespo, Cecilia Wyngaard, Nicolás Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene Studdert, Guillermo Barraco, Miriam Raquel Gudelj, Vicente Jorge Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal Barbieri, Pablo Plantas de Cobertura Intensificación Textura del Suelo Degradación del Suelo Soja Cover Plants Intensification Soil Texture Soil Degradation Soybeans Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) monoculture contributes to soil degradation. Intensification of soybean-based sequences through polyculture, cover crops (CC), and crop fertilization can enhance soil physical quality and help mitigate its degradation. We assessed the effect of intensification practices in cropping sequences with soybean predominance on soil physical quality indicators in contrasting soils. Treatments included soybean monoculture with and without phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) fertilization, CC/PS-fertilized soybean, nitrogen (N)-fertilized CC/PS-fertilized soybean and NPS-fertilized crop rotation including wheat, corn, soybean and CC. Four long-term experiments (10 yr) were established in sites with contrasting edaphoclimatic conditions, and initial soil organic carbon (SOC), where we evaluated bulk density (BD) and aggregate stability (AS). The BD was mostly unaffected by treatments, whereas AS responded to intensification practices at all sites, increasing over 50% as compared with soybean monoculture. Differences in BD and AS among sites were mostly explained by soil texture and initial SOC. On the contrary, AS differences among treatments were not driven by texture, but by the soil degradation at the beginning of the experiments (calculated as the ratio between SOC when experiments were established and the SOC of pristine soil). Therefore, regardless of soil texture, more degraded soils responded to a greater extent to intensification practices in soybean-based rotations. EEA Balcarce Fil: Crespo, Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Crespo, Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Studdert, Guillermo Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Barraco, Miriam Raquel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria General Villegas; Argentina. Fil: Gudelj, Vicente Jorge. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Marcos Juárez; Argentina. Fil: Barbagelata, Pedro Aníbal. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina. Fil: Barbagelata, Pedro Aníbal. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina. Fil: Barbieri, Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Barbieri, Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2021-09-08T17:09:19Z 2021-09-08T17:09:19Z 2021-08-27 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10210 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816221005488 0341-8162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105690 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E2-I052-001/2019-PE-E2-I052-001/AR./Desarrollo y aplicación de tecnologías para el control de la erosión y degradación de suelos info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E1-I011-001/2019-PE-E1-I011-001/AR./Intensificacion Sustentable de la Agricultura en la Region Pampeana info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-RIST-E1-I503-001/2019-RIST-E1-I503-001/AR./Red de ensayos de larga duración info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNCER-022421/AR./Diagnostico, reposición de macronutrientes y tecnología de la fertilización. info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNCYO-1127033/AR./Manejo nutricional de cereales y oleaginosas para la intensificación sustentable de los sistemas productivos info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Catena 207 : 105690 (Diciembre 2021)
spellingShingle Plantas de Cobertura
Intensificación
Textura del Suelo
Degradación del Suelo
Soja
Cover Plants
Intensification
Soil Texture
Soil Degradation
Soybeans
Crespo, Cecilia
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Studdert, Guillermo
Barraco, Miriam Raquel
Gudelj, Vicente Jorge
Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal
Barbieri, Pablo
Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title_full Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title_fullStr Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title_full_unstemmed Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title_short Effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
title_sort effect of intensified cropping sequences on soil physical properties in contrasting environments
topic Plantas de Cobertura
Intensificación
Textura del Suelo
Degradación del Suelo
Soja
Cover Plants
Intensification
Soil Texture
Soil Degradation
Soybeans
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10210
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816221005488
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105690
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