Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff
The no-tillage system (NT) is widespread in the silty soils of the Argentine Humid Pampas. The aims of this study were i) to characterize the evolution of the structure of the A horizon in the northern Humid Pampas due to conversion to NT, particularly the presence of platy structure and its develop...
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| author | Sasal, Maria Carolina Boizard, Hubert Andriulo, Adrian Enrique Wilson, Marcelo German Léonard, Joel |
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| description | The no-tillage system (NT) is widespread in the silty soils of the Argentine Humid Pampas. The aims of this study were i) to characterize the evolution of the structure of the A horizon in the northern Humid Pampas due to conversion to NT, particularly the presence of platy structure and its development through time, by taking advantage of a chronosequence since conversion to NT; and ii) to evaluate how platy structure extension in the A horizon relates to characteristics of the crop sequences and runoff in a long-term experiment. Thus, the structure of the A horizon of 25 Argiudolls with different NT history was analyzed using a visual structure evaluation (VSE) method (“le profil cultural”). Fourteen natural-rainfall erosion plots with 3.5% slope were used to analyze the relationship between the soil structural state, the crop sequence and runoff. The VSE method allowed us to understand the structure type organization of silty soils under NT, highlight the regional extent of a platy structure near the soil surface, and study its evolution and impact on runoff. All the sites analyzed exhibited a horizontal platy structure (2–10 cm thick), mainly developing on the soil surface or right under the granular structure on the soil surface. Under the platy structure, a cΦ structure was observed in all the sites (30–75% of the A horizon). A relationship was found between the number of consecutive years under NT and the proportion of platy structure. This evolution may result from the combination of an initial development of the platy structure and a late development of a cГ structure from the soil surface. The results obtained during the five-year period analyzed allowed us to prove that platy structure alters the drainage pattern, restricts water entry into the soil and favors surface runoff according to its proportion in the profile of A horizon. |
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| spelling | INTA12892018-06-21T15:10:50Z Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff Sasal, Maria Carolina Boizard, Hubert Andriulo, Adrian Enrique Wilson, Marcelo German Léonard, Joel Cero-Labranza Estructura del Suelo Escorrentia Zero Tillage Soil Structure Runoff Región Pampeana The no-tillage system (NT) is widespread in the silty soils of the Argentine Humid Pampas. The aims of this study were i) to characterize the evolution of the structure of the A horizon in the northern Humid Pampas due to conversion to NT, particularly the presence of platy structure and its development through time, by taking advantage of a chronosequence since conversion to NT; and ii) to evaluate how platy structure extension in the A horizon relates to characteristics of the crop sequences and runoff in a long-term experiment. Thus, the structure of the A horizon of 25 Argiudolls with different NT history was analyzed using a visual structure evaluation (VSE) method (“le profil cultural”). Fourteen natural-rainfall erosion plots with 3.5% slope were used to analyze the relationship between the soil structural state, the crop sequence and runoff. The VSE method allowed us to understand the structure type organization of silty soils under NT, highlight the regional extent of a platy structure near the soil surface, and study its evolution and impact on runoff. All the sites analyzed exhibited a horizontal platy structure (2–10 cm thick), mainly developing on the soil surface or right under the granular structure on the soil surface. Under the platy structure, a cΦ structure was observed in all the sites (30–75% of the A horizon). A relationship was found between the number of consecutive years under NT and the proportion of platy structure. This evolution may result from the combination of an initial development of the platy structure and a late development of a cГ structure from the soil surface. The results obtained during the five-year period analyzed allowed us to prove that platy structure alters the drainage pattern, restricts water entry into the soil and favors surface runoff according to its proportion in the profile of A horizon. EEA Pergamino Fil: Sasal, Maria Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Boizard, Hubert. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia Fil: Andriulo, Adrian Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino; Argentina Fil: Wilson, Marcelo German. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Léonard, Joel. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique; Francia 2017-09-22T12:08:36Z 2017-09-22T12:08:36Z 2017 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1289 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016719871630174X 0167-1987 (Print) 1879-3444 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.08.014 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Argentina (nation) Soil and tillage research 173 : 33-41. (November 2017) |
| spellingShingle | Cero-Labranza Estructura del Suelo Escorrentia Zero Tillage Soil Structure Runoff Región Pampeana Sasal, Maria Carolina Boizard, Hubert Andriulo, Adrian Enrique Wilson, Marcelo German Léonard, Joel Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title | Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title_full | Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title_fullStr | Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title_full_unstemmed | Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title_short | Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff |
| title_sort | platy structure development under no tillage in the northern humid pampas of argentina and its impact on runoff |
| topic | Cero-Labranza Estructura del Suelo Escorrentia Zero Tillage Soil Structure Runoff Región Pampeana |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1289 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016719871630174X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2016.08.014 |
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