Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties

No tillage (NT) is frequently implemented in simplified agricultural systems, which has negative effects on soil physical quality. Among the suggested practices to preserve the physical fertility of soils under NT are winter cover crops (CC). Soil physical degradation affects the soil pore configura...

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Autores principales: Polich, Nicolás Guillermo, Lozano, Luis Alberto, Villarreal, Rafael, Salazar, María Paz, Melani, Esteban, Soracco, Carlos Germán
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13644
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198722002872
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105601
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author Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Salazar, María Paz
Melani, Esteban
Soracco, Carlos Germán
author_browse Lozano, Luis Alberto
Melani, Esteban
Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Salazar, María Paz
Soracco, Carlos Germán
Villarreal, Rafael
author_facet Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Salazar, María Paz
Melani, Esteban
Soracco, Carlos Germán
author_sort Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
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description No tillage (NT) is frequently implemented in simplified agricultural systems, which has negative effects on soil physical quality. Among the suggested practices to preserve the physical fertility of soils under NT are winter cover crops (CC). Soil physical degradation affects the soil pore configuration and therefore it can generate a change in the directionality of the properties that depend on it. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of cover crop incorporation under NT on the soil pore system configuration and on the anisotropy of the unsaturated hydraulic properties in a Typic Argiudoll. The results showed that the inclusion of cover crops modifies the soil pore configuration increasing the structure porosity. The inclusion of CC modifies the anisotropy of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in the medium saturation region. The pore size distribution behaves as isotropic as expected for a scalar variable.
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spelling INTA136442022-12-19T10:49:56Z Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties Polich, Nicolás Guillermo Lozano, Luis Alberto Villarreal, Rafael Salazar, María Paz Melani, Esteban Soracco, Carlos Germán Cero-labranza Plantas de Cobertura Anisotropía Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo Zero Tillage Cover Plants Anisotropy Soil Hydraulic Properties Cultivos de Cobertura Cover Crops No tillage (NT) is frequently implemented in simplified agricultural systems, which has negative effects on soil physical quality. Among the suggested practices to preserve the physical fertility of soils under NT are winter cover crops (CC). Soil physical degradation affects the soil pore configuration and therefore it can generate a change in the directionality of the properties that depend on it. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of cover crop incorporation under NT on the soil pore system configuration and on the anisotropy of the unsaturated hydraulic properties in a Typic Argiudoll. The results showed that the inclusion of cover crops modifies the soil pore configuration increasing the structure porosity. The inclusion of CC modifies the anisotropy of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity in the medium saturation region. The pore size distribution behaves as isotropic as expected for a scalar variable. EEA Cuenca del Salado Fil: Polich, Nicolás Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciones de Suelos para la Sustentabilidad Agrícola y Forestal (CISSAF); Argentina Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciones de Suelos para la Sustentabilidad Agrícola y Forestal (CISSAF); Argentina Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciones de Suelos para la Sustentabilidad Agrícola y Forestal (CISSAF); Argentina Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salazar, María Pía. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciones de Suelos para la Sustentabilidad Agrícola y Forestal (CISSAF); Argentina Fil: Salazar, María Pía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Melani, Esteban. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado; Argentina Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Centro de Investigaciones de Suelos para la Sustentabilidad Agrícola y Forestal (CISSAF); Argentina Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2022-12-19T10:44:16Z 2022-12-19T10:44:16Z 2023-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13644 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198722002872 0167-1987 1879-3444 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105601 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Soil and Tillage Research 227 : 105601 (March 2023)
spellingShingle Cero-labranza
Plantas de Cobertura
Anisotropía
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Zero Tillage
Cover Plants
Anisotropy
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Salazar, María Paz
Melani, Esteban
Soracco, Carlos Germán
Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title_full Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title_fullStr Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title_full_unstemmed Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title_short Cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
title_sort cover crops effects on anisotropy of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties
topic Cero-labranza
Plantas de Cobertura
Anisotropía
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Zero Tillage
Cover Plants
Anisotropy
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13644
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167198722002872
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105601
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