Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality

No-till soil management is common around the globe, but the impacts on soil structural quality varies depending on cropping practice and inherent soil properties. This study explored water repellency as a driver of soil stabilization, as affected by soil mineralogy, granulometry and organic carbon q...

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Main Authors: Behrends Kraemer, Filipe, Hallett, Paul D., Morras, Hector, Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro, Cosentino, Diego Julian, Duval, Matías, Galantini, Juan
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Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706119309474
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6190
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113902
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author Behrends Kraemer, Filipe
Hallett, Paul D.
Morras, Hector
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Cosentino, Diego Julian
Duval, Matías
Galantini, Juan
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Cosentino, Diego Julian
Duval, Matías
Galantini, Juan
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Hallett, Paul D.
Morras, Hector
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Morras, Hector
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Cosentino, Diego Julian
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description No-till soil management is common around the globe, but the impacts on soil structural quality varies depending on cropping practice and inherent soil properties. This study explored water repellency as a driver of soil stabilization, as affected by soil mineralogy, granulometry and organic carbon quality in three Mollisols and one Vertisol under no-till management and with different levels of cropping intensity. The studied soils were located along a west-east textural gradient in the northern part of the Pampean region of Argentina. Cropping intensity treatments evaluated in each one of the soils were: Poor Agricultural Practices (PAP) close to a monoculture, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) involving a diverse crop rotation and more targeted inputs, and the soil in the surrounding natural environment (NE) as a reference. NE had the greatest aggregate stability (MWD) of all cropping intensities, with GAP being more stable than PAP for Mollisols and PAP being greater than GAP for the Vertisol. This trend matched the Repellency Index (Rindex), with greater Rin dex associated with greater MWD,including the difference between the Mollisols and Vertisol. However, the persistence Of water repellency,measured by the Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) test followed the trend NE GAP PAP regardless of soil type. The increases in Rindex and MWD were related to higher intensification as measured by the Crop Sequence Index, and decreased with greater soybean occurrence in the sequence. Both WI)PT and Rin dex were closely related to aggregate stability, particularly for Mollisols. These results highlight the importance of considering the inherent soil characteristics texture and mineralogy to understand aggregate stabilization mediated by water repellency. Good correlations between soil water repellency, organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability were found. Under no-till, crop rotations can be altered to increase soil stability by inducing greater water repellency in the soils. The findings suggest that water repellency is a major property influencing soil structure stabilization, thus providing a useful quality indicator.
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spelling INTA61902020-02-14T12:06:20Z Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality Behrends Kraemer, Filipe Hallett, Paul D. Morras, Hector Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro Cosentino, Diego Julian Duval, Matías Galantini, Juan Soil Quality Mollisols Vertisols Calidad del Suelo Molisoles Vertisoles Water Drop Penetration Time Repellency Index Tiempo de Penetración de Gota de Agua Índice de Repelencia No-till soil management is common around the globe, but the impacts on soil structural quality varies depending on cropping practice and inherent soil properties. This study explored water repellency as a driver of soil stabilization, as affected by soil mineralogy, granulometry and organic carbon quality in three Mollisols and one Vertisol under no-till management and with different levels of cropping intensity. The studied soils were located along a west-east textural gradient in the northern part of the Pampean region of Argentina. Cropping intensity treatments evaluated in each one of the soils were: Poor Agricultural Practices (PAP) close to a monoculture, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) involving a diverse crop rotation and more targeted inputs, and the soil in the surrounding natural environment (NE) as a reference. NE had the greatest aggregate stability (MWD) of all cropping intensities, with GAP being more stable than PAP for Mollisols and PAP being greater than GAP for the Vertisol. This trend matched the Repellency Index (Rindex), with greater Rin dex associated with greater MWD,including the difference between the Mollisols and Vertisol. However, the persistence Of water repellency,measured by the Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) test followed the trend NE GAP PAP regardless of soil type. The increases in Rindex and MWD were related to higher intensification as measured by the Crop Sequence Index, and decreased with greater soybean occurrence in the sequence. Both WI)PT and Rin dex were closely related to aggregate stability, particularly for Mollisols. These results highlight the importance of considering the inherent soil characteristics texture and mineralogy to understand aggregate stabilization mediated by water repellency. Good correlations between soil water repellency, organic carbon fractions and aggregate stability were found. Under no-till, crop rotations can be altered to increase soil stability by inducing greater water repellency in the soils. The findings suggest that water repellency is a major property influencing soil structure stabilization, thus providing a useful quality indicator. Fil: Kraemer, Filipe Behrends. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Manejo y Conservación de Suelos; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Suelos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Hallett, Paul. University of Aberdeen. School of Biological Sciences; Gran Bretaña Fil: Fil: Morras, Héctor. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Suelos; Argentina. Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones de Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Diego Cosentino. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra de Edafología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Matías, Duval. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina Fil: Juan Galantini. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina 2019-10-24T10:44:36Z 2019-10-24T10:44:36Z 2019-08-23 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706119309474 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6190 0016-7061 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113902 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Geoderma 355 : 113902 (December 2019)
spellingShingle Soil Quality
Mollisols
Vertisols
Calidad del Suelo
Molisoles
Vertisoles
Water Drop Penetration Time
Repellency Index
Tiempo de Penetración de Gota de Agua
Índice de Repelencia
Behrends Kraemer, Filipe
Hallett, Paul D.
Morras, Hector
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Cosentino, Diego Julian
Duval, Matías
Galantini, Juan
Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title_full Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title_fullStr Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title_full_unstemmed Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title_short Soil stabilisation by water repellency under no-till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
title_sort soil stabilisation by water repellency under no till management for soils with contrasting mineralogy and carbon quality
topic Soil Quality
Mollisols
Vertisols
Calidad del Suelo
Molisoles
Vertisoles
Water Drop Penetration Time
Repellency Index
Tiempo de Penetración de Gota de Agua
Índice de Repelencia
url https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706119309474
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6190
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113902
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