Organic Matter and Water Stability of Field Aggregates Affected by Tillage in South Dakota

Autor: Sara F. Wright, TheCan Caesar, Kristine A. Nichols, James A. Rice, Michael Ellsbury, Thomas E. Schumacher, Gabriela Chilom, Joseph L. Pikul, Anna Eynard, Jane M. F. Johnson
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Soil Science Society of America Journal. 73:197-206
ISSN: 1435-0661
0361-5995
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0184
Popis: Tillage has been associated with soil organic matter (SOM) decline. A case study of two adjacent farms was conducted in eastern South Dakota. One farm used no-till (NT) and the other used chisel tillage (CT). We hypothesized that soil under NT, compared with tillage, would have both greater quantity and greater quality of SOM and that this improved SOM condition would result in increased water stable aggregation (WSA). A rotary sieve was used to sort dry field aggregates into six size groups: 19 mm. Water stable aggregation, soil organic C (SOC), N, glomalin, and basidiomycete fungi were measured. Fine particulate soil organic matter (fPOM, 0.5-0.053 mm) and coarse particulate organic matter (2.0-0.5 mm) were isolated by sieving. Quantitative solid-state 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance was used to determine C type in humic acid, humin, and whole soil. The fPOM/SOM ratio was greatest in
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