Soil penetrating quality in cultivated and forested coastal plain sands of Southern Nigeria
| Autor: | Bassey E. Udom, Johnson Kayode Adesodun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Hydrology
chemistry.chemical_classification geography geography.geographical_feature_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Soil biodiversity Coastal plain Bulk soil Soil Science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Soil type complex mixtures 01 natural sciences No-till farming chemistry Soil water 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Organic matter Soil fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 62:963-971 |
| ISSN: | 1476-3567 0365-0340 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03650340.2015.1107677 |
| Popis: | Conversion of natural forest to intensive cultivation makes to soil susceptible to flooding, declining fertility and loss of organic matter (OM) and reduced water movement into and within the soil. We studied infiltration rates and related soil penetrating indicators of forested and cultivated soils in humid tropical coastal plain sands in Southern Nigeria. Results showed that mean-weight diameter (MWD) and water stability of aggregates were higher in forested than cultivated soils. Stable aggregates > 1.00 mm were 16.5% and 31.1% respectively, for cultivated and forested soils at 0–15 cm depth, indicating formation of more macro-aggregates in forested soil. Soil disturbance through cultivation decreased hydraulic conductivity and increased bulk density of the soil. Infiltration rate attained after 2 hours was higher in forested soil. Temporary infiltration rate of 178 mm hr−1 at initial time in cultivated soil was followed by very low infiltration rate of 7 mm hr−1 after 2 hours. Soil organic mat... |
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