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Temporal Variation in Soil Resistance to Rill Erosion in Cropland of the Dry—Hot Valley Region, Southwest China

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  • Yi Wang

    (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Land Resources Evaluation and Monitoring in Southwest China, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China
    College of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China
    Engineering Research Center for the Development of Farmland Ecosystem Service Functions, Chengdu 610068, China)

  • Xiaosong Qin

    (College of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China)

  • Yaping Kong

    (China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Dongdong Hou

    (College of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China)

  • Ping Ren

    (College of Geography and Resources Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China)

Abstract

In croplands, soil erosion resistance varies with both natural processes and human disturbances. To clarify the temporal variation in soil erosion resistance, nine cropland plots with three treatments (continuous fallow, fallow after tillage and tillage with corn) were established in the dry–hot valley region of China. A total of 144 field runoff simulation experiments were conducted from May to October to measure the soil detachment rate ( D c ), rill erodibility ( K r ) and critical shear stress ( τ c ). The results revealed that the natural dry—wet alternation had little influence on the continuous-fallowed soil erosion resistance. On the other hand, the tillage disturbance that occurred in May sharply increased the D c and K r to 2.24 and 3 times that of the continuous-fallow treatment, respectively. Then, the erosion resistance could be enhanced with surface consolidation for the fallow-after-tillage treatment. However, after three months of fallow, the K r was still 89.5% of the fresh tilled soil. In contrast, crop growth could significantly improve aggregate stability and reduce the K r to 38.2% in August and even further to 23.7% in October compared to the fresh tilled soil. It could be concluded that crop growth is more efficient in enhancing erosion resistance than the mechanical effect. The above results would benefit from the accurate modeling of cropland soil erosion dynamics and guide agricultural management in dry–hot climate regions.

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  • Yi Wang & Xiaosong Qin & Yaping Kong & Dongdong Hou & Ping Ren, 2024. "Temporal Variation in Soil Resistance to Rill Erosion in Cropland of the Dry—Hot Valley Region, Southwest China," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-15, April.
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    1. Ke-Lin Chen & Yan Yun-Fei & Yi-Heng Li & Heng Zhang & Ke-Ming Tang & Huai-Yu Wu & Yi-Yang Kang, 2023. "Temporal variation in soil rill erodibility and critical shear stress during concentrated flow for three different crops," Soil and Water Research, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 18(3), pages 181-191.
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