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Infiltration and Soil Loss Changes during the Growing Season under Ploughing and Conservation Tillage

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  • Gergely Jakab

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Balázs Madarász

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Judit Alexandra Szabó

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Adrienn Tóth

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Dóra Zacháry

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Zoltán Szalai

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Ádám Kertész

    (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Institute, 1112 Budapest, Hungary)

  • Jeremy Dyson

    (Syngenta Crop Protection AG, 40002 Basel, Switzerland)

Abstract

Decreased water retention and increased runoff and soil loss are of special importance concerning soil degradation of hilly crop fields. In this study, plots under ploughing (conventional) tillage (PT) and conservation tillage (CT; 15 years) were compared. Rainfall simulation on 6 m 2 plots was applied to determine infiltration and soil loss during the growing season. Results were compared with those measured from 1200 m 2 plots exposed to natural rainfalls in 2016. Infiltration was always higher under CT than PT, whereas the highest infiltration was measured under the cover crop condition. Infiltration under seedbed and stubble resulted in uncertainties, which suggests that natural pore formation can be more effective at improving soil drainage potential than can temporary improvements created by soil tillage operations. Soil erodibility was higher under PT for each soil status; however, the seedbed condition triggered the highest values. For CT, soil loss volume was only a function of runoff volume at both scales. Contrarily, on PT plots, some extreme precipitation events triggered extremely high soil loss owing to linear erosion, which meant no direct connection existed between the scales. Improved soil conditions due to conservation practice are more important for decreasing soil loss than the better surface conditions.

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  • Gergely Jakab & Balázs Madarász & Judit Alexandra Szabó & Adrienn Tóth & Dóra Zacháry & Zoltán Szalai & Ádám Kertész & Jeremy Dyson, 2017. "Infiltration and Soil Loss Changes during the Growing Season under Ploughing and Conservation Tillage," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:10:p:1726-:d:113261
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    1. Ádám Rieder & Balázs Madarász & Judit Alexandra Szabó & Dóra Zacháry & Anna Vancsik & Marianna Ringer & Zoltán Szalai & Gergely Jakab, 2018. "Soil Organic Matter Alteration Velocity due to Land-Use Change: A Case Study under Conservation Agriculture," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-11, March.
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