Wiss, Martin
- Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
A 13-year long-term experiment on the Loess Plateau of China was used to evaluate the effect of two different fertilizer regimes on the soil's physical/hydraulic properties. The fertilizer regimes included (i) control without any fertilizer (C), (ii) applications of chemical fertilizer (NPK), and (iii) applications of chemical fertilizer plus dairy manure (MNPK). Undisturbed soil cores were collected from the field to determine soil water retention curves and hydraulic conductivity (saturated and unsaturated). In addition, gravimetric water content, soil bulk density, porosity and saturated hydraulic conductivity were measured several times during the crop growing season to check seasonal variations. Annual application of manure increased soil water retention at the two soil depths tested (0-5 and 10-15 cm) relative to the control treatment (P
Published in
Geoderma
2006, volume: 136, number: 3-4, pages: 579-587
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
SLU Authors
Grip, Harald
- Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lövdahl, Lars
- Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.04.015
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/10786