Changes to the physical properties of soils puddled for rice during drying

Ringrose-Voase, A. J.; Kirby, J. M.; Djoyowasito, Gunomo; Sanidad, W.; Serrano, Clara; Lando, T.M.

doi:10.1016/s0167-1987(00)00124-0

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“…6). This was also reported by Ringrose-Voase et al (2000) in a field experiment at four different sites and by Kirchhof et al (2000) when soil was managed by wet ploughing and harrowing. Kirchhof and So (2005) also found a rapid decrease of soil moisture in the topsoil after drainage in a greenhouse experiment but still constant values in a depth of 20 cm.…”

Section: Soil Moisturesupporting

confidence: 75%

“…The term puddling involves the preparation of soils when they are wet or when clay is worked into a water-impermeable state (Bodmann and Rubin, 1948). It is an extreme and energy consuming way of tillage, because it results in the break down of aggregates and the destruction of macropores (Ringrose-Voase et al, 2000). The purpose of puddling is to soften the soil for the transplanting or seeding, to mix the soil with fertilizer, to flatten the soil surface, to control weeds, and to reduce water leakage (Yoshida and Adachi, 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Management-induced structural dynamics in paddy soils of south east China simulated in microcosms

Eickhorst

Tippkötter

2009

Soil and Tillage Research

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Section: Soil Moisturesupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Management-induced structural dynamics in paddy soils of south east China simulated in microcosms

Eickhorst

Tippkötter

2009

Soil and Tillage Research

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“…Puddling assists weed control and homogenization of the soil by destroying aggregates and macropores. The low mechanical strength of the puddled layer allows easy transplanting (Ringrose-Voase et al, 2000;Wopereis et al, 1992b). As a result of the activity of animal hooves or machines, a compacted zone (plough pan) is formed underneath the puddled layer.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Horizontal and vertical water and solute fluxes in paddy rice fields

Janssen¹,

Lennartz²

2007

Soil and Tillage Research

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“…Since 2 MPa is considered the critical value of mechanical impedance for root growth (Taylor et al, 1966, taken from Levy andSumner, 1998;Bedard et al, 1997;Sansom et al, 1998;Ringrose-Voase et al, 2000), it was concluded that all treatments exhibited a high to very high surface compaction. As well, all the treatments exhibited some reduction in crop emergence.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Techniques for controlling soil crusting and its effect on corn emergence and production

Amezketa

Aragüés

Pérez³

et al. 2003

Span. j. agric. res.

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Soil crusting is a serious problem in numerous irrigated soils of Aragon. It reduces water infiltration rate, seedling emergence and crop establishment, and enhances runoff and soil erosion. This paper analyses the efficiency of soil conservation practices (direct drilling and mulching) and chemical amendments (gypsum) on the control of soil crusting, and its effect on seedling emergence and corn production. The experiments were carried out in Sierra de Luna (Zaragoza) in a soil prone to crusting. The experimental design was a randomised complete block with six treatments and three replications: T1 (sowing and several irrigations until emergence, a practice known as «aguacive-ra» in Aragon; considered as the control treatment), T2 (sowing and delayed irrigation until post-emergence), T3 (direct drilling over nearly bare soil), T4 (direct drilling over legumes), T5 (T1 + gypsum), and T6 (T2 + gypsum). In all the treatments, except for T1 and T5, irrigation was delayed until post-emergence. Measurements were made on plant emergence, penetration resistance of the crust, final infiltration rate and corn production. All variables were significantly affected by the treatments. T6 was the most effective treatment in reducing soil crusting and enhancing water infiltration into the soil, whereas both T6 and T2 were the most effective at enhancing seedling emergence and corn production. The «aguacivera» treatments (T1 and T5) induced the highest crusting and emergence reduction and, together with T3, they were the least productive, whereas the direct drilling treatments (T3 and T4) followed an intermediate pattern. For crusting reduction, treatment T4 was more effective than treatment T3. The addition of gypsum coupled to a delay in irrigation until corn emergence was thus the most effective treatment of those tested in this work to reduce soil crusting.Key words: infiltration, soil conservation practices, direct drilling, gypsum, irrigation, legumes. Resumen Técnicas de control del encostramiento de los suelos y su efecto en la emergencia y producción de maízEl encostramiento del suelo es un problema serio en muchos de los regadíos aragoneses: reduce la infiltración, aumenta la escorrentía y erosión y reduce la emergencia y producción de los cultivos. Este trabajo evaluó la eficiencia del laboreo de conservación (siembra directa, acolchado) y de enmiendas químicas (yeso) para minimizar el encostramiento y su efecto en la emergencia y producción de maíz. El estudio se realizó en Sierra de Luna (Zaragoza), mediante un diseño experimental de bloques al azar con seis tratamientos y tres repeticiones: T1 (siembra y riegos hasta nascencia, conocido como «aguacivera» en Aragón, y considerado como control), T2 (siembra y retraso de riegos hasta después de nascencia), T3 (siembra directa sobre suelo casi-desnudo), T4 (siembra directa sobre leguminosas), T5 (T1 + yeso), y T6 (T2 + yeso). En todos los tratamientos, excepto T1 y T5, se retrasaron los riegos hasta después de nascencia. El número de plantas emergidas, el grado...

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Changes to the physical properties of soils puddled for rice during drying

Cited by 56 publications

References 6 publications

Management-induced structural dynamics in paddy soils of south east China simulated in microcosms

Management-induced structural dynamics in paddy soils of south east China simulated in microcosms

Horizontal and vertical water and solute fluxes in paddy rice fields

Techniques for controlling soil crusting and its effect on corn emergence and production

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