Effect of wheel traffic on the physical properties of a Luvisol

Destain, Marie‐France; Roisin, Christian; Dalcq, Anne-Catherine; Mercatoris, Benoît

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.08.028

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“…Figure 5 shows the results of the wet scenario at a depth of 35 cm: a clear increase in soil compaction risk for harvest times (16 July to 15 August 2016 and 16 September to 15 October2016) emphasizes the effects of high wheel loads during wet soil conditions compared with dry soil conditions in Figure 4. The results of the wet weather scenario are in agreement with the findings of the former mentioned studies [13,40,72]: high wheel loads during maize and sugar beet harvest increase soil compaction risk. Figure 4.…”

Section: Temporal Variation Of Soil Compaction Risksupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Figure 4. The results of the wet weather scenario are in agreement with the findings of the former mentioned studies [13,40,72]: high wheel loads during maize and sugar beet harvest increase soil compaction risk.…”

Section: Temporal Variation Of Soil Compaction Risksupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The majority of field traffic activities were classified as "no risk". The low soil compaction risk in autumn contradicts the expectation that maize and sugar beet harvest cause the highest soil compaction as reported by e.g., Nevens and Reheul [72], Peth et al [13] and Destain et al [40]. In 2016, precipitation sum from July to September was 50% lower (93.2 mm) compared to long-term measurements (184.7 mm) [50].…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Soil compaction risk mainly depends on the soil moisture. Wet soils have a low load bearing capacity and a high susceptibility to soil compaction [39,40]. Increasing desiccation reduces the susceptibility to soil compaction.…”

Section: Soil Moisture Modelling (Monica)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatially Explicit Soil Compaction Risk Assessment of Arable Soils at Regional Scale: The SaSCiA-Model

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Soil compaction caused by field traffic is one of the main threats to agricultural landscapes. Compacted soils have a reduced hydraulic conductivity, lower plant growth and increased surface runoff resulting in numerous environmental issues such as increased nutrient leaching and flood risk. Mitigating soil compaction, therefore, is a major goal for a sustainable agriculture and environmental protection. To prevent undesirable effects of field traffic, it is essential to know where and when soil compaction may occur. This study developed a model for soil compaction risk assessment of arable soils at regional scale. A combination of (i) soil, weather, crop type and machinery information; (ii) a soil moisture model and (iii) soil compaction models forms the SaSCiA-model (Spatially explicit Soil Compaction risk Assessment). The SaSCiA-model computes daily maps of soil compaction risk and associated area statistics for varying depths at actual field conditions and for entire regions. Applications with open access data in two different study areas in northern Germany demonstrated the model’s applicability. Soil compaction risks strongly varied in space and time throughout the year. SaSCiA allows a detailed spatio-temporal analysis of soil compaction risk at the regional scale, which exceed those of currently available models. Applying SaSCiA may support farmers, stakeholders and consultants in making decision for a more sustainable agriculture.

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Section: Temporal Variation Of Soil Compaction Risksupporting

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“…Despite all these advantages, conservation tillage may cause negative effects, in particular under long‐term use. Possible problems include soil compaction (Salem et al ., ; Destain et al ., ), stratification of nutrients and soil organic matter (Deubel et al ., ; Lou et al ., ), and increased weed pressure (Bajwa, ; Nichols et al ., ).…”

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Comparing soil physical properties from continuous conventional tillage with long‐term reduced tillage affected by one‐time inversion

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Blaschek

Brunotte

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In addition to various positive aspects, long‐term reduced tillage may cause disadvantages such as increased weed pressure and soil compaction. Thus, single inversion tillage is customarily used for overcoming these drawbacks; however, the effects on the enhanced soil functions are unknown. The main objective of this study was therefore to assess whether improved soil physical properties following long‐term reduced tillage remain after one‐time inversion tillage by mouldboard plough. The study was undertaken on a silt loam field in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1996, this field has been subdivided into three treatments; one was managed conventionally using a mouldboard plough (CT), while on the others a chisel plough (RT1) and a disc harrow (RT2) were employed. In October 2014, the entire field was mouldboard ploughed. The following year, four field campaigns were conducted to compare the soil physical properties of the continuously conventional tilled plot with those affected by one‐time inversion tillage (RT1 and RT2). Dry bulk density (DBD), saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) and infiltration rate [K(h)] were analysed in untrafficked and trafficked areas in each plot. There were clear differences between CT and RT. At all sampling dates, both RT plots had higher Ks and K(h) compared with CT. These differences also occurred to some extent on the trafficked areas. This suggests that improved soil hydraulic properties remained after one‐time inversion tillage of a long‐term reduced tilled field. Thus, one‐time inversion tillage may offer a suitable measure for overcoming some of the main disadvantages associated with long‐term reduced tillage, while preserving the positive effects on soil physical properties.

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Quantifying and Modeling Management Effects on Soil Properties

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2022

Modeling Processes and Their Interactions in Cropping Systems

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Effect of wheel traffic on the physical properties of a Luvisol

Cited by 18 publications

References 37 publications

Spatially Explicit Soil Compaction Risk Assessment of Arable Soils at Regional Scale: The SaSCiA-Model

Spatially Explicit Soil Compaction Risk Assessment of Arable Soils at Regional Scale: The SaSCiA-Model

Comparing soil physical properties from continuous conventional tillage with long‐term reduced tillage affected by one‐time inversion

Quantifying and Modeling Management Effects on Soil Properties

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