Efficacy of mulch and tillage options to reduce runoff and soil loss from asparagus interrows

Niziolomski, Joanna; Simmons, Robert W.; Rickson, R. J.; Hann, M. J.

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2020.104557

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“…Many technologies were tested to enhance the availability of water for plants and to protect water loss. It is verified that mulches enhance the availability of water for plants by their impact on reducing erosion, evaporation, surface temperature, wind impact, and weed infestation [37][38][39]. Different researchers reported that coloured plastic mulches have a visible impact on effective water use, protection against water loss, and enhancing water use efficiency for different crops [15,25,39,40].…”

Section: Effect Of Coloured Plastic Mulches On Soil Water and Water Use Efficiencymentioning

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Coloured plastic mulches: impact on soil properties and crop productivity

Amare

Desta

2021

Chem. Biol. Technol. Agric.

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Mulches are materials applied in a soil surface for different roles and purposes. Plastic mulches with different colour have been developed and utilized in different crop production systems. Using coloured plastic mulches is mainly focused in modifying the radiation budget and decreasing the soil water loss. Besides, it helps to regulate soil temperature, water use efficiency, plant growth, yield, quality and weed and insect infestation. In this review, the knowledge and possible application of coloured plastic mulches, which can improve the soil physical properties, growth, yield, and quality crops has been reviewed and discussed. The role of coloured plastic mulches to mitigate the harmful effect of environmental stress in crops is also examined. Various physicochemical processes leading to improved crop production under the effect of coloured plastic mulches are also discussed. The combined results indicated that, effect of coloured plastic mulches is highly significant on soil temperature, moisture and water holding capacity. While black and blue plastics increase soil temperature, clear and white decreases it. Higher number of fruits, number of roots, tubers and bulbs was recorded in use of coloured plastic mulches. Similarly, the TSS, Vitamin C and juice percentage of different plants also showed significant improvement. It is also reported that weed infestation and viral diseases is highly reduced. Coloured plastic mulches also have some negative impacts like, decrease growth and yield in some plants, increase pest infestation, microplastics contamination, soil puddling, soil structural loss and reduce activity of soil-microorganisms. Therefore, use of coloured plastic mulches require close inspection of interaction with factors like; cropping season, root zone temperature, crop type, insect pest infestation and water use efficiency factors.

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Section: Effect Of Coloured Plastic Mulches On Soil Water and Water Use Efficiencymentioning

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Coloured plastic mulches: impact on soil properties and crop productivity

Amare

Desta

2021

Chem. Biol. Technol. Agric.

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“…The strategies to reduce the soil losses and preserve the soil properties request innovative ideas such as the use of mulches. Mulches cover the soil and avoid the raindrop impact and, then, reduce the soil losses (Niziolomski et al 2020) and improve the soil quality (Alewoye Getie et al 2020). Mulches also induce a lower emission of greenhouse gas emission (Bamber et al 2020), and it is mainly applied in the transition from conventional to organic farming (Massaccesi et al 2020).…”

Section: The Pago Casa Gran Findings Under the Light Of The Current Smentioning

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Vicia sativa Roth. Can Reduce Soil and Water Losses in Recently Planted Vineyards (Vitis vinifera L.)

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Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are established and the soil is bare. In this research, we propose the use of the Vicia sativa Roth. to reduce the soil losses during the first year to control the peak of soil erosion after the plantation in tilled vineyards. To test its efficiency, rainfall simulation experiments were carried out with field surveys in The Casa Pago Gran, in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula. Our results demonstrate that soil properties (organic matter and soil bulk density) and soil erosion (soil loss, runoff and sediment concentration) were significantly different between the control plot (tilled) and with cover crops along with August 2016, 2017 and 2018 measurement periods, but not during January 2016, coinciding with the initial survey before the vetch sown. Runoff initiation was delayed in 3.7 times after 3 years (from 190 till 709 s). The runoff discharge was reduced by the Vicia sativa from 32.87 till 13.68%, the sediment concentration went down from 18.54 till 3.81 gr l−1 and the soil erosion from 3.36 to 0.29 Mg ha−1 year−1. An increase in soil bulk density was registered but did not affect the runoff generation either the soil losses, that was reduced by the plant cover. We conclude that it is necessary to include soil erosion control measures such as the use of Vicia sativa to reduce soil erosion processes during the first stages of the vineyard plantations due to the soil quality improvements and the reduction in soil and water losses.

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“…This therefore affirms the effect tillage practices have on topsoil (5 cm) crop-dependent macronutrients as well as a soil's vulnerability to erosion. Whiles conventional tillage is reported to be detrimental to soil's OC as well as fertility level with antecedent undesirable effect on soil structure, water storage, and accelerated soil erosion (Blair et al, 2006;Niziolomski et al, 2020), conservational tillage on the other hand is reported to give rise to an obverse phenomena (Sharma et al, 2013;Plaza et al, 2013;Sharma et al, 2013;Plaza et al, 2013;Powlson et al, 2012).…”

Section: Physico-chemical Topsoil Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%