Impact of Reservoir Tillage on Runoff Quality and Quantity

Developing reservoir tillage technology for semi‐arid environments

“…Reservoir tillage is an alternative method defined by Hackwell et al. (1991) and Rochester et al. (1994) as a system in which numerous small surface depressions are formed to collect and hold water during rainfall or irrigation to prevent surface run‐off.…”

“…Reservoir tillage is an alternative method defined by Hackwell et al (1991) and Rochester et al (1994) as a system in which numerous small surface depressions are formed to collect and hold water during rainfall or irrigation to prevent surface run-off. However, currently, reservoir tillage is used predominantly for soil erosion control in environments with higher annual but lower intensity rainfall than semi-arid environments.…”

Effect of integrated reservoir tillage for in-situ rainwater harvesting and other tillage practices on soil physical properties

“…Besides enhancing infiltration 42 and soil moisture storage (Kahlon et al, 2013;Liu et al, 2013), it technologies that use rainwater more efficiently are needed. 48 An alternative method to in-situ rainwater harvesting and 49 conservation tillage is reservoir tillage, which has been defined as a 50 system in which numerous small surface depressions are formed to 51 collect and hold water during rainfall or irrigation to prevent 52 surface runoff (Hackwell et al, 1991;Rochester et al, 1994;Patrick 53 et al, 2007;Salem et al, 2014 ridging (Hackwell et al, 1991;Wiyo et al, 2000;Brhane et al, 61 2006; Nuti et al, 2009 the major initial obstacles (Chen et al, 2005). The long-term benefit 119 from conservation tillage cannot be achieved easily, unless producers 120 see that the system works in a short term (Chen et al, 2005 The spiked roller was designed to fit the modified seeder.…”

“…The particle size distribution was determined using the pipette 291 method according to Piper (1950 mm (Oweis and Taimeh, 1996;Boers, 1997;Gammoh, 2013), 352 where: calculated using the following equation (Hensley et al, 2000): There were significant differences between RT and CT in soil properties of soil tillage implements, but also because of their 403 operational variables (Taniguchi et al, 1999;Albiero et al, 2011 Table 5 shows the depth of runoff (mm) and soil losses (t ha other studies (e.g., Rochester et al, 1994;Ventura et al, 2005;493 Patrick et al, 2007;Salem et al, 2014). Detachment and transport 494 by the concentrated flow is one of the main processes involved in 495 soil erosion (Foster and Meyer, 1975 …”

Design Criteria for Planning the Agricultural Rainwater Harvesting Systems: A Review

“…The fifth group (reserve tillage systems) makes use of machinery to build footprints in the earth. This method is similar conservation tillage but generates water storage obtained by the formation of small surface deposits [109]. Essentially, the advantage of this method is that it improves soil moisture and increases agricultural productivity, which is associated with soil texture and consequently its productivity.…”