Particle Size Distribution (Texture) of Eroded Soil Material

• Published in: Journal of agronomy and crop science (1986) Vol. 188; no. 5; pp. 311 - 322
• Main Authors: Basic, F., Kisic, I., Nestroy, O., Mesic, M., Butorac, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Germany Blackwell Verlag GmbH 01.10.2002; Blackwell
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biological and medical sciences; erosion; erosional drift; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Soil erosion, conservation, land management and development; Soil science; Stagnic Luvisol; texture; tillage system; Europe; Croatia; Clay; Soil erosion; Sand; Soil tillage; Cultivated soil; Property of soil; Loam; Experimental study; Texture; Time variation; Soil conservation; Particle size distribution; Luvisols; Contour cultivation; Conservation tillage; Soil science
• ISSN: 0931-2250; 1439-037X
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2002.00567.x

The total quantity of erosional drift on a Stagnic Luvisol on which six tillage methods were used was measured over 5 years of investigation. The texture of the tilled soil and the erosional drift for each trial method was recorded in the same plots. The results obtained suggested that erosional drift was generally richer in silt and clay particles. The standard deviations of coarse sand indicated that approximately the same quantity of coarse sand was found in plot soil and in erosional drift for all tillage methods. Sometimes more and sometimes fewer fine sand particles were found in erosional drift than in plot soil. In most cases, more silt particles were found in erosional drift than in plot soil. The standard deviation and coefficient of variation for clay and silt were higher in erosional drift than in plot soil for all methods. The highest content of clay particles was recorded in erosional drift from the no‐tillage treatment in all investigation years. The results suggest that the correct choice of tillage method (no‐tillage and ploughing across the slope) on a Stagnic Luvisol can protect the soil on a slope.