Topsoil Properties as Affected by Tillage Systems in the Rolling Pampa Region of Argentina

• Published in: Soil Science Society of America journal Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 1242 - 1250
• Main Authors: Alvarez, Carina R, Taboada, Miguel A, Gutierrez Boem, Flavio H, Bono, Alfredo, Fernandez, Patricia L, Prystupa, Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison Soil Science Society 01.07.2009; Soil Science Society of America; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: aggregate stability; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Argentina; Biological and medical sciences; bulk density; Carbon; Clay loam; clay loam soils; conventional tillage; Cropping systems. Cultivation. Soil tillage; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Evolution; Exact sciences and technology; Farmers; Fossil fuels; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; grassland soils; Infiltration; infiltration (hydrology); Infiltration rate; Loam soils; no-tillage; Organic matter; Pampas region; pampas soils; Physical properties; Principal components analysis; Silt loam; silt loam soils; Soil erosion control; soil management; soil morphological features; Soil organic matter; soil penetration resistance; Soil physical properties; Soil science; soil structure; soil texture; Soil tillage; Soils; Surficial geology; Tillage; Tillage. Tending. Growth control; Topsoil; Water conservation; Argentina; Pampas region; South America; Argentina, Pampa; Cultural practice; soil management; grasslands; Soil tillage; Top soil; temperate zone; Soil science; Earth science; Influence factor; properties; System
• ISSN: 0361-5995; 1435-0661
• DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0246

Improved topsoil structural quality is expected under no-till farming, but soil physical constraints can develop under continuous no-till. Our objectives were: to evaluate the properties of loam, silty loam, and silty clay loam soils under various management practices on a regional scale; to clarify...