Changes in soil aggregate water stability induced by wetting and drying cycles in non-saturated soil
Changes in soil aggregate water stability induced by wetting and drying cycles in non-saturated soil
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.1982.tb01794.x
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发表时间:
1982-12
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
W. Utomo;A. Dexter
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作者:
W. Utomo;A. Dexter
Summary Wetting and drying of remoulded soil resulted in water stable aggregation. The greatest proportions of water stable aggregates arose from wetting and drying in the - 1 to - 100 kPa range of matric water potential. The effect occurred with sterile and non-sterile soil. but the proportion ofwater stable aggregates was less with sterile soil. The application of wetting and drying cycles in the laboratory to non-tilled soil resulted in a steady decrease in the proportion of water stable aggregates. With tilled soil, the proportion of water stable aggregates first increased to a maximum and then decreased steadily with further wetting and drying cycles. However. with sterilized, tilled soil, only a steady decrease in the proportion of water stable aggregates was observed. Natural water content fluctuations in the field after tillage gave an increase in water stability to a maximum after a few days followed by a steady decrease. The similarity of this result to that obtained in the laboratory for tilled. non-sterilized soil indicates that micro-organisms were probably contributing to the observed shortterm changes in the water stability ofaggregates in the field.