<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research aims to assess the impacts of soil use management on runoff, soil losses, and their main soil controls in vegetable cropland (CROP), tilled olives (OT), and grass-covered olive orchards (OGC) on Leptosol in Croatia. Soil analysis and rainfall simulation experiments were conducted to quantify runoff (Run), soil, and nutrient losses. Bulk density (BD) was significantly higher at OT plots, in addition to the CROP plots. Water-stable aggregates (WSA), mean weight diameter (MWD), and soil organic matter (OM) were significantly higher in OGC plots compared to the other land uses. Run and soil loss (SL) were significantly higher in CROP and OT plots compared to the OGC plots. The CROP plots showed soil management that can be considered as unsustainable with 52, 68- and 146-times higher losses of phosphorus (P loss), nitrogen (N loss), and carbon (C loss) compared to the OGC plots. The principal component analysis showed that MWD was associated with vegetation cover (VC), water-holding capacity (WHC), WSA, OM, total nitrogen (TN), time to ponding (TP), and time to runoff (TR). These variables were negatively related to P2O5, Run, SL, and P, N, and C loss. Results indicate the need for the adoption of conservation strategies in croplands and olive orchards.</p></abstract>

This research aims to assess the impacts of soil use management on runoff, soil losses, and their main soil controls in vegetable cropland (CROP), tilled olives (OT), and grass-covered olive orchards (OGC) on Leptosol in Croatia. Soil analysis and rainfall simulation experiments were conducted to quantify runoff (Run), soil, and nutrient losses. Bulk density (BD) was significantly higher at OT plots, in addition to the CROP plots. Water-stable aggregates (WSA), mean weight diameter (MWD), and soil organic matter (OM) were significantly higher in OGC plots compared to the other land uses. Run and soil loss (SL) were significantly higher in CROP and OT plots compared to the OGC plots. The CROP plots showed soil management that can be considered as unsustainable with 52, 68- and 146-times higher losses of phosphorus (P loss), nitrogen (N loss), and carbon (C loss) compared to the OGC plots. The principal component analysis showed that MWD was associated with vegetation cover (VC), water-holding capacity (WHC), WSA, OM, total nitrogen (TN), time to ponding (TP), and time to runoff (TR). These variables were negatively related to P2O5, Run, SL, and P, N, and C loss. Results indicate the need for the adoption of conservation strategies in croplands and olive orchards.

Land management impacts on soil properties and initial soil erosion processes in olives and vegetable crops

Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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This research aims to assess the impacts of soil use management on runoff, soil losses, and their main soil controls in vegetable cropland (CROP), tilled...

Land management impacts on soil properties and initial soil erosion processes in olives and vegetable crops

Pubblicato online: 20 ott 2020

Pagine: 328 - 337

Ricevuto: 08 giu 2020

Accettato: 29 lug 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2020-0033

Parole chiave
Soil erosion, Tillage, Rainfall simulation, Agriculture land management, Mediterranean

© 2020 Igor Bogunovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Land management impacts on soil properties and initial soil erosion processes in olives and vegetable crops

Pubblicato online: 20 ott 2020

Pagine: 328 - 337

Ricevuto: 08 giu 2020

Accettato: 29 lug 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2020-0033

Parole chiaveSoil erosion, Tillage, Rainfall simulation, Agriculture land management, Mediterranean

© 2020 Igor Bogunovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Soil erosion, Tillage, Rainfall simulation, Agriculture land management, Mediterranean