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International Agrophysics
publisher:Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland
ISSN: 0236-8722


vol. 26, nr. 3 (2012)

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Impact of diverse tillage on soil moisture dynamics
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C. Sławiński1, J. Cymerman2, B. Witkowska-Walczak1, K. Lamorski1
1 Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
2 State School of Higher Education, Pocztowa 54, 22-100 Chełm, Poland

vol. 26 (2012), nr. 3, pp. 301-309
abstract The influences of traditional and reduced tillage on the water content dynamics of two soils were investigated in a long-term field experiment under nearly the same meteorological conditions for a winter wheat monoculture during three years. In addition to the moisture changes, the basic physicochemical properties, water retention, differential porosity and hydraulic conductivity of the investigated soils were measured. The results have shown the dependence between moisture and the tillage system applied for both types of soil. The soil water content was higher under reduced tillage in comparison to traditional management.
keywords soil, tillage, pores, water properties, moisture dynamics