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ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
Volume 65, Issue 6, Pages 822-832Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2018.1532076
Keywords
Chiselling; no-till; spatial analysis; geostatistics; homogeneous zones; k-means
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas [677/Res, D5202]
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The effect of tillage on soil properties varies within field due to spatial variability of soils. Mapping changes of soil penetration resistance (PR) would be useful to understand and assess tillage practices to alleviate soil compaction. The objectives were to model the short-term effect of tillage on PR and its spatial structure, and to delineate homogeneous zones based on soil response in a Typic Argiudoll previously managed under no-till. A grid sampling for PR and soil water content (SWC) were performed before and after chiselling. Spatial analysis was performed on the effect of tillage on PR data by 10 cm layers and homogeneous zones were delineated by k-means cluster analysis. The effect of tillage was -0.33 MPa in 10-20 and 20-30 cm layer. No differences of PR were found at 0-10 cm. Short range (5-7 m) spatial structure on the horizontal plane was observed in all layers. Only 45% of the field showed a marked effect of tillage on PR. Mapping the effect of tillage on PR would be a useful approach for evaluating the global and local response of soil to tillage, as well as for delineating of areas within field for site-specific tillage practices.
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