Journal
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 122, Issue -, Pages 139-148Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.04.004
Keywords
Soil detachment capacity; Temporal variations; Soil consolidation; Root growth; Tillage practices
Funding
- Hundred Talents Project of the Chinese Academy of Science
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41271287]
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Accurate estimation of the temporal variation in soil detachment capacity (D-c, kg m(-2) s(-1)) by overland flow and its potential influencing factors is critical to predict rill erosion. However, detailed information on the temporal variation in ID, remains limited for the cultivated lands in the Loess Plateau of China. This study was conducted to investigate the temporal variations in soil detachment capacity by overland flow using undisturbed topsoil samples collected from four typical crops (maize, millet, soybean, and potato) and to further identify the potential factors causing these changes during one growing season from early April to late September in 2012 in the Loess Plateau of China. The results showed that the measured mean D-c, was greatest for potato, followed by maize, soybean, and millet. Soil detachment capacity for each crop fluctuated significantly over time with a similar pattern of temporal variation. The temporal variations of soil detachment capacity were affected by tillage practices, soil consolidation, water-stable aggregates (WSA), and root growth. Soil detachment capacity of four crops could be estimated using flow shear stress, soil cohesion (SC), and root density (RD) (Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency = 0.89). Further studies are needed to investigate the potential effects of root architecture on soil detachment capacity by overland flow under different conditions. (c) 2014 IAgrE. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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