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vol. 5, nr. 1 (2005)
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Evaluation of soil translocation due to deep mouldboard plow
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Jerzy Rejman1, Jan Paluszek2
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1 Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Doświadczalna 4, 20-902 Lublin |
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2 Institute of Soil Science and Environmental Management, University of Agriculture ul. Leszczyńskiego 7, 20-069 Lublin |
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vol. 5 (2005), nr. 1,
pp. 129-135
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abstract:
Soil translocation due to deep moldboard plow (up to 23-24 cm) was studied on a soil developed from loess. Tillage was performed with a 3-blade plough along a slope of 12%. Aluminium cubes of 15 mm edge-length were used as tracers. The studies showed that soil was displaced – on average – by a distance of 37.1 and 23.6 cm along tillage direction, respectively for down-slope and up-slope tillage. Average translocation across the slope (perpendicular to tillage direction) was 39.2 and 39.8 cm, respectively for down-slope and up-slope tillage direction. The results showed that each year about 45.8 kg of soil is displaced in down-slope direction from a field width of 1 m. The studies indicated that tillage implements are an important factor in relief and soil transformation of eroded areas.
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keywords:
tillage erosion, mouldboard plow, loess soil
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original in:
Polish
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