Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics (Dec 2018)

Impact of soil compaction on water content in sandy loam soil under sunflower

  • Nagy Viliam,
  • Šurda Peter,
  • Lichner Ľubomír,
  • Kovács Attila J.,
  • Milics Gábor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2018-0036
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 4
pp. 416 – 420

Abstract

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Soil compaction causes important physical modifications at the subsurface soil, especially from 10 to 30 cm depths. Compaction leads to a decrease in infiltration rates, in saturated hydraulic conductivity, and in porosity, as well as causes an increase in soil bulk density. However, compaction is considered to be a frequent negative consequence of applied agricultural management practices in Slovakia.

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