Effect of tillage systems combined with plastic film mulches and fertilizers on soil physical properties in a wheat-agricultural site in southern Iraq

  1. Gatea Al-Shammary, Ahmed Abed 1
  2. Lahmod, Nabil Raheem 2
  3. Fernández-Gálvez, Jesús 3
  4. Caballero-Calvo, Andrés 4
  1. 1 Soil Science and Water Resources Departments, College of Agriculture University of Wasit
  2. 2 Field crops department, College of Agriculture University of Wasit
  3. 3 Department of Regional Geographical Analysis and Physical Geography University of Granada
  4. 4 Dpto. de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física Universidad de Granada
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Cuadernos de investigación geográfica: Geographical Research Letters
  1. Rodrigo Comino, Jesús (ed. lit.)
  2. Muñoz Gómez, Casandra (ed. lit.)
  3. Rahdari, Mohammad Reza (ed. lit.)
  4. Salvati, Luca (ed. lit.)

ISSN: 0211-6820,  1697-9540

Año de publicación: 2023

Título del ejemplar: Land Degradation Risks: Key Topics to be faced over the world

Volumen: 49

Número: 2

Páginas: 51-63

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.18172/CIG.5544 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Cuadernos de investigación geográfica: Geographical Research Letters

Resumen

Este estudio investiga la influencia de tres sistemas de labranza (convencional, económico y con mantillo) cuando se combinan con diferentes aplicaciones de fertilizantes y cobertura plástica del suelo en propiedades físicas del suelo (SPP), a 0-20 cm de profundidad, en un área agrícola de trigo, durante el verano (del 1 de junio al 31 de julio de 2015). Los SPP incluyen la porosidad del suelo (Φ), el contenido volumétrico de agua del suelo 60 días después del riego a capacidad de campo (q60) y el diámetro medio ponderado de los agregados (MWD). El término cultivo con mantillo se refiere aquí a una práctica de conservación en la que la superficie del suelo es alterada por la labranza, de modo que los residuos del cultivo se mezclan con el suelo y una cierta cantidad de estos residuos permanece en la superficie del suelo. El mulching se refiere a la colocación de material inorgánico sobre la superficie del suelo para protegerlo. Los tratamientos del suelo incluyeron el sistema de labranza convencional que utiliza una combinación de arado de vertedera y grada de discos (MP+DH), labranza económica que usa un cultivador rotativo (RC) y labranza de cobertura que utiliza un arado de cincel (MT+CP); mulching plástico del suelo: mulching transparente (TM), mulching negro (BM) de 200 cm de ancho con 0,05 cm de espesor, y sin mulching (WM); y fertilizantes: fertilizante orgánico compuesto (CoF), fertilizante orgánico no compuesto (NoF) y fertilizante químico (ChF). El diseño de parcelas subdivididas bajo el diseño de bloques completos al azar (RCBD) se estableció en 27 tratamientos con 3 repeticiones, para cartografiar Φ, q60 y MWD en base a 81 muestras de suelo con todos los tratamientos. Los resultados mostraron que los diferentes tratamientos del suelo tienen diversos impactos en SPP. MP+DH alcanzó el mayor q60 (0,22 cm3 cm-3), MWD (0,85 mm) y Φ (56,87%). Por otro lado, MT+CP obtuvo un MWD mayor de 0,98 mm y un Φ menor de 49% en comparación con otros sistemas de labranza. El mantillo del suelo modificó significativamente el SPP, con BM alcanzando el mayor Φ (55,65%), q60 (0,35 cm3 cm-3) y MWD (1,06 mm). Los resultados no indicaron diferencias significativas entre los tipos de fertilizantes en SPP. El CoF tuvo un efecto significativo en MWD y se relacionó con las características del suelo estudiadas. Estos hallazgos pueden ayudarnos a comprender los efectos individuales y combinados del sistema de labranza, el mulching y la aplicación de fertilizantes en algunas características del suelo en el cultivo del trigo. Un estudio más centrado en la influencia de las profundidades de labranza y los tipos de mulchings (mulching de plástico versus mulching orgánico para diferentes cultivos) en una variedad de suelos y condiciones climáticas, así como en las propiedades térmicas del suelo, necesitaría una investigación más profunda.

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