Granular Soil Structure Granular Soil Structure Crusted Soil Crusted - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Granular Soil Structure Granular Soil Structure Crusted Soil Crusted - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Granular Soil Structure Granular Soil Structure Crusted Soil Crusted Soil Soil Compaction Soil Compaction Native Soil Structure Native Soil Structure Microbes/Livestock Microbes/Livestock Bacteria Bacteria 1000 lbs/A 1000 lbs/A
Granular Soil Structure Granular Soil Structure
Crusted Soil Crusted Soil
Soil Compaction Soil Compaction
Native Soil Structure Native Soil Structure
Microbes/Livestock Microbes/Livestock
- Bacteria
1000 lbs/A Bacteria 1000 lbs/A
- Actinomycetes
1000 lbs/A M ld 200 lb /A
- Molds
200 lbs/A
- Algae
100 lbs/A
- Protozoa
200 lbs/A
- Nematodes
50 lbs/A Nematodes 50 lbs/A
- Worms
1000 lbs/A
Poor Soil Structure Prevents Water Movement
Water Saturated Soil Air Space Moisture Soil Moisture Soil Dry Soil
Nutrient Uptake and Root Structure Nutrient Uptake and Root Structure
Factors Affecting Active Nutrient Uptake Uptake
Oxygen Temperature Ion Interference
General view of the research plots (Ponta General view of the research plots (Ponta No residue No residue Grossa - PR) Grossa - PR) 5 ton/ha 5 ton/ha 10 ton/ha 10 ton/ha
Effect of the amount of residue in the corn root system distribution w ith depth (Mean 13 hybrids / resid e treatment) Effect of the amount of residue in the corn root system distribution w ith depth (Mean 13 hybrids / resid e treatment)
5,0 ton residue/ha 10,0 ton residue/ha
residue treatment) residue treatment)
No residue residue/ha residue/ha residue
Depth (cm)
342 298 256 349 492 317 309 294 281 392 575 237 218 194 275 404
0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
97 155 225 271 312 109 192 235 297 317 71 122 169 208 249
50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100
2 7 9 8 cm / 0 ,8 m 2
130%
3 0 0 1 cm / 0 ,8 m 2
140%
2 1 4 8 cm / 0 ,8 m 2
100%