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The use of barley straw residues to avoid high erosion and runoff rates on persimmon plantations in Eastern Spain under low frequency-high magnitude simulated rainfall events
Antonio JordánPaulo PereiraAntonio Giménez-moreraMajid MahmoodabadiCoen J. RitsemaEric C. BrevikÓScar González-pelayoAgata NovaraMassimo ProsdocimiFuensanta García OrenesArtemi CerdàSaskia Keesstrasubject
erosion; hydrology; management; persimmon plantations; rainfall simulation.; Soil Science;Soil Sciencehydrology010501 environmental sciencesEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)01 natural sciencesHydrology (agriculture)0105 earth and related environmental sciencesEarth-Surface Processes2. Zero hungerSoil healthSoil organic matterPersimmon plantations04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesCOMERCIALIZACION E INVESTIGACION DE MERCADOSpersimmon plantations15. Life on landStrawBodemfysica en LandbeheerPE&RCerosion6. Clean waterManagementpersimmon plantationSoil Physics and Land ManagementAgronomyErosionEarth-Surface ProcesseSoil water040103 agronomy & agricultureErosionRainfall simulation0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceHydrologySurface runoffMulchmanagementrainfall simulation.description
[EN] Soil and water losses due to agricultural mismanagement are high and non-sustainable in many orchards. An experiment was set up with rainfall simulation at 78 mm h(-1) over 1 hour on 20 paired plots of 2 m(2) (bare and straw covered) in new persimmon plantations in Eastern Spain. Effects of straw cover on the control of soil and water losses were assessed. An addition of 60% straw cover (75 gm(-2)) resulted in delayed ponding and runoff generation and consequently reduced water losses from 60% to 13% of total rainfall. The straw cover reduced raindrop impact and thus sediment detachment from 1014 to 47 g plot(-1) h(-1). The erosion rate was reduced from 5.1 to 0.2 Mg ha-(1) h(-1). The straw mulch was found to be extremely efficient in reducing soil erosion rates.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |