Influence of cropping on the content,composition and dynamics of organic residue in the soil of the plough layer |
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| Authors: | A Kanal R Kõlli |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Estonlan Agricultural University, EE 2400 Tartu, Estonia |
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| Abstract: | Organic residue (OR) forms the undecomposed part of soil organic matter (SOM). The majority of it originates from plant remains, but to a certain extent it may also be derived from manure and from the remains of heterotrophic soil organisms. The OR content and dynamics are influenced by management practices (crop rotation, tillage, manuring). The main objective of this work was to study the effect of cropping on the content, fractional composition (coarse and fine fragments) and annual turnover of nonhumified SOM or OR in arable Podzoluvisol in the conditions of south Estonia and to evaluate the role of OR in the humus status of soil. Using the soil-coring method, the OR content and composition and underground phytomass (UGP) as a source of OR in the plough layer were studied. The soil cores (252) were taken during 1991–1992 from three long-term field trials cropped with wheat, barley, rye, potatoes and short-term clover-grass mixtures. The sample plots selected from field trials were tilled conventionally and fertilized according to normal Estonian soil management practice (with a mean rate of N80P23K40 kg ha-1 year-1). The average OR content in arable soil ranged from 1.0 to 1.6 g ash-free dry matter (DMaf) kg-1 soil. The greatest amount of UGP (2.85 g DMaf kg-1), as a source of OR in soil, was estimated for the 2-year clovergrass mixture. Soil organic carbon accumulated in the composition of OR forms 5.7% of the total organic carbon pool of the plough layer. In regular cropping systems the OR content and pool seem to fluctuate within limits determined by the pedoecological conditions of the soil. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon cycling Crop rotations Coarse and fine organic residue Soil organic matter Underground phytomass |
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