Gypsum soil amendment: modification of its chemical, physical and biological properties
Sodic soils occupy a large proportion of the Salado Depression. Sodium increases the pH and causes the dispersion of the clays, generating modifications in the structure of soils that harm the growth of crops by reducing their porosity and infiltration. The application of gypsum can improve the characteristics of sodic soils. A test was carried out in which three doses of gypsum were applied: A) 0 kg/ha (control); B) 100 kg/ha (in the seeding line) and C) 12000 kg/ha (in full coverage). The test was replicated using two crops: Fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and Agropiro (Thynopirum ponticum Barkworth & D.R.Dewey). In the different treatments, chemical (pH, electrical conductivity, exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) and organic carbon), physical (penetration resistance, shear resistance, bulk density and infiltration) and biological (percentage of implantation and net primary productivity) were measured. Gypsum lowered pH, increased electrical conductivity, and lowered ESP. In addition, it did not modify the shear resistance of the soil, but it did increase its load-bearing capacity in a situation of high humidity and improved its hydraulic conductivity. Although all these changes improved the implantation percentage of both crops, dry matter production was not modified.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2021
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/revagro/article/view/13098 |
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