Effects of soil structural properties on saturated hydraulic conductivity under different land-use types
Yanli Jiang A and Ming’an Shao A B C
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A College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
B State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, P.R. China.
C Corresponding author. Email: mashao@ms.iswc.ac.cn
Soil Research 52(4) 340-348 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR12309
Submitted: 31 October 2012 Accepted: 21 September 2013 Published: 22 April 2014
Abstract
Soil structure has important influences on edaphic conditions and environment, is often related to aggregate stability. The saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is an important soil hydraulic property that affects water flow and transport of dissolved solutes. The objective of this study was to analyse the impact of water-stable aggregate stability on Ks under different land-use types. Using a range of aggregate stabilities in disturbed soil columns, Ks was measured and relationships between the mean weight diameter (MWD) of aggregates and Ks for three different conditions (three soil layers, four land use types, two water supply methods) were determined. Differences between soil aggregate characteristics and organic matter content among the land use types were significant. Using both both top and bottom water supply methods, MWD was related to Ks by a non-linear function (coefficient of determination >0.95), and land-use type and water supply method were significant factors. When undisturbed soil columns were investigated, the relationship between MWD and Ks was obscured by other soil environmental factors.
Additional keywords: land-use type, mean weight diameter, saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil structure, water-stable aggregate.
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