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- Title
Temporal variation of soil erosion resistance on sloping farmland during the growth stages of maize (Zea mays L.).
- Authors
Ma, Rui; Zheng, Zicheng; Li, Tingxuan; He, Shuqin; Zhang, Xizhou; Wang, Yongdong; Huang, Huagang; Ye, Daihua
- Abstract
Maize growth has great effects on soil properties and thus likely induces the changes in soil erosion resistance on sloping farmland. However, temporal variation of soil erosion resistance during the growth stages of maize is still unclear in the mountainous yellow soil area where maize is the dominant crop. In this study, four maize plots (MP) and four bare land plots (CK) were conducted to investigate soil erosion resistance, and multiple indicators of soil erosion resistance were measured including the total soil anti‐scourability (TAS), mean weight diameter (MWD), soil erodibility K factor and soil shear strength (SH). A comprehensive soil erosion resistance index (CSERI) was employed to quantify the temporal variation of soil erosion resistance during the growth stages of maize (seedling stage, SS; jointing stage, JS; tasselling stage, TS; maturing stage, MS). The results showed that TAS, MWD, SH increased significantly with maize growth and SH decreased when at MS. But K factor decreased significantly over time. CSERI increased significantly during the growth stages of maize and the CSERI of JS, TS, MS increased on average by 74.72, 180.68 and 234.57% than that of SS. Compared to CK, CSERI of MP increased by 49.90, 66.82, 55.60 and 38.61% during the growth stages of maize. The temporal variation of soil erosion resistance was closely related to the changes in maize cover, maize roots and soil organic carbon. The findings demonstrated that it is necessary to consider the temporal variation of soil erosion resistance in the mountainous yellow soil area.
- Subjects
SOIL erosion; CORN; SHEAR strength of soils; CORN growth
- Publication
Hydrological Processes, 2021, Vol 35, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
0885-6087
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hyp.14353