Title :
Hedgerow Affects on Physical Properties in Different Soil Layers on Sloping Land in Purple Soil Zone
Author :
Tian, Guo ; Binghui, He
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Minist. of Educ.), Southwest Univ., Chongqing, China
fDate :
July 31 2012-Aug. 2 2012
Abstract :
Contour hedgerow can efficiently improve soil structure and its ecological performance, retain soil nutrients and prevent non-point pollutants in sloping land. Effects of Leucaena Leucocephala hedgerow on the physical properties in 0-20 cm and 20-40 cm soil layer were evaluated under two kinds of land utilization patterns in 1.471%, 1.504% plots on sloping land in the purple soil area. Results indicate that in cropland plots, hedgerow had great influence on vertical distribution of soil microaggregates of both 1.471% and 1.504% slope plots. Hedgerows affects soil microaggregates of both slopes in 0-20 cm soil layer much better than that of 20-40 cm soil layer.
Keywords :
agriculture; ecology; land use planning; soil pollution; Leucaena Leucocephala hedgerow; contour hedgerow; cropland plots; ecological performance; land utilization patterns; nonpoint pollutant prevention; physical properties; purple soil zone; size 0 cm to 40 cm; sloping land; soil layers; soil microaggregates; soil nutrients; soil structure; Aggregates; Educational institutions; Microstructure; Pollution; Soil; Soil measurements; Water conservation; Hedgerow; Mechanical composition; Soil Physical properties; Soil microaggregates;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Manufacturing and Automation (ICDMA), 2012 Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
GuiLin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2217-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICDMA.2012.111
