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THE EFFECT OF BURNING OF NATIVE PASTURE ON SOIL TEMPERATURE IN NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES
Author(s) -
Norton B. E.,
McGarity J. W.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1965.tb00403.x
Subject(s) - pasture , soil water , environmental science , organic matter , thermocouple , soil science , hydrology (agriculture) , agronomy , geology , ecology , biology , materials science , geotechnical engineering , composite material
Thermocouples were used to measure temperatures at shallow depths (top 39 mm) in soils during late winter burning of hayed‐off native pasture. Different intensities of burning were investigated. The maximum temperature recorded for any treatment was 75–5°C, at 1 mm below the soil surface, and marked temperature rises were recorded only in the upper 10 mm of the soil. The results suggest that the temperature rise induced by burning would have little direct effect on soil organic matter, the microbial populations, or buried seeds. The possible significance of these results in practice is discussed.