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The Effect of Cloddiness of Soils on their Susceptibility to Wind Erosion 1
Author(s) -
Van Doren C. E.
Publication year - 1944
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1944.00021962003600100007x
Subject(s) - acknowledgement , citation , soil conservation , agriculture , library science , computer science , history , archaeology , computer security
S tests of the surface inch of soll to determine the percentage of various sizes of clods and soil particles have been in progress at the Amarillo Conservation Experiment Station for the past ~ years. The purpose of this study is to determine the susceptibility of soils to wind action in order to predict the probability of wind erosion and to make comparisons of the breaking down or building up of clods through the season. Changes in cloddiness may be caused by several factors, such as climatic conditions, type of tillage and seeding implement used, conditio~ of soil at time of tillage or seeding, kind of crop grown, and amount of residue on the surface or mixed in the surfhce soil. Clod stability and size distribution are important factors determining resistance of land to wind action.