Open AccessEffect of crop residues on soil aggregate stability
Author(s) -
Andrea Huisz,
Tibor Tóth,
Tamás Németh
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta agraria debreceniensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2416-1640
DOI - 10.34101/actaagrar/30/2986
Subject(s) - straw , agronomy , organic matter , crop residue , crop , aggregate (composite) , mathematics , environmental science , chemistry , biology , agriculture , materials science , organic chemistry , ecology , composite material
Soil structure may be improved by adding readily decomposable organic matter. The extent of amelioration depends on the chemical build-up and decomposability of the crop residues. Three different kinds of organic matters were investigated: (1) maize stem, (2) wheat straw, and (3) maize stem& wheat straw. Comparing the aggregate stabilizing effects of the differently decomposable organic matters to each other, the expected maize stem & wheat straw (mw) > maize stem (m) > wheat straw (w) order was proved.