{"id":21640,"date":"2021-05-13T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/?p=21640"},"modified":"2021-05-13T16:42:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:42:59","slug":"manuring-effects-on-visual-soil-quality-indicators-and-soil-organic-matter-content-in-different-pedoclimatic-zones-in-europe-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/en\/manuring-effects-on-visual-soil-quality-indicators-and-soil-organic-matter-content-in-different-pedoclimatic-zones-in-europe-and-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuring Effects on Visual Soil Quality Indicators and Soil Organic Matter Content in Different Pedoclimatic Zones in Europe and China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The article was written with the contribution of <strong>Tam\u00e1s Hermann<\/strong>, iASK research fellow and will be released in <strong>Soil and Tillage Research<\/strong> Vol. 212, in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A study was carried out to assess if the visual soil assessment method (VSA) would allow recognizing differences between soils receiving organic matter (OM) amendments and similar control soils, by the observation of visual soil quality indicators\u2019 score. 36 practices were identified across 8 pedoclimatic zones. These fields\/plots were paired with nearby control fields\/plots, without OM amendments, sharing similar farming features. A survey, comprising a VSA of the soil structure status, surface ponding, signs of erosion, earthworm counts and soil stability (slake test), complemented by measurements of soil organic matter (SOM) and permanganate oxidizable organic carbon (LOC) content, soil pH, penetration resistance and texture, on soils of both management system groups (OM addition and Control), was performed in 2016. Correlations of the visual soil quality indicators\u2019 score with SOM, LOC, other soil properties and climate variables and indices were calculated within each group; the correlations between soil properties, and between soil properties (SOM and LOC) and climate variables were also calculated. A statistically significantly higher proportion of soils of the OM group had a good score for \u201csoil structure and consistency\u201d and \u201csoil porosity\u201d. These differences are not directly explained by non-inherent soil properties. No statistically significant Spearman\u2019s correlation coefficients were observed between \u201csoil structure and consistency\u201d and either soil properties or climate variables; concerning \u201csoil porosity\u201d, distinct statistically significant correlations were observed between the two groups with different climate variables and indices. Correlations between the scores of the visual soil quality indicators and climate variables were found to follow the same directions of correlations of LOC content with the same climate variables, although the latter correlations were weak. Mean SOM and LOC content, were slightly higher in the OM group, although differences were not statistically significant. A high linear correlation between LOC (mg\/g) and SOM (%) (r = 0.65, n = 26) exists within the Control group, but not within the OM group (r = 0.20 and n = 26). When the relationship of SOM and LOC content with visual soil quality indicators\u2019 score was studied, statistically significant correlations were only observed between SOM and \u201cearthworm count\u201d within the Control group (r<sub>s<\/sub>\u00a0= 0.44), and between LOC and \u201csoil colour\u201d within the OM group (r<sub>s<\/sub>=-0.52). Both LOC content and LOC status (ranked as a function of LOC content and soil texture), had only\u00a0<strong>negative statistically significant correlations with visual soil quality indicators\u2019 score<\/strong>, questioning their worth as\u00a0<em>stand-alone<\/em>\u00a0soil quality indicators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong>: visual soil assessment, visual soil quality indicators, organic matter amendment, soil structure, soil organic carbon, labile organic carbon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The article is available online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0167198721001033?dgcid=author\">HERE<\/a>; valid ScienceDirect subscription is needed.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"teammember-single\"><div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/en\/people\/tamas-hermann\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hermann-tamas1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hermann-tamas1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hermann-tamas1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hermann-tamas1.png 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.iask.hu\/en\/people\/tamas-hermann\/\">Tam\u00e1s  Hermann<\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The article was written with the contribution of Tam\u00e1s Hermann, iASK research fellow and will be released in Soil and Tillage Research Vol. 212, in August 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":21641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,239,40],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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