Tillage System Affects Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Quality in Central Morocco
Joint Authors
Moussadek, R.
Mrabet, R.
Dahan, R.
Zouahri, A.
El Mourid, M.
Ranst, E. Van
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Stabilizing or improving soil organic carbon content is essential for sustainable crop production under changing climate conditions.
Therefore, soil organic carbon research is gaining momentum in the Mediterranean basin.
Our objective is to quantify effects of no tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) on soil organic carbon stock (SOCs) in three soil types (Vertisol, Cambisol, and Luvisol) within Central Morocco.
Chemical analyses were used to determine how tillage affected various humic substances.
Our results showed that, after 5 years, surface horizon (0–30 cm) SOC stocks varied between tillage systems and with soil type.
The SOCs was significantly higher in NT compared to CT (10% more in Vertisol and 8% more in Cambisol), but no significant difference was observed in the Luvisol.
Average SOCs within the 0–30 cm depth was 29.35 and 27.36 Mg ha−1 under NT and CT, respectively.
The highest SOCs (31.89 Mg ha−1) was found in Vertisols under NT.
A comparison of humic substances showed that humic acids and humin were significantly higher under NT compared to CT, but fulvic acid concentrations were significantly lower.
These studies confirm that NT does have beneficial effects on SOCs and quality in these soils.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moussadek, R.& Mrabet, R.& Dahan, R.& Zouahri, A.& El Mourid, M.& Ranst, E. Van. 2014. Tillage System Affects Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Quality in Central Morocco. Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moussadek, R.…[et al.]. Tillage System Affects Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Quality in Central Morocco. Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Moussadek, R.& Mrabet, R.& Dahan, R.& Zouahri, A.& El Mourid, M.& Ranst, E. Van. Tillage System Affects Soil Organic Carbon Storage and Quality in Central Morocco. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1015326
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1015326