HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Free Full Text (PDF) Free Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in ISI Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (12) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Miller, J. J. Articles by Chang, C. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Miller, J. J. Articles by Chang, C. Agricola Articles by Miller, J. J. Articles by Chang, C. Related Collections Structure and Properties Soil Physics Vadose Zone Processes and Chemical Transport Animal Waste Hydraulic Conductivity

TECHNICAL REPORTS
Waste Management

Hydrological Properties of a Clay Loam Soil after Long-Term Cattle Manure Application

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1J 4B1

* Corresponding author (millerjj{at}em.agr.ca)

Received for publication May 21, 2001. Limited information exists on the effect of long-term application of beef cattle (Bos taurus) manure on soil hydrological properties in the Great Plains region of North America. A site on a clay loam soil (Typic Haploboroll) was used to examine the effect of manure addition on selected soil hydrological properties in 1997 and 1998. The manure was annually applied in the fall for 24 yr at one, two, and three times the recommended rates (in 1973) under dryland (0, 30, 60, and 90 Mg ha^-1 wet basis) and irrigation (0, 60, 120, and 180 Mg ha^-1). Manure significantly (P 0.05) increased soil water retention (0–5 and 10–15 cm) by 5 to 48% compared with the control at most potentials between 0 and -1500 kPa. Field soil water content (0–5 and 10–15 cm) was increased by 10 to 22% in the summers of 1997 and 1998. Manure increased ponded infiltration by more than 200% at 90 Mg ha^-1 under dryland (1998) and at rates 120 Mg ha^-1 under irrigation (1997). Field-saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_fs) of surface soil (1-cm depth) was significantly increased by 76 to 128% under dryland (1998) and irrigation (1997), as were number of pores > 1120 µm in diameter (37–128% increase). In contrast, manure rate had little or no effect on unsaturated hydraulic conductivity [K()] values (-0.3, -0.5, -0.7, and -1.0 kPa) in 1997 and 1998. Overall, soil hydrological parameters generally had a neutral or positive response to 24 yr of annual manure addition.

Abbreviations: EC, electrical conductivity • K_fs, field-saturated hydraulic conductivity • K(), unsaturated hydraulic conductivity • PAW, plant-available water • SAR, sodium adsorption ratio

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J. J. Miller, T. Curtis, F. J. Larney, T. A. McAllister, and B. M. Olson Physical and Chemical Properties of Feedlot Pen Surfaces Located on Moderately Coarse- and Moderately Fine-Textured Soils in Southern Alberta J. Environ. Qual., June 23, 2008; 37(4): 1589 - 1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				X. Hao, F. Godlinski, and C. Chang Distribution of Phosphorus Forms in Soil Following Long-term Continuous and Discontinuous Cattle Manure Applications Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., January 11, 2008; 72(1): 90 - 97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				G. A. Johnson, J. G. Davis, Y. L. Qian, and K. C. Doesken Topdressing Turf with Composted Manure Improves Soil Quality and Protects Water Quality Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., October 27, 2006; 70(6): 2114 - 2121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. Blanco-Canqui, R. Lal, L. B. Owens, W. M. Post, and R. C. Izaurralde Mechanical Properties and Organic Carbon of Soil Aggregates in the Northern Appalachians Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., August 4, 2005; 69(5): 1472 - 1481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. Blanco-Canqui, R. Lal, L. B. Owens, W. M. Post, and R. C. Izaurralde Strength Properties and Organic Carbon of Soils in the North Appalachian Region Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., April 11, 2005; 69(3): 663 - 673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]