Cropping system influences on soil chemical properties and soil quality in the Great Plains
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Soil management and cropping systems have long-term effects on agronomic and environmental functions. This study examined the influence of contrasting management practices on selected soil chemical properties in eight long-term cropping system studies throughout the Great Plains and the western Corn Belt. For each study, soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), particulate organic matter (POM), inorganic N, electrical conductivity (EC), and soil pH were evaluated at 0–7.5, 7.5–15, and 15–30 cm within conventional (CON) and alternative (ALT) cropping systems for 4 years (1999–2002). Treatment effects were primarily limited to the surface 7.5 cm of soil. No-tillage (NT) and/or elimination of fallow in ALT cropping systems resulted in significantly (P<0.05) greater SOC and TN at 0–7.5 cm within five of the eight study sites [Akron, Colorado (CO); Bushland, Texas (TX); Fargo, North Dakota (ND); Mandan, ND; and Swift Current, Saskatchewan (SK), Canada]. The same pattern was observed with POM, where POM was significantly (P<0.05) greater at four of the eight study sites [Bushland, TX, Mandan, ND, Sidney, Montana (MT), and Swift Current, SK]. No consistent pattern was observed with soil EC and pH due to management, although soil EC explained almost 60% of the variability in soil NO 3-N at 0–7.5 cm across all locations and sampling times. In general, chemical soil properties measured in this study consistently exhibited values more conducive to crop production and environmental quality in ALT cropping systems relative to CON cropping systems.
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Soil organic carbon is a parameter known to respond slowly to changes in management in semiarid agro-ecosystems.
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- Authors
- Mikha, M. M., Vigil, M. F., Liebig, M. A., Bowman, R. A., McConkey, B., Deibert, E. J., & Pikul, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
- North Dakota State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mikha, M.M.
- Venue
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2006-03
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26-35
- ISSN
- 0889-1893 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-1705
- 1742-1713
- OpenAlex
- W2029104992
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 7.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Keywords
- cropping systems, soil chemical properties, soil quality, soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, particulate organic matter, no-tillage, alternative cropping systems, conventional cropping systems, soil electrical conductivity, soil pH, nitrate nitrogen, Great Plains, Western Corn Belt, long-term soil management
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