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Table 9.1 Impacts of soil compaction on physical and hydraulic properties of soils
Property
Sweden
a
Brazil
b
Nebraska
c
Italy
d
S. Africa
e
Belgium
f
Macroporosity (%)
-
Penetration resistance (kPa)
ns
-
-
Bulk density (g/cm
3
)
ns
+
+
-
Saturated hydraulic
conductivity (mm/hr)
-
-
-
-
Runoff (mm)
-
Crop yield
-
Soil
Eutric Cambisol
Eutrorthox, Acrorthox
Pachic Haplustoll
Vertic Cambisol
Alfisols, Ultisols
[Not re-ported]
Symbols: - reduction, + increase,
ns
no significant difference
a
Arvidsson (
2001
)
b
Assouline et al. (
1997
)
c
House et al. (
2001
)
d
Pagliai et al. (
2003
)
e
Smith et al. (
1997
)
f
Verbist et al. (
2007
)
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