Abstract
Abstract Various tillage systems have limitations on soil health, such as the degradation of soil structure and organic matter under conventional tillage (CT) systems, as well as short‐term soil compaction in conservation tillage systems. A 3‐year field experiment was established to evaluate the integration of cover crop (CC) and organic amendments (OAs) into CT and strip tillage (ST) systems, and their impact on soil properties and cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum L.) productivity. The CC was cereal rye ( Secale cereale ), and the combined application of animal manure and biochar constituted the OA. In the third year, differences in soil compaction between the CT and ST systems were observed when the measurements were made after tillage. Moreover, integrating CC and OA under the CT and ST systems increased the soil depth to compaction zones. Soil compaction was observed at 27.5‐cm depth under CT, at 30‐cm depth under CT integrated with CC and OA, at 10‐cm depth under ST, and at 15‐cm depth under ST integrated with CC and OA, using 2 MPa as the threshold. In general, the integration of CC and OA tended to increase soil respiration, organic matter, and available nutrients, but the effects were not consistent across years and soil depth. Despite differences in the various soil health properties, the management systems had minimum impact on cotton productivity and fiber quality, indicating the ST was effective in preparing the seedbed. Moreover, the differences in soil properties were not at yield‐limiting levels within 3 years of the study.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
CT and ST differed in soil compaction after tillage in year three.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutumt0 - Outcome
- soil compactione0
- Qualifier
- In the third yeare0
- Comparator
- CT and ST systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In the third year, differences in soil compaction between the CT and ST systems were observed when the measurements were made after tillage.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Integrating cover crop and organic amendments increased depth to soil compaction zones.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- integrating CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- soil depth to compaction zonese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- CT and ST systemse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“integrating CC and OA under the CT and ST systems increased the soil depth to compaction zones.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil compaction occurred at 27.5-cm depth under CT.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- CTe0
- Outcome
- Soil compactione0
- Value
- 27.5‐cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil compaction was observed at 27.5‐cm depth under CT”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil compaction occurred at 30-cm depth under CT with cover crop and amendments.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- CT integrated with CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- depthe0
- Value
- 30‐cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“at 30‐cm depth under CT integrated with CC and OA”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil compaction occurred at 10-cm depth under ST.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- STe0
- Outcome
- depthe0
- Value
- 10‐cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“at 10‐cm depth under ST”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil compaction occurred at 15-cm depth under ST with cover crop and amendments.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- ST integrated with CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- depthe0
- Value
- 15‐cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“at 15‐cm depth under ST integrated with CC and OA”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Cover crop and amendments tended to increase soil respiration, inconsistently across years and depths.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- integration of CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- soil respiratione0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- not consistent across years and soil depthe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the integration of CC and OA tended to increase soil respiration, organic matter, and available nutrients, but the effects were not consistent across years and soil depth.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Cover crop and amendments tended to increase organic matter, inconsistently across years and depths.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- integration of CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- organic mattere0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- not consistent across years and soil depthe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the integration of CC and OA tended to increase soil respiration, organic matter, and available nutrients, but the effects were not consistent across years and soil depth.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Cover crop and amendments tended to increase available nutrients, inconsistently across years and depths.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- integration of CC and OAe0
- Outcome
- available nutrientse0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- not consistent across years and soil depthe0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the integration of CC and OA tended to increase soil respiration, organic matter, and available nutrients, but the effects were not consistent across years and soil depth.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Management systems had minimal impact on cotton productivity.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- management systemse0
- Outcome
- cotton productivitye0
- Direction
- minimum impacte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the management systems had minimum impact on cotton productivity and fiber quality”
Claim · model-written summary
Management systems had minimal impact on fiber quality.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Treatment
- management systemse0
- Outcome
- fiber qualitye0
- Direction
- minimum impacte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the management systems had minimum impact on cotton productivity and fiber quality”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that ST effectively prepared the seedbed.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- ST was effective in preparing the seedbede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“indicating the ST was effective in preparing the seedbed.”
t0“cotton”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil property differences did not reach yield-limiting levels within three years.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- yield‐limiting levelse0
- Qualifier
- within 3 years of the studye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the differences in soil properties were not at yield‐limiting levels within 3 years of the study.”
t0“cotton”
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