Chisel Tillage, Furrow Diking, and Surface Crust Effects on Infiltration Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Furrow dikes increased infiltration under both ponded and nonponded conditions. Cumulative infiltration was higher when raindrop impact energy was dissipated and, to some extent, when crusts were removed. Infiltration rate at the end of water application was lower with raindrop impact than when raindrop impact was eliminated; however, there were no differences in the final infiltration rate between the initially crusted and uncrusted soils. There were no differences in infiltration between chisel-disk and disk tillage measured during the mid growing season. Furrow dikes not only detain water on the surface to provide more time for infiltration, but also increase infiltration through increased hydraulic head and additional tillage performed during dike installation or by moving loose soil from the furrow into the dikes. Data do not support using the same hydraulic-conductivity value for both diked and undiked field conditions, which may cause underestimation of water conservation in furrow-diked fields. -from Authors

published proceedings

  • Soil Science Society of America Journal

author list (cited authors)

  • Baumhardt, R. L., Wendt, C. W., & Keeling, J. W.

citation count

  • 8

complete list of authors

  • Baumhardt, RL||Wendt, CW||Keeling, JW

publication date

  • July 1992

publisher