roya vazirian; hamid reza asgari
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Abstract: Soil particles are one of the most effective characteristics related to erodibility and main hydrological and physical aspects of soil. This is important to understand soil characteristics which control soil stability in the case of conservation of soil structure. Also, recognizing critical ...
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Abstract: Soil particles are one of the most effective characteristics related to erodibility and main hydrological and physical aspects of soil. This is important to understand soil characteristics which control soil stability in the case of conservation of soil structure. Also, recognizing critical soil properties such as organic matters in the regions, where soil erosion is resulted from natural patterns of aggregates will be fundamental key in conservation strategies. In this paper, organic matter measurement, discovery of particles stability and interactions between these two factors have been aimed. Sampling was done in three different densities (<200, 200-400 and >200 stand per hectare) and 30 replications. The results revealed that Atriplex spp. Increased soil organic matter and also soil stability. Different planting distances were not effective in level of 5%. Therefore; improvement of soil particles stability and controlling soil erosion in the study area depend on soil management and implication of soil conservation projects.
Roya Vazirian; Hamid Reza Asgari; Majid Ownegh; Chooghi Bairam Komaki
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Understanding the relationship between soil and plant is essential for reclamation of degraded lands. In order to investigate the relationship between Atriplex halimus density with carbon sequestration the rangeland of Incheborun was studied. Soil samples were collected randomly by Auger in the depth ...
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Understanding the relationship between soil and plant is essential for reclamation of degraded lands. In order to investigate the relationship between Atriplex halimus density with carbon sequestration the rangeland of Incheborun was studied. Soil samples were collected randomly by Auger in the depth of 0-30 cm of the soil profile in three different plant densities (<200, 200-400 and >400 stand per hectare) with 30 replications. The data were subjected to ANOVA using statistical software SPSS 21.0. Means were separated by T-test at P≤0.5. The results of this research showed that the soil organic carbon have ranging from 0.48 to 0.64 (with an average of 0.56%) in Atriplex plantation areas, while the organic carbon have ranging from 0.03 to 0.12 (with an average of 0.078%) in the control region.Therefore, plantation measures caused significant difference in soil organic carbon contents per unit area in Atriplex plantation areas as compared to that observed in the control area. Sequestered carbon in per unit is 26.27, 27.85 and 30.66 ton/ha respectively for low, medium and high Atriplex density areas. The results indicated that the rate of organic carbon as well as soil carbon sequestration increased with plant density. There were no significant difference among sequestered carbon and soil organic carbon values under those three different levels of densities, while significant difference were observed between three plantation areas and control area.
