Soil Aggregation and Water Infiltration

Soil slake test and infiltration demonstration of a silt loam soil managed with conventional (fall chisel and spring finisher) versus no-tillage and an intensive tillage system (rototilling 5+ times a year). The soil slake test is used to show the stability of soil aggregates, which are very important for soil water relations. This video shows a soil pit dug next to a research corn field where 30 years of tillage vs no-tillage operations have been used.

Down in the Soil Pit: The Link Between Soil Aggregation and Infiltration.  Dr. Francisco Arriaga, University of Wisconsin Extension Soil Scientist

http://www.soils.wisc.edu/extension/
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