Tóth Zoltán (2012)
Effect of soil tillage on soil water content
Abstract
The effect of three different tillage methods on soil water content were studied in a long-time field experiment on eutric cambisol type of soil at the University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary. The design of the experiment is split-plol. The gravimetric soil moisture and soil porosity was measured in 0-20 and 20-40 cm soil layers in a maize culture. The results were evaluated with statistical methods. Differences were found in soil moisture content between the ploughing, discing and no-tillage methods, and also between the examined layers. This paper summarizes plant and soil interrelations regarding soil cultivation and soi I water content on maize production.