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Changes in the physical status of soils on the slopes in the landscape farming system were studied. It was found that agricultural use affected the main physical properties of the soils: the bulk density and the water stability of the aggregates. The soil is more compacted on a slope with a gradient of 1–3 degrees, and a decreased water stability of the aggregates is observed on a slope with a gradient of 3–5 degrees.
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Original Russian Text © L.G. Smirnova, L.L. Novykh, E.A. Pelekhotse, 2006, published in Pochvovedenie, 2006, No. 3, pp. 311–316.
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Smirnova, L.G., Novykh, L.L. & Pelekhotse, E.A. Physical properties of chernozems on slopes in the landscape farming system. Eurasian Soil Sc. 39, 278–282 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229306030069
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229306030069