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Spatial variability of hydrophysical properties of fallow sandy soils

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Spatial heterogeneity of soil hydrophysical properties was estimated in 2 fallow sandy soils at Csólyospálos and Örbottyán, Hungary. Significant differences in small particle (= silt + clay) content (5.0% vs. 13.7%), organic matter content (1.62% vs. 0.91%), and CaCO3 content (3.1% vs. 5.1%) measured at Csólyospálos and Örbottyán, respectively, resulted in a higher persistence of water repellency in the Csólyospálos soil. It also resulted in a significantly higher water sorptivity and hydraulic conductivity of the Örbottyán soil. The spatial heterogeneity of soil hydrophysical properties was significant reaching 3 orders of magnitude differences due to the variances of soil properties. The water repellency cessation time was inversely related to the hydraulic conductivity and water sorptivity at Csólyospálos site.

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  1. Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman Ottó str. 15., H-1022, Budapest, Hungary

    Renáta Sándor, Tibor Filep, Kitti Balog & Éva Lehoczky

  2. Grassland Ecosystem Research Unit, INRA, 5, Chemin de Beaulieu, 63039, Clermont-Ferrand cedex 2, France

    Renáta Sándor

  3. Institute of Hydrology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Račianska 75, SK-83102, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Ľubomír Lichner

  4. Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Brunszvik str. 2., H-2462, Martonvásár, Hungary

    Nándor Fodor

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Sándor, R., Lichner, Ľ., Filep, T. et al. Spatial variability of hydrophysical properties of fallow sandy soils. Biologia 70, 1468–1473 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2015-0182

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