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Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 35:147-149 (1971)
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Moisture Retention of Cultivated and Pastured Mollisols and Alfisols1

C. B. England2

ABSTRACT

Comparison of surface soil moisture characteristic curves for Mollisols and Alfisols under pasture and row-crop cultivation revealed that below 1/3 bar suctions cultivated Mollisols retained 40% more water and cultivated Alfisols retained 25% more than corresponding pastured soils. At tensions above 1/3 bar, cultivated soils of both orders held less water.


NOTES

1 Contribution from USDA Hydrograph Laboratory, Soil and Water Conservation Research Division, ARS, USDA. Beltsville, Md.

2 Research Soil Scientist.

Received for publication May 18, 1970. Accepted for publication August 4, 1970.







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