Physical Properties of Soils Affected by the Use of Agricultural Waste

Ignacio Gomez Lucas, Jose Navarro-Pedreno, Maria Belen Almendro-Candel and Antonis Zorpas

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Abstract: This chapter provided an overview of the physical properties of soils and their importance on the mobility of water and nutrients and the development of a vegetation cover. It also gives some examples of why the use of agricultural residues can affect positively soil physical properties. The incorporation of agricultural wastes can be a sustainable practice to improve soil characteristics, favoring a model of zero waste in agricultural production and allowing better management of soils. We review and analyze the effect of the use as amendments of different agricultural residues, on physical properties of the soil (e.g., bulk density, porosity, and saturated hydraulic conductivity), especially related to the movement of water in the soil.

Keywords: saturated hydraulic conductivity; bulk density; porosity; agricultural wastes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.77993

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