Topsoil compaction

URI: https://soilwise-he.github.io/soil-health#TopsoilCompaction

Broaders

• soil compaction

isPreventedBy

natural processes

isPreventedBy

shrinkage

isPreventedBy

soil biota activity

isPreventedBy

bioturbation

isPreventedBy

chiselling

isPreventedBy

swelling

isPreventedBy

ploughing

isPreventedBy

tillage

isPreventedBy

effective soil management

SIO_000557

topsoil compaction parameters

note

Topsoil compaction can act as a warning sign that current practices do not sufficiently address the sensitivity of the soil.

note

The degree of topsoil compaction is difficult to clearly describe with thresholds because conditions are highly unstable and dynamic.

P1889

subsoil compaction

indicates

soil sensitivity