Topsoil compaction

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

Broaders

• soil compaction

isPreventedBy

swelling

isPreventedBy

tillage

isPreventedBy

bioturbation

isPreventedBy

ploughing

isPreventedBy

effective soil management

isPreventedBy

natural processes

isPreventedBy

shrinkage

isPreventedBy

chiselling

isPreventedBy

soil biota activity

SIO_000557

topsoil compaction parameters

note

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

note

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

P1889

subsoil compaction

indicates

soil sensitivity