Advances in soil heating experimentation: A novel methodological framework for laboratory studies

IF 6.1 1区 农林科学 Q1 SOIL SCIENCE
Yasmmin Tadeu Costa , Paulo Angelo Fachin , Edivaldo Lopes Thomaz
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Studies using controlled soil heating in the laboratory make it possible to understand and portray different scenarios of fire severity in the soil. However, some laboratory soil heating techniques do not maintain some field variables that are indispensable in heating and heat transmission through the soil and may underestimate the real severity of heating. This study aims to propose a new method for fire simulation, considering influence factors that are closer to the reality of natural fires. For that purpose, undisturbed samples were taken at 0–5 cm depth from Red-Yellow Ferralsol (n = 52) and Haplic Cambisol (n = 52) in the Vila Velha State Park – Paraná states - southern Brazil. The samples were experimentally heated in a conventional electric oven with internal air circulation based on three real field variables: oven temperature (100; 200; 300ºC), plant litter cover (absent and present), and soil moisture (<5 and 15–20 %), composing a 2x3x2 × 2 factorial scheme (n = 4). During heating, soil surface temperature was measured using thermocouples. The Kruskal-Wallis test was applied, followed by the Dunn test (p < 0.05), considering the asymmetric and non-normalized distribution of the variables. The final temperatures reached in both soils varied between 36.3 and 220.0°C, being reduced when moisture was higher, plant litter cover was present, and sand content was lower. In this test, therefore, the most influential factors in soil heating were the applied temperature and vegetation cover. The positive points of the proposed method are: 1) associating two or more factors in controlled experiments; 2) quantifying the magnitude of influence for individual or combined factors; 3) contributing to decision making regarding the proper moment to apply controlled fire, once the effects at different conditions of moisture, soil cover and type are identified; and 4) evaluating the realistic effects of low and medium intensity natural fire heating on soil properties.
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Soil & Tillage Research
Soil & Tillage Research 农林科学-土壤科学
CiteScore
13.00
自引率
6.20%
发文量
266
审稿时长
5 months
期刊介绍: Soil & Tillage Research examines the physical, chemical and biological changes in the soil caused by tillage and field traffic. Manuscripts will be considered on aspects of soil science, physics, technology, mechanization and applied engineering for a sustainable balance among productivity, environmental quality and profitability. The following are examples of suitable topics within the scope of the journal of Soil and Tillage Research: The agricultural and biosystems engineering associated with tillage (including no-tillage, reduced-tillage and direct drilling), irrigation and drainage, crops and crop rotations, fertilization, rehabilitation of mine spoils and processes used to modify soils. Soil change effects on establishment and yield of crops, growth of plants and roots, structure and erosion of soil, cycling of carbon and nutrients, greenhouse gas emissions, leaching, runoff and other processes that affect environmental quality. Characterization or modeling of tillage and field traffic responses, soil, climate, or topographic effects, soil deformation processes, tillage tools, traction devices, energy requirements, economics, surface and subsurface water quality effects, tillage effects on weed, pest and disease control, and their interactions.
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