Runoff plots (Parana - Argentina)

Objective
Evaluate water, sediments and agrochemicals losses in different crop sequences. Determine factor C of USLE
Data Access Statement
Available to collaborators only
Data license
Don't know
Data policy
Don't know
Organization
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
research organisation
Person
Emmanuel Gabioud
principal investigator
INTA-Argentina
Experimental Research Station - Paraná

Site: INTA Parana (Argentina)

Local code
3101
Location
Oro Verde
Entre Rios
Argentina
Geographic location
-31.855753, -60.530071
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Elevation
95 Metres
Slope
3.5°
Visits permitted?
Yes
History
Plots were conventionally tilled for 20 years before the experiment.
Management
Plots are under no-till management.
Soil type
Luvic phaeozem
Soil description
Mollisols (USDA Soil Taxonomy)
Climatic type
humid subtropical climate

Design period: (2006—)

Design description
Plots measure 4 m x 25 m
Number of plots
15
Number of replicates
3
Number of harvests per year
2
Crops
CropYears grown
maize
wheat
soybeans
pasture
Crop Rotations
W/S-M  2006—
  • 1
    wheat
    soybeans
  • 2
    maize
W/S  2006—
  • 1
    wheat
    soybeans
S  2020—
  • 1
    wheat
CC-S
  • 1
    wheat
    winter cover crop
    soybeans
Continuous corn reference plot
  • 1
    maize
Pasture reference plot
  • 1
    pasture
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
crop rotation
Measurements
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
runoffNot specifiedmmeach storm
sedimentsNot specifiedt/haeach storm
yield componentsNot specifiedt/haannually
nitrogen contentNot specifiedmgeach storm
phosphorous contentNot specifiedmgeach storm
pesticidesNot specifiedumeach storm

Related publications

  • María Carolina Sasal, Hubert Boizard, Adrián E. Andriulo, Marcelo G. Wilson, Joël Léonard, 2017. Platy structure development under no-tillage in the northern humid Pampas of Argentina and its impact on runoff. Soil and Tillage Research, Volume 173, Pages 33-41