Woodslee Tile Run-off Rotation Experiment

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Objective
The experiment was designed primarily to study the impacts of cropping and land management on yields and soil fertility, however, it is also capable of monitoring the quantity and quality of tile drainage and surface runoff
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Organization
Whelan Experimental Farm
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Site: Woodslee

Type
research station field
Location
Lakeshore
Ontario
Canada
Geographic location
42.216667, -82.733333
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Elevation
186 Metres
Visits permitted?
No
Soil description
The soil is a Brookston clay loam (Canadian soil classification: Orthic Humic Gleysol; USDA soil classification: poorly drained, fine, loamy, mixed, mesic, Typic Argiaquoll)
Soil properties
VariableDepthValue (range)UnitsRef yearEstimated?Baseline?
sand content0 – 20 Centimetres28 Percent
silt content0 – 20 Centimetres34 Percent
clay content0 – 20 Centimetres38 Percent
soil organic carbon0 – 20 Centimetres (1.8 – 3.6) Percent
Climate description
Climate is humid temperate.
Climate properties
VariableTime periodValue (range)Units
precipitation 1959 – 2013 846 millimeter
air temperature 1959 – 2013 8.9 degree Celsius

Design period: (1957—)

Design description
The experiment has 12 plots testing three rotations and two fertilization factor levels. Plots measure 76.2 x 12.2 m.
Number of plots
12
Number of replicates
1
Number of harvests per year
1
Crops
CropYears grown
maize
Poa pratensis
alfalfa
oats
Crop Rotations
Continuous maize
  • 1
    maize
Continuous bluegrass
  • 1
    Poa pratensis
M-O-A-A
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    oats
  • 3
    alfalfa
    Alfalfa
  • 4
    alfalfa
    Alfalfa
Factor
Factor name
Factor levels
fertilizer exposure
inorganic fertilizers
Fertilizers applied following local recommendations
no fertilizers
Measurements
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
water flowSoil
concentration of nitrate in soilSoil
grain yield traitmaize

Related publications

  • Woodley, A.L., Drury, C.F., Reynolds, W.D., Tan, C.S., Yang, X.M. and Oloya, T.O. (2018), Long-term Cropping Effects on Partitioning of Water Flow and Nitrate Loss between Surface Runoff and Tile Drainage. J. Environ. Qual., 47: 820-829.
  • ReynoldsW. D., DruryC. F., YangX. M., TanC. S., and YangJ. Y.. Impacts of 48 years of consistent cropping, fertilization and land management on the physical quality of a clay loam soil. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 94(3): 403-419.