Effects of length and application rate of rice straw mulch on surface runoff and soil loss under laboratory simulated rainfall

Forest land affected by deforestation yields high soil and water losses. Suitable management practices need to be found that can reduce these losses and achieve ecological and hydrological sustainability of the deforested areas. Mulch has been found to be effective in reducing soil losses; straw mul...

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Published in:International journal of sediment research 2021-08, Vol.36 (4), p.468-478
Main Authors: Parhizkar, Misagh, Shabanpour, Mahmood, Lucas-Borja, Manuel Esteban, Zema, Demetrio Antonio, Li, Siyue, Tanaka, Nobuaki, Cerdà, Artemio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mulch application rate
Mulch length
Rainfall simulator
Soil erosion
Straw mulch
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Summary:Forest land affected by deforestation yields high soil and water losses. Suitable management practices need to be found that can reduce these losses and achieve ecological and hydrological sustainability of the deforested areas. Mulch has been found to be effective in reducing soil losses; straw mulch is easy to apply, contributes soil organic matter, and is efficient since the day of application. However, the complex effects of rice straw mulch with different application rates and lengths on surface runoff and soil loss have not been clarified in depth. The current paper evaluates the efficiency of rice straw mulch in reducing the hydrological response of a silty clay loam soil under high intensity and low frequency rainfall events (tap water with total depth of 49 mm and intensity of 98 mm/h) simulated in the laboratory. Surface runoff and soil loss at three lengths of the straw (10, 30, and 200 mm) and three application rates (1, 2, and 3 Mg/ha) were measured in 50 cm (width) × 100 cm (length) × 10 cm (depth) plots with disturbed soil samples (aggregate soil size 
ISSN:1001-6279
DOI:10.1016/j.ijsrc.2020.12.002