Abstracts
Abstract
Little information is available comparing the influence of land use and precipitation on the control of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) losses from agricultural watersheds in claypan soils. Eight watersheds with varying proportions of row-crop, pasture, forest, and grass filter strip condition were examined for three consecutive years to evaluate effects of land use and precipitation on P and N losses from row-cropped watersheds. Total P (TP) and total N (TN) losses were inversely related to the percentage of forest and pasture cover. Forest (n=2), pasture (n=3), row-crop (n=2), and row-crop grass filter strip (n=1) land use types had mean annual TP losses of 0.43, 0.90, 3.82 and 1.30 kg•ha-1•yr-1, respectively and mean annual TN losses of 2.02, 4.34, 29.25 and 12.31 kg•ha-1•yr-1, respectively. During the 3-year study, the respective land use types lost 0.36, 0.64, 13.99 and 7.26 kg NO3-N•ha-1•yr-1. Runoff events on row-cropped watersheds resulted in significantly greater TP, TN, and NO3-N losses than those from pastured and forested watersheds. Stream nitrate-N concentrations averaged 0.39, 0.50, and 2.56 mg•L-1 for forest, pasture, and row-crop land use types, respectively. During the study, 136% of the long-term average precipitation in 1998 caused significant nutrient losses in all watershed categories and the variability within a land use type was larger than in years with below long-term rainfall. The study results emphasize the incorporation of perennial vegetation such as vegetative buffers, grass/conservation reserve program areas, and grass filter strips or other perennial vegetation as a long-term option for effective control of nutrient losses in runoff from agricultural watersheds.
Keywords:
- buffers,
- corn-soybean,
- conservation practices,
- grass filter strips,
- riparian area
Résumé
Il y a peu d’information disponible sur les liens entre l’occupation des sols, la précipitation et le contrôle des pertes en phosphore (P) et en azote (N) des bassins versants ayant des sols aux horizons argileux. Pour cette étude, huit bassins caractérisés par différentes proportions de culture à interlignes, pâturage, forêt et conditions de bandes enherbées, ont été suivis sur une période de trois ans. Les pertes en P total (TP) et N total (TN) étaient inversement reliées au pourcentage d’occupation en forêt et en pâturage. Les occupations forêt (n=2), pâturage (n=3), cultures à interligne sans (n=2) et avec bandes enherbées (n=1), avaient respectivement des pertes annuelles moyennes de TP de 0,43, 0,90, 3,82, et 1,30 kg•ha-1•année-1 et de TN de 2,02, 4,34, 29,25 et 12,31 kg•ha-1•année-1. Au cours de cette étude de trois ans, les pertes en azote nitrate étaient respectivement de 0,36, 0,64, 13,99, et 7,26 kg N-NO3•ha-1•année-1. Les pertes résultant des événements de ruissellement sur les bassins de cultures à interlignes étaient plus considérables que celles sur les bassins caractérisés par la forêt et les pâturages. Les concentrations en azote nitrate dans les cours d’eau alimentés par les occupations forêt, pâturage et cultures à interlignes étaient respectivement de 0,39, 0,50, et 2,56 mg N-NO3•L-1. Au cours de l’étude, et ce en comparaison avec les années ayant reçu des précipitations inférieures à la moyenne à long terme, les précipitations de 1998 (136% de la moyenne à long terme) ont produit plus de pertes dans tous les types de bassins ainsi que de plus grandes variabilités pour chaque occupation. Les résultats de cette étude illustrent que l’intégration de couvertures végétales pérennes, telles que les bandes enherbées, les aires protégées enherbées et les voies enherbées ou autre végétation pérenne, représente une option à long terme pour le contrôle efficace des pertes en nutriments par ruissellement dans les bassins agricoles.
Mots-clés :
- zones tampons,
- maïs-soya,
- pratiques de protection,
- bandes enherbées,
- zones riveraines
Appendices
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