Improvements to the dispersion status of piped gully soils following reworking and stabilisation by vegetation

Auteur :
FAULKNER, H.

Description :
The physical and chemical properties of sodic gully bank soil material, deposited as in-channel sedimentary structures below a pipe system in alkaline marls, Colorado, were re-analysed for their dispersive status using a new methodology. The original samples were taken from in-gully sedimentary structures with differing densities of established vegetation cover. The results showed that the use of salt-tolerant species in bio-reclamation of dispersive soils could reduce the need for gypsum amendments, and reinforces the value of the site signature approach to dispersive soil analysis.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2007, vol. 70, n°. 3, p. 410-415, nombre de pages : 6, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 29 ref.

Date :
2007

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena