Mapping soil slaking index and assessing the impact of management in a mixed agricultural landscape

Jones, Edward J.; Filippi, Patrick; Wittig, Rémi; Fajardo, Mario; Pino, Vanessa; McBratney, Alex B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-33-2021

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-33-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-33-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 1

Original research article

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22 Jan 2021

Original research article |

| 22 Jan 2021

Mapping soil slaking index and assessing the impact of management in a mixed agricultural landscape

Edward J. Jones, Patrick Filippi, Rémi Wittig, Mario Fajardo, Vanessa Pino, and Alex B. McBratney

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RC1: 'Comment on Mapping soil slaking index and assessing the impact of management in a mixed agricultural landscape by Jones et al.', Blandine Lemercier, 28 Aug 2020
- AC1: 'Author comment - Response RC1', Edward Jones, 19 Nov 2020
RC2: 'Comments to the paper submitted by Jones et al.', Sebastien Salvador-Blanes, 05 Oct 2020
- AC2: 'Author comment - Response RC2', Edward Jones, 19 Nov 2020

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ED: Publish as is (24 Nov 2020) by John Quinton (Executive editor)

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Short summary

Soil physical health is integral to maintaining functional agro-ecosystems. A novel method of assessing soil physical condition using a smartphone app has been developed – SLAKES. In this study the SLAKES app was used to investigate aggregate stability in a mixed agricultural landscape. Cropping areas were found to have significantly poorer physical health than similar soils under pasture. Results were mapped across the landscape to identify problem areas and pinpoint remediation efforts.