Abstract
Low infiltration is one of the limiting factors on suboptimal land for agriculture. The infiltration is closely related to the soil's available water for plants. Low infiltration impacts soybean productivity. The contour planting system is a soil and water conservation technology that can be applied to increase infiltration. This research aimed to examine the impact of modifying the contour planting system on the infiltration characteristics of suboptimal land and soybean yields. The research used a quantitative approach with experimental methods (split-plot design) and three replications. The main plot treatment was the position of the land on the slope (the upper, middle, and lower). The subplot treatment was the contour planting system (standard contour planting system, 30o, 45o, and 60o from the contour line). Data were analyzed using analysis of variance and Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. The results showed that the modification of contour planting systems had no significant effect compared to the standard contour planting system in improving organic carbon content, bulk density, infiltration characteristics, and soybean plant height. The standard contour system resulted in higher soybean yields than the modification of the contour planting system. The position of the soil had a significant influence on soil properties, infiltration characteristics, plant height, and yields of soybeans. The soil characteristics, infiltration characteristics, and soybean yields resulting from standard and modification of contour planting systems showed suboptimal improvements. Therefore, further studies are needed to optimize the application of modification of contour planting systems to support the implementation of conservation agriculture systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
Modified contour planting did not significantly affect soil organic carbon, bulk density or infiltration versus standard contour planting.
- Taxon
- soybean
Glycine maxt0 - Treatment
- modification of contour planting systemse0
- Outcome
- organic carbon content, bulk density, infiltration characteristicse0
- Direction
- no significant effecte0
- Comparator
- standard contour planting systeme0
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Verbatim
e0“modification of contour planting systems had no significant effect compared to the standard contour planting system in improving organic carbon content, bulk density, infiltration characteristics”
t0“soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Modified contour planting did not significantly affect soybean height versus standard contour planting.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxe0
- Treatment
- modification of contour planting systemse0
- Outcome
- soybean plant heighte0
- Direction
- no significant effecte0
- Comparator
- standard contour planting systeme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“modification of contour planting systems had no significant effect compared to the standard contour planting system in improving organic carbon content, bulk density, infiltration characteristics, and soybean plant height”
Claim · model-written summary
Standard contour planting produced higher soybean yields than modified contour planting.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxe0
- Treatment
- standard contour systeme0
- Outcome
- soybean yieldse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- modification of the contour planting systeme0
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Verbatim
e0“The standard contour system resulted in higher soybean yields than the modification of the contour planting system”
Claim · model-written summary
Slope position significantly influenced soil properties and infiltration.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- position of the soile0
- Outcome
- soil properties, infiltration characteristicse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The position of the soil had a significant influence on soil properties, infiltration characteristics, plant height, and yields of soybeans”
t0“soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Slope position significantly influenced soybean height and yields.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxt0
- Treatment
- position of the soile0
- Outcome
- plant height, and yields of soybeanse0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The position of the soil had a significant influence on soil properties, infiltration characteristics, plant height, and yields of soybeans”
t0“soybean”
Claim · model-written summary
Standard and modified contour planting yielded suboptimal improvement in soil characteristics, infiltration and soybean yields.
- Taxon
- soybeanGlycine maxe0
- Outcome
- suboptimal improvementse0
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Verbatim
e0“The soil characteristics, infiltration characteristics, and soybean yields resulting from standard and modification of contour planting systems showed suboptimal improvements”