Abstract
Water repellency of soil is generated by the accumulation of hydrophobic organic compounds in the soil. This condition can destroy soil structure, reduce water infiltration and soil water availability for plants, increase runoff and soil erodability, and consequently generate high losses in crop, pasture, and forest productivity. Similarly, water repellency of soil can create preferential flow pathways that favor movement of water and pollutants through the soil profile. It has been observed that water repellency exhibits high variability and is expressed more strongly when the soil has been dried. Many strategies have been tested for the management of water-repellent soils, including soil tillage during or immediately after a rain event, mixing water-repellent soil with either clay and with clayey subsoil (“claying”), lime application, fertilization, irrigation to maintain soil moisture, and the addition of wetting agents.
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