Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Keywords
Soil freezing; Soils--Quality; Soil moisture
Abstract
Soil freeze-thaw processes can regulate nutrient availability to plants by influencing nutrient leakage from plant tissues, nutrient release from soil organisms, mineral weathering, various inorganic nutrient transformations, and nutrient transport in both soil solution and sediment. These aspects of freeze-thaw processes are given in this review. A frequently reported observation is that soil water content controls the extent of freeze-thaw impacts on several chemical, physical, and biological processes and components important for nutrient cycling. Practices affecting soil water content, such as tillage and crop residue management, may therefore provide opportunities for managing freeze-thaw impacts on nutrient use efficiency in crop production.
First Page
9
Last Page
14
Recommended Citation
Honeycutt, C. W.
(1995).
Soil Freeze-Thaw Processes: Implications for Nutrient Cycling.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 59 No.2, 9-14.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol59/iss2/4
Primo Type
Article