USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES
We evaluated the efficiency of the RothC model to simulate Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) dynamics after 12 years of organic and mineral fertilization practices in a study area located in northern Italy, on a silty-loam Inceptisol with a rotation including tomato, maize and alfalfa. The model performance...
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| description | We evaluated the efficiency of the RothC model to simulate Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) dynamics after 12 years of organic and mineral fertilization practices in a study area located in northern Italy, on a silty-loam Inceptisol with a rotation including tomato, maize and alfalfa. The model performance was assessed by RMSE and EF coefficients. RothC simulated well observed SOC decreases in 71 samples (RMSE=7.42; EF=0.79), while performed with less accuracy when considering all samples (96 samples; RMSE=12.37; EF=0.58), due to the fact that the model failed in case of measured SOC increases (25 samples; RMSE=20.77; EF=-0.038). The model was used to forecast the SOC dynamics over a 50 year period under the same pedoclimatic conditions. Only clay contents >15% allowed to predict increasing levels of SOC respect to the starting values. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-224c1143d6624d108a2e800d5507a4a62022-12-22T00:54:06ZengUniversity of BolognaEQA2039-98982281-44852014-01-011111172810.6092/issn.2281-4485/40853789USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICESRosa Francaviglia0Claudio Baffi1Antonio Nassisi2Chiara Cassinari3Roberta Farina4Consiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per lo Studio delle Relazioni tra Pianta e Suolo, CRA-RPS, RomeUniversità Cattolica del S. Cuore, Facoltà di Agraria, Istituto di Chimica Agraria e Ambientale, PiacenzaArea Analitica Ambientale (A.A.A.) Suolo e Rifiuti, ARPA Emilia-Romagna, PiacenzaUniversità Cattolica del S. Cuore, Facoltà di Agraria, Istituto di Chimica Agraria e Ambientale, PiacenzaConsiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per lo Studio delle Relazioni tra Pianta e Suolo, CRA-RPS, RomeWe evaluated the efficiency of the RothC model to simulate Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) dynamics after 12 years of organic and mineral fertilization practices in a study area located in northern Italy, on a silty-loam Inceptisol with a rotation including tomato, maize and alfalfa. The model performance was assessed by RMSE and EF coefficients. RothC simulated well observed SOC decreases in 71 samples (RMSE=7.42; EF=0.79), while performed with less accuracy when considering all samples (96 samples; RMSE=12.37; EF=0.58), due to the fact that the model failed in case of measured SOC increases (25 samples; RMSE=20.77; EF=-0.038). The model was used to forecast the SOC dynamics over a 50 year period under the same pedoclimatic conditions. Only clay contents >15% allowed to predict increasing levels of SOC respect to the starting values.http://eqa.unibo.it/article/view/4085cropping systemsfertilization practicesFYMRothCSOC |
| spellingShingle | Rosa Francaviglia Claudio Baffi Antonio Nassisi Chiara Cassinari Roberta Farina USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES EQA cropping systems fertilization practices FYM RothC SOC |
| title | USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES |
| title_full | USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES |
| title_fullStr | USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES |
| title_full_unstemmed | USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES |
| title_short | USE OF THE “ROTHC” MODEL TO SIMULATE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS ON A SILTY-LOAM INCEPTISOL IN NORTHERN ITALY UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION PRACTICES |
| title_sort | use of the rothc model to simulate soil organic carbon dynamics on a silty loam inceptisol in northern italy under different fertilization practices |
| topic | cropping systems fertilization practices FYM RothC SOC |
| url | http://eqa.unibo.it/article/view/4085 |
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