Comparison of selected soil properties following grassland set-aside and annual crop rotations in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia

Dru E. Yates; Maja Krzic; Sean M. Smukler; Gary Bradfield; Art A. Bomke; Christine Terpsma

doi:10.1139/cjss-2016-0159

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Dru E. Yates,¹ Maja Krzic,^1,2,* Sean M. Smukler,¹ Gary Bradfield,³ Art A. Bomke,¹ Christine Terpsma⁴

¹aFaculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
²bFaculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
³cDepartment of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
⁴dDelta Farmland & Wildlife Trust, Delta, BC V4K 2T8, Canada.

^*Corresponding author: Maja Krzic (email: Maja.Krzic@ubc.ca).

Abstract

Selected soil properties were compared after 2–6 yr of grassland set-aside (GLSA) management and an annual cropping system (potato). In general, GLSA and nearby arable cropping fields had similar soil properties, with some improvements of aeration porosity, aggregate stability, bulk density, and mechanical resistance following short-term GLSA management.

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Dru E. Yates, Maja Krzic, Sean M. Smukler, Gary Bradfield, Art A. Bomke, and Christine Terpsma "Comparison of selected soil properties following grassland set-aside and annual crop rotations in the Fraser River Delta of British Columbia," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97(4), 783-788, (26 May 2017). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2016-0159

Received: 22 December 2016; Accepted: 1 April 2017; Published: 26 May 2017