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Original research article

Effects of Forest Fire on the Physicochemical Properties of Top Soils of Adjacent Agricultural Land
Yongseon Zhang1
,
Dong-Jin Kim2*
,
Hee-Rae Cho3
,
Young-Ho Seo4
,
Hyub-Sung Lee5
,
Soon-Sun Kim6
1Senior Researcher, Division of Soil and Fertilizer, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Korea
2Post-doctoral Fellow, Division of Soil and Fertilizer, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Korea
3Researcher, Division of Soil and Fertilizer, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Korea
4Researcher, Crop Research and Farm Management Division, Gangwon Agricultural Research and Extension Services, Chuncheon, 24226, Korea
5Certified Research Fellow, Division of Soil and Fertilizer, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Korea
6Research Fellow, Division of Soil and Fertilizer, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Korea
* Corresponding Author
31 May 2020. pp. 200-208
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Abstract

Combustion of agricultural topsoil leads to reduced organic sources, a transformation of soil structure, a formation of water repellent soil layer, and changes in balance and availability of nutrients. Therefore, in order to evaluate the change in soil environment of adjacent agricultural lands affected by forest fires, we investigated the physicochemical properties of the topsoil of agricultural lands in Goseong and Gangneung, Gangwon Province in 2019. The forest fire damaged agricultural land adjacent to forests do not have sufficient combustion sources like forest land. So there are no root burning, ash penetration, soil structure transformation, and water repellent soil layer, which can cause the soil to be thermally damaged. There was no statistically significant difference in the physical (bulk density, porosity, soil moisture, and soil three phase) and chemical (pH, EC, organic matter, available phosphate, and exchangeable cations) properties of the agricultural land damaged by wildfire and the control agricultural land. Based on this, there appears to be no combustion damage that affects the soil environment of farmland.

The burn phenomenon of top soils including ground cover, ash color and depth, soil structure, roots, and soil water repellency applied by USDA criteria.

Keywords
Agricultural land
Forest fire
Soil combustion damage
Soil property
Soil water repellency

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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 53
  • No :2
  • Pages :200-208
  • Received Date : 2020-05-07
  • Revised Date : 2020-05-22
  • Accepted Date : 2020-05-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2020.53.2.200
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